Not my conspiracy theory if that’s actually what it is but I think you are defending a horse in the field that you don’t need to.
I find the Sharks largely irrelevant these days and have always likened their success to a more primitive time in the footy evolution on the coast. Win at all costs - and bully the little blokes.
A junior player from Surfers who played 1 single game for Southport in his life was recently put in their Hall of Fame