| 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 4th | |||
| Play-off result | PF | |||
| 2024 record | Wins: 16; losses: 8 | |||
| Points scored | For: 653; against: 431 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Dino Mezzatesta | |||
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| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | PointsBet Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
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The 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 58th season in the club's history and they compete in the National Rugby League.
The club is coached by Craig Fitzgibbon in his third season with the Sharks and captained by Dale Finucane and Cameron McInnes. On Tuesday 23 April, in the lead up to Round 8, co-captain Dale Finucane announced his immediate retirement from the NRL on medical advice, due to repeated head knocks. [1]
| Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad
| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 28 September 2024 | |||||
| Nat | Pos | Player | From | Ref |
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| | SR | Billy Burns | | [2] |
| | C | Michael Gabrael | | [3] |
| | FB | Liam Ison | | [4] |
| Nat | Pos | Player | To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | SR | Wade Graham | Retirement | [5] |
| | W | Matt Ikuvalu | | [6] |
| | FE | Matt Moylan | | [7] |
| | FB, W, C | Connor Tracey | | [8] |
| | PR | Josh Finau | | [9] |
| Round 1: 17 February 2024 | Newcastle Knights | 44–18 | | Gosford | |
| 13:45 AEDT | Tries: McCarthy Lucas Jones Armstrong Cogger Pryce Goals: Gamble 1/1 Cogger 3/3 Pryce 2/4 | [Details Report] | Tries: Berrell Katoa Rodwell Goals: Hiroti 2/2 Puru 1/1 Sin bin: Hazelton | Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Kasey Badger |
| Round 2: 23 February 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12–6 | | Sydney | |
| 20:00 AEDT | Tries: Wilton Vea'ila Goals: Trindall 2/2 Sin bin: Nikora | [Report Details Report] | Tries: Preston Goals: Burton 1/1 | Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Referee: Adam Gee |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 692 | 449 | +243 | 44 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | |
| 3 | | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 738 | 463 | +275 | 38 | |
| 4 | | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 653 | 431 | +222 | 38 | |
| 5 | | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 657 | 568 | +89 | 36 | |
| 6 | | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 529 | 433 | +96 | 34 | |
| 7 | | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 634 | 521 | +113 | 33 | |
| 8 | | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 470 | 510 | −40 | 30 | |
| 9 | | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 601 | −127 | 30 | |
| 10 | | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 577 | 578 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 508 | 634 | −126 | 28 | |
| 12 | | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 537 | 607 | −70 | 26 | |
| 13 | | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 512 | 574 | −62 | 25 | |
| 14 | | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 488 | 656 | −168 | 22 | |
| 15 | | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 561 | 716 | −155 | 20 | |
| 16 | | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 494 | 682 | −188 | 20 | |
| 17 | | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 463 | 750 | −287 | 18 |
The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023. [10]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Round 1: 8 March 2024 | New Zealand Warriors | 12–16 | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZDT | Tries: Fonua-Blake Metcalf Goals: Johnson 2/2 | [Report Report] | Tries: Ramien Mulitalo Talakai Goals: Trindall 1/1 Hynes 1/2 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,076 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 2: 15 March 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 25–6 | | Cronulla | |
| 18:00 AEDT | Tries: Trindall Katoa Mulitalo Wilton Goals: Hynes 4/4 Field goals: Hynes Sin bin: Nikora | [Report Report] | Tries: Wilson Goals: Burton 1/1 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,928 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Round 3: 23 March 2024 | Wests Tigers | 32–6 | | Leichhardt | |
| 19:35 AEDT | Tries: Papali'i Seyfarth Olam Bula Goals: Koroisau 4/4 Sezer 2/2 | [Report Report] | Tries: Hazelton Goals: Hynes 1/1 | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 15,990 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 4: 31 March 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 36–22 | | Cronulla | |
| 18:15 AEDT | Tries: Trindall Mulitalo Brailey Iro Katoa Goals: Hynes 6/6 | [Report Report] | Tries: Schiller Savage Levi Goals: Fogarty 3/4 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,692 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 6: 13 April 2024 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22–34 | | Sydney Olympic Park | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Chee-Kam Milne Burgess Tass Goals: Hawkins 3/5 | [Report Report] | Tries: Mulitalo Wilton Katoa Brailey Goals: Hynes 5/6 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 7: 21 April 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 42–6 | | Cronulla | |
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Kennedy Hazelton Stonestreet Trindall Mulitalo Goals: Hynes 7/7 | [Report Report] | Tries: Holmes Goals: Holmes 1/1 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,415 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 8: 28 April 2024 | Canberra Raiders | 0–40 | | Canberra | |
| 16:05 AEST | [Report Report] | Tries: McInnes Hazelton Katoa Nikora Hynes Ramien Goals: Hynes 6/7 | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 15,820 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 9: 5 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20–10 | | Cronulla | |
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Kaufusi Talakai Hazelton Goals: Hynes 4/4 | [Report Report] | Tries: Ravalawa Goals: Lomax 1/2 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 10: 11 May 2024 | Melbourne Storm | 18–25 | | Melbourne | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Katoa Smith Wishart Goals: Meaney 3/4 Sin bin: Grant | [Report Report] | Tries: Hau Tapuha Kaufusi Ramien Talakai Goals: Atkinson 4/4 Field goals: Atkinson | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,670 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 11: 18 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 38–30 | | Brisbane | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Kennedy Katoa Wilton Talakai Mulitalo Hazelton Goals: Hynes 7/7 | [Report Report] | Tries: Young Tupou Pauga Goals: Walker 5/6 Sin bin: Sua'ali'i | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 48,934 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 12: 25 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0–42 | | Cronulla | |
