By Robert Dillon

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Sadly for McInnes, his plan to lead the Sharks into the play-offs was cruelled when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament playing against Gold Coast last month, prompting a season-ending knee reconstruction.

That prompted Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon to promote Colquhoun from the bench to the starting pack, and while the 23-year-old will wear McInnes’ No.13 jersey, he has no intention of trying to emulate his captain’s kamikaze playing style.

“I guess I’d like to be as tough as Cam is, but credit to the coaching staff and all the other boys, they just told me to play my own game,” Colquhoun said.

“They told I you don’t have to be like ‘Macca’, because there’s not many people who can play the way he does. And I think that’s really helped me starting into this role so far.”

Other than the loss of McInnes, the Sharks have been at full strength since they kicked off their finals campaign with a 20-10 triumph against Sydney Roosters last weekend, and they will be intent on doubling down when they face the Raiders in another do-or-die shootout in Canberra on Saturday.