2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 7th | |||
Play-off result | Elimination Finalist | |||
2019 record | Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 514; against: 464 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | ||||
Coach | John Morris | |||
Assistant coach | Jim Dymock | |||
Captains | ||||
Stadium | PointsBet Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,224 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Josh Morris (15) | |||
Goals | Shaun Johnson (45) | |||
Points | Shaun Johnson (102) | |||
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The 2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 53rd in the club's history. The team was coached by John Morris, who replaced Shane Flanagan after he resigned in January. [1] The Cronulla Sharks were captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham and competed in the National Rugby League's 2019 Telstra Premiership.
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15 March | 1 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 8 | 14 | Katoa | Johnson 2/2 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 March | 2 | Gold Coast Titans | Shark Park, Sydney | Win | 20 | 6 | Katoa (2), Dugan, Nikora | Johnson 2/4 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 March | 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Win | 42 | 16 | Townsend (2), Morris (2), Nikora, Dugan, B. Brailey | Johnson 7/7 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 April | 4 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12 | 24 | Feki (2) | Flanagan 2/2 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 April | 5 | Sydney Roosters | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 16 | 30 | Morris, Johnson, Williams | Townsend 2/3 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 April | 6 | Penrith Panthers | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 24 | 20 | Xerri, Townsend, Fifita, Dugan | Townsend 4/4 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 April | 7 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 6 | 29 | J. Brailey | Townsend 1/1 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 May | 8 | Melbourne Storm | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 20 | 18 | Katoa, Nikora, Hamlin-Uele | Flanagan 4/5 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 May | 9 | Gold Coast Titans | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 26 | 18 | Morris (2), Gray (2), Gallen | Flanagan 2/5, Gallen 1/1 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 May | 10 | Manly Sea Eagles | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 14 | 24 | Xerri, Hamlin-Uele, Feki | Flanagan 1/3 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 May | 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Sydney | Win | 22 | 9 | Xerri (3), B. Brailey | Flanagan 2/3, Gallen 1/1 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 June | 13 | Parramatta Eels | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 42 | 22 | Xerri (2), Fifita, Dugan, Townsend, Flanagan, Gray | Flanagan 7/8 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 June | 14 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Loss | 20 | 22 | Dugan (2), Morris, Hamlin-Uele | Johnson 2/4 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 June | 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12 | 14 | Feki, Johnson, Dugan | Johnson 0/3 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 July | 16 | Brisbane Broncos | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 22 | 24 | Morris (3), Dugan, Townsend | Townsend 0/4, Flanagan 1/1 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 July | 17 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 14 | 40 | Gray, Capewell, Johnson | Johnson 2/3 | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 July | 18 | New Zealand Warriors | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Loss | 18 | 19 | Nikora, Townsend, Feki | Johnson 3/3 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 July | 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 16 | 14 | Mulitalo, Dugan, Xerri | Johnson 2/3 | [22] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 August | 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 39 | 24 | Xerri (2), Mulitalo, Dugan, Morris, Nikora | Johnson 7/8 | Townsend 1/1 | [23] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 August | 21 | Penrith Panthers | Panthers Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 20 | 26 | Graham, Williams, Morris, Feki | Johnson 2/4 | [24] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 August | 22 | St George Illawarra Dragons | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18 | 12 | Woods, Feki, Xerri | Johnson 3/3 | [25] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 August | 23 | New Zealand Warriors | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 42 | 16 | Morris (2), Xerri, Dugan, Nikora, Hamlin-Uele, Mulitalo | Johnson 7/7 | [26] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 September | 24 | Canberra Raiders | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 14 | 15 | Mulitalo (2), J. Brailey | Flanagan 0/3 | Townsend 2/2 | [27] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 September | 25 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Win | 25 | 8 | Feki (2), Nikora, Morris | Johnson 4/5 | Gallen 1/1 | [28] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [29]
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14 September | 1 | Manly Sea Eagles | Lottoland, Sydney | Loss | 16 | 28 | Xerri, Gray, Morris | Johnson 2/3 | [30] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |
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Losses
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The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2019. (C) = Captain
Player | 2019 All Stars match | State of Origin 1 | 2019 Oceania Cup and Internationals | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | World Cup 9s | International Rugby League tests |
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1 – Andrew Fifita was originally selected to play, but was subsequently forced to withdraw following suspension.
Statistics Source: [32]
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Blayke Brailey | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jayden Brailey | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jayson Bukuya | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Capewell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Josh Dugan | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Sosaia Feki | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Andrew Fifita | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Kyle Flanagan | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 42 |
Paul Gallen | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Wade Graham | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Aaron Gray | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Braden Hamlin-Uele | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Shaun Johnson | 18 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 102 |
Sione Katoa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
William Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Magoulias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Morris | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Matt Moylan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ronaldo Mulitalo | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Briton Nikora | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Matt Prior | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Sorensen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chad Townsend | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
Jack Williams | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Aaron Woods | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bronson Xerri | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
26 Players used | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. The Cronulla Sharks compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league competition. The Sharks, as they are commonly known, were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, predecessor of the Australian Rugby League and the current National Rugby League competition, in January 1967. The club competed in every premiership season since then and, during the Super League war, joined the rebel competition before continuing on in the re-united NRL Premiership. The Sharks have been in competition for 56 years, appearing in four grand finals, winning their first premiership in 2016 after defeating the Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia.
Paul Gallen is an Australian retired professional boxer and former professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock, prop and second-row forward and captained the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL to their maiden NRL Premiership in 2016.
Joshua Morris is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level.
Michael Gordon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, he played in the National Rugby League (NRL). Gordon was a New South Wales, Origin and Country representative. He played at wing and fullback and was a noted goal-kicker.
Andrew Fifita is a retired professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop. He has played for Tonga and Australia at international level.
The 2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 47th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership. The Sharks finished the regular season 5th, thus reaching the finals for a second consecutive season. They were then knocked out of contention in the second week of the finals by eventual grand finalists the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
The 2015 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 49th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership. Starting the season as the previous season's wooden spooners, the Sharks finished the regular season in 6th place to reach the finals, winning their first play-off match but losing their second to eventual premiers North Queensland Cowboys and being knocked out of contention.
The 2016 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 50th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd to make the finals.
The 2016 NRL Grand Final was a rugby league match between the Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to determine the premiers of the National Rugby League for the 2016 season. The match was held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday 2 October. Cronulla-Sutherland won the match 14–12 in a tight contest before 83,625 spectators, earning the club its first premiership title in their 49-year history. They also became the last of nine Sydney-based teams to win a premiership. Cronulla forward Luke Lewis was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player on ground.
The 2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 51st in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership.
Kyle Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Blayke Brailey is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Briton Nikora is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL, and New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
Bronson Xerri is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays as a centre for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL) after being suspended for four years. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks.
Ronaldo Mulitalo is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who plays as a winger for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for the United States, Samoa and New Zealand at an international level.
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The 2022 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 56th in the club's history. The club was coached by Craig Fitzgibbon in his first season with the Sharks and captained by Wade Graham. The team competed in the National Rugby League's 2022 Telstra Premiership.
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