| 17:30 AEST | [Report Report] | Tries: Fisher-Harris Luai Alamoti Edwards Cole Henry Sorensen Goals: Edwards 7/8 Sin bin: Leota | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 13: 30 May 2024 | Parramatta Eels | 34–22 | | Parramatta | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Penisini Sivo Paulo Simonsson Brown Goals: Moses 5/7 | [Report Report] | Tries: Katoa Kennedy Atkinson Goals: Trindall 3/4 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,665 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 14: 8 June 2024 | Brisbane Broncos | 12–22 | | Brisbane | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Carrigan Smoothy Goals: Staggs 2/2 | [Report Report] | Tries: Talakai Katoa Trindall Brailey Goals: Trindall 3/5 | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 41,004 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 15: 13 June 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 28–30 | | Cronulla | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Hunt Nikora Mulitalo Kennedy Katoa Goals: Hynes 4/5 | [Report Report] | Tries: Plath Farnworth Bostock Averillo Tabuai-Fidow Goals: Isaako 5/7 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 17: 28 June 2024 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 15–14 (g.p.) | | Sydney Olympic Park | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Kikau Mahoney Goals: Burton 3/3 Field goals: Burton | [Report Report] | Tries: Nikora Katoa Trindall Goals: Hynes 1/3 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 18: 5 July 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 16–20 | | Coffs Harbour | |
| 18:00 AEST | Tries: Trindall Atkinson Hynes Goals: Hynes 2/3 Sin bin: Talakai | [Report Report] | Tries: K. Foran Randall Palasia Goals: Boyd 4/4 | Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 8,673 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Round 19: 12 July 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 58–6 | | Cronulla | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Iro Mulitalo Katoa Hamlin-Uele Nikora Ramien Trindall Goals: Trindall 9/10 | [Report Report] | Tries: Faataape Goals: Koroisau 1/1 Sin bin: Koroisau | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 21: 27 July 2024 | North Queensland Cowboys | 30–22 | | Townsville | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Taulagi Nanai Feldt Goals: Holmes 5/6 | [Report Report] | Tries: Mulitalo Iro Trindall Atkinson Goals: Trindall 3/4 Sin bin: Brailey | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,907 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 22: 3 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20–6 | | Cronulla | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Katoa Stonestreet Trindall Iro Goals: Trindall 1/3 Atkinson 1/1 | [Report Report] | Tries: Gray Goals: Myers 1/2 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 23: 9 August 2024 | Gold Coast Titans | 0–44 | | Gold Coast | |
| 18:00 AEST | Sin bin: Fotuaika | [Report Report] | Tries: Rudolf Stonestreet Ramien Hazelton Talakai Nikora Williams Goals: Atkinson 6/8 Sin bin: Ramien | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 13,287 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 24: 18 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 19–18 (g.p.) | | Cronulla | |
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Atkinson Nikora Mulitalo Goals: Atkinson 3/5 Field goals: Atkinson | [Report Report] | Tries: Pearce-Paul Marzhew Gagai Goals: Ponga 3/4 Sin bin: Crossland | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 25: 25 August 2024 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 10–38 | | Wollongong | |
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Bird Tuipulotu Goals: Lomax 1/2 | [Report Report] | Tries: Ramien Iro Stonestreet Kennedy Nikora Hiroti Goals: Trindall 5/7 Sin bin: Ramien | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 17,754 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 26: 31 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 28–30 | | Cronulla | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Wilton Iro Stonestreet Hazelton Goals: Trindall 4/5 Sin bin: Iro | [Report Report] | Tries: Metcalf Watene-Zelezniak Nicoll-Klokstad Montoya Goals: Johnson 3/6 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,637 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 27: 8 September 2024 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20–40 | | Brookvale | |
| 14:00 AEST | Tries: Talau Faulalo Olakau'atu Koula Goals: Garrick 2/4 | [Report Report] | Tries: Katoa Mulitalo Williams Atkinson Nikora Goals: Hynes 6/7 | Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,384 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 September – Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | | 10 | 20 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
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| 14 September – Townsville | | 18 | 27 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 28 | | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 16 | | 18 | 6 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| 7 | | 24 | 21 September – Sydney | | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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| 13 September – Sydney | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| QEF: 14 September 2024 | Melbourne Storm | 37–10 | | Melbourne | |
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Munster Warbrick Grant Goals: Meaney 6/8 Field goals: Papenhuyzen | [Report Report] | Tries: Katoa Nikora Goals: Hynes 1/2 | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,326 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| SF: 20 September 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26–18 | | Moore Park | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Trindall McInnes Mulitalo Goals: Hynes 5/5 | [Report Report] | Tries: Holmes Cotter Goals: Holmes 2/2 Drinkwater 1/1 | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| PF: 28 September 2024 | Penrith Panthers | 26–6 | | Sydney Olympic Park | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Alamoti To'o Martin Goals: Cleary 4/5 Alamoti 1/1 | [Report Report] | Tries: Katoa Goals: Hynes 1/2 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 33,753 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| FB=Fullback | W=Winger | C=Centre | FE=Five-Eighth | HB=Halfback | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Lock | B=Bench | R=Reserve |
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Were presented on Thursday 3 October 2024 at Doltone House Sylvania. [12]
Were held on Wednesday 15 May at Sharks at Kareela. [13]
Were presented on Tuesday 14th May. [14]