1983 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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1983 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NSWRFL Rank9th
1983 recordWins: 12; Draws: 0; Losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 450 (77 tries, 70 goals, 2 field goals); Against: 520 (85 tries, 88 goals, 4 field goals)
Team information
Coach Terry Fearnley
Captain
Stadium Endeavour Field
Avg. attendance4,014
Top scorers
Tries Chris Gardner (17)
Goals Dane Sorensen (48)
Points Dane Sorensen (104)
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The 1983 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the seventeenth in the club's history. Coached by Terry Fearnley and captained by Gavin Miller, they competed in the NSWRFL's 1983 Winfield Cup premiership. Finishing the regular season 9th (out of 14), the Sharks failed to reach the finals for the second consecutive year. The club also competed in the 1983 KB Cup, in which they reached the final.

Miller was the only Sharks player selected for representative football this season, playing for New South Wales in the 1983 State of Origin series.

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2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 261808639293+34636
3 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 261808531409+12236
4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 261709525438+8734
5 St. George colours.svg St. George 2614111551450+10129
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 2614111579492+8729
7 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2613112435446-1127
8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 2612113439495-5625
9 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 2612014450520-7024
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 269017495614-11918
11 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 269017476647-17118
12 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra 268018451644-19316
13 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 267217373591-21816
14 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 265219394628-23412

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