Theyre already talking up their chances, but former Cronulla coach Chris Anderson says the Sharks will need to play outrageous in 2017 to become the first team in a quarter of a century to win back-to-back titles in a united competition.No side since the great Brisbane line-up in 1992-93 featuring Allan Langer, Kevin and Kerrod Walters, Steve Renouf, Willie Carne, Michael Hancock and Glenn Lazarus has successfully defended their crown.Not even star-studded Melbourne, with future Immortals candidates Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Greg Inglis and Cooper Cronk, or Manly, who also won two grand finals from four over the past decade have managed the feat.It was also a bridge too far for Johnathan Thurstons North Queensland Cowboys in 2016, with the Broncos in a 10-team Super League in 1997 and then in the first NRL season in 98 the last side to go back-to-back.Anderson, who coached both Canterbury and Melbourne to premierships before falling one game shy of guiding Cronulla to the 2002 grand final, believes the Sharks will be up against it next year.But he isnt completely writing Shane Flanagans men off.Theres no way youd put money on it because Brisbane are the only ones who have done it (in the past 26 years) and Melbourne cant do it, Anderson told AAP.But theyve got a good side. They played outrageous this year. They were a team who believed in themselves, they believed in their football and under pressure they delivered.I watched the game against Canberra that they played in the semis and they just knew how to win. 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He is 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA in his last six home starts and the Padres have won each of his last seven starts at Petco Park since April 27. "He (Black) came out and asked me how I felt," said Stults, who walked three and struck out five. "I looked him straight in the eye and said Good. And he kind of gave me that look Are you sure? and I said, Yeah. "I hadnt had that high a pitch count (122) in a long time, Stults added, "but I was sharp with most of my pitches." Stults had taken a 2-0 two-hit shutout into the ninth before giving up a one-out double to Willin Rosario, his second hit of the game. With two out, pinch hitter Nolan Arenado blooped a single into right scoring Rosario. That set the stage for the meeting at the mound. Stults had a no-hitter in the fifth inning when Rutledge legged out an infield hit on a grounder to shortstop.dddddddddddd Jhoulys Chacin (8-4) took the loss going six innings, allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks. The loss snapped Chacins five-game winning streak. He had not lost since May 16. Alexi Amarista drove in both of the Padres runs with an RBI triple in the third off Chacin and a bases-loaded single off of Colorado reliever Wilton Lopez in the seventh. Amaristas triple to right-centre scored Everth Cabrera from first base. His single scored Will Venable, who had doubled leading off the seventh. Nick Hundley and Cabrera had singled to load the bases. "Stults got a lot of ground ball outs," Rockies manager Walk Weis said. "We rolled over a lot of soft stuff for him. We couldnt get anything together offensively." NOTES: Padres general manager Josh Byrnes addressed the resignation of Padres President/CEO Tom Garfinkel on Tuesday, saying he was "not completely surprised" and that "nothing has changed with me or baseball operations." ... Padres INF Yonder Alonso went 0 for 3 in his rehab start at 1B Monday and played six innings, reporting to Black that his right hand was fine. 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