TWO weeks ago, the Cronulla Sharks' premiership campaign was on the scrapheap after being slaughtered by the Sydney Roosters. Now they are back in business after a gutsy victory over the Warriors that coach Shane Flanagan said was his team's best and bravest of the season. Even better than the win over South Sydney earlier in the year. The ASADA investigation is showing no signs of unsettling this Cronulla team still aiming for a top-four finish. "We've had to learn to deal with it," Flanagan said. You just turn up each week, train hard, and play strong. That's all we can do. Flanagan put it down to the incredible resolve and determination of the squad. "We mightn't be the most skilful side in the comp but we're definitely tough," Flanagan said. Gal (Paul Gallen) was playing his first match since Origin II, we lost Ben Pomeroy, Jayson Bukuya was crook and only lasted 20 minutes and we were without Luke Lewis, Anthony Tupou and Beau Ryan. We had to dig deep and play tough under those circumstances to beat the Warriors over here. Lewis and Tupou return from injury for next Saturday night's match against the Knights at Shark Park. With five-eighth Todd Carney and Gallen leading the way, the Sharks continued their challenge for a top-four finish. However, the Bulldogs have the chance to go back above them when they face St George Illawarra tomorrow. The Warriors paid for their lack of polish on execution on attack at vital times, but they did manage to set up a grandstand finish with two late tries. Winger Manu Vatuvei chimed in with his second five minutes later after he hauled in a Shaun Johnson bomb. Johnson's conversion cut the margin to four points and the five-eighth then made a big break but his pass to an unmarked Hurrell was wayward. They went further after Warriors second-rower Feleti Mateo was unlucky to knock on while diving on a ball the Sharks had spilled. Up 10-4 at halftime, the Sharks scored an important try seven minutes into the second spell through a piece of counter-attacking opportunism. Johnson's final-tackle kick in midfield ricocheted into the arms of Cronulla second-rower Andrew Fifita. Halfback Jeff Robson carried on the move and his big cross-field pass found Pomeroy, whose offload was snapped up by winger Nathan Stapleton to dot down Warriors coach, Matthew Elliott, says 'he is not deflated' despite the loss. Cronulla coach, Shane Flanagan, says he is happy with the the win, and says his side was 'tough in tough conditions'.