Cronulla representative star Andrew Fifita races away to score the first of his two tries against former club Wests Tigers at Remondis Stadium last night. CRONULLA five-eighth Todd Carney was once an integral member of the NSW side. Andrew Fifita has become one this season. Together, the pair combined to dismantle the Wests Tigers at Remondis Stadium last night. The game was as good as over by halftime as Carney and Fifita worked their magic. As the Tigers threatened a barely-believable comeback in the opening 15 minutes of the second half, Carney ended their improbable hopes as he sent Jason Bukuya over with 19 minutes remaining. It capped a spectacular night for the former Blues No 6. It was a cold evening in the Shire but it would have warmed the heart of NSW coach Laurie Daley. If anything happens to incumbent Blues five-eighth James Maloney this weekend, Daley can take solace in the fact that Carney is back to his best. As for Fifita, he has become one of the most destructive props in the game. It's hard to imagine another prop being able to replicate his barnstorming effort in the latter stages of the opening half. Playing against his former club, the mountainous Fifita took a pass 3m into his own half, galloped through a gaping hole in the Tigers' defensive line, stepped around James Tedesco and planted the ball over the line. He celebrated by pretending the ball was a lawnmower -- fulfilling a promise to his family -- and pulling an imaginary starter. Genius, the try that is, not the celebration. "I told my family for years, I'd do it if I ever got into space," Fifita said. At the start of the year, my tries were little dive-overs, and someone was already jumping on me. Because I got into space, it came straight to my mind. Do it, do it, do it. It was either that or the whipper-snipper. Coach Shane Flanagan added: "Andrew has grown every week. he is only going to get better I think. He understands the game now and he understands his role as a frontrower in the team. He is just such a big powerful thing and can move, as you saw with that try. At that point the Tigers trailed 24-0 but as the second half unfolded, so did an astounding fightback. By the 54th minute, the difference was only eight points as captain Robbie Farah orchestrated a response. Tedesco crossed three minutes after the break; Bodene Thompson forced his way over three minutes later and Tim Simona added a third to stun the Sharks faithful. Then Benji Marshall failed to find touch from a penalty and the Sharks were given some respite. They used it to their advantage as well as Bukuya crashed over. The Tigers came again, but video referees Gavin Badger and Luke Patten ruled out a Chris Lawrence try for an obstruction and the comeback was dead. There was still some life in Fifita, however, as he added a second late in the game, capping his night and the Sharks victory. "I thought we were pretty clinical . . . real good in the first half," Flanagan said. We spoke about it at halftime. If we were going to be a force in the competition or a consistent top eight team, we needed to go out in that second half and do what we did in the first half. We didn't do that. On his side's performance, Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter said: "We weren't good enough tonight. We blew it. The other team got a good lead, we came back, we fluffed around and came up with errors. The other team was simply better. The Sharks were decimated prior to kick-off -- among the absences were outside backs Michael Gordon and former Tiger Beau Ryan -- forcing Flanagan to make the dramatic decision to move Luke Lewis to the centres. Cronulla 36 (A Fifita 2 J Bukuya W Graham L Lewis N Stapleton tries; T Carney 6 goals) Wests Tigers 22 (T Simona 2 J Tedesco B Thompson tries; B Marshall 3 goals) at Remondis Stadium.