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 | |||
Coach | Craig Fitzgibbon | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | PointsBet Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ronaldo Mulitalo (18) | |||
Goals | Nicho Hynes (61) | |||
Points | Nicho Hynes (131) | |||
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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 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | [2] | |
C | Michael Gabrael | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | [3] | |
FB | Liam Ison | Penrith Panthers | [4] |
Nat | Pos | Player | To | Ref |
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SR | Wade Graham | Retirement | [5] | |
W | Matt Ikuvalu | Catalans Dragons (mid season) | [6] | |
FE | Matt Moylan | Leigh Leopards | [7] | |
FB, W, C | Connor Tracey | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | [8] | |
PR | Josh Finau | Western Suburbs Magpies (NSW Cup) | [9] |
Round 1: 17 February 2024 | Newcastle Knights | 44–18 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Gosford | |
13:45 AEDT | Tries: McCarthy 16' Lucas 26', 38' Jones 36' Armstrong 51', 64' Cogger 53' Pryce 57' Goals: Gamble 1/1 17' Cogger 3/3 26', 37', 39' Pryce 2/4 55', 59' | Details | Tries: Berