1979 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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1979 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NSWRFL Rank3rd
1979 recordWins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 416 (83 tries, 82 goals, 3 field goals); against: 324 (53 tries, 80 goals, 5 field goals)
Team information
Coach Norm Provan
Captain
Stadium Endeavour Field
Avg. attendance10,507
Top scorers
Tries Steve Edmonds (13)
Goals Steve Rogers (32)
Points Steve Rogers (86)
  1978 1980  

The 1979 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the thirteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1979 Premiership and also won the 1979 Amco Cup. [1]

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TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 St. George colours.svg St. George 221705476309+16734
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 221606490317+17332
3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 221417367270+9729
4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 221408396312+8428
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 221309379310+6926
6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 221219358313+4525
7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 2211110341353-1223
8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 229112250321-7119
9 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 229013286329-4318
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 226214211473-16214
11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 226016321423-10212
12 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 222020302547-2454

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References

  1. "NSWRFL 1979 - Cronulla Sutherland Sharks - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2024-09-03.