1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NSWRL Rank1st
1988 recordWins: 16; Draws: 2; Losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 517 (81 tries, 95 goals, 3 field goals); Against: 365 (61 tries, 59 goals, 3 field goals)
Team information
Coach Allan Fitzgibbon
Captain
Stadium Caltex Field
Avg. attendance9,789
Top scorers
Tries Andrew Ettingshausen (17)
Goals Alan Wilson (69)
Points Alan Wilson (167)
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The 1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 22nd in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers. They then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Balmain Tigers. The Sharks also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup.

Three Sharks players, Andrew Ettinghausen, Gavin Miller and Mark McGaw were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1988.

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1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 221624507330+17734
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 221606412268+14432
3 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 221507596346+25030
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 221507538347+19130
5 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 221507394258+13630
6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 221507402341+6130
7 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 221408474368+10628
8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 221228425383+4224
9 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 229211366424-5820
10 St. George colours.svg St. George 229013352493-14118
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 228014359412-5316
12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 226313387443-5615
13 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra 226115353510-15713
14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 225116270460-19011
15 Gold Coast-Tweed 224216238484-24610
16 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 224117287493-2069

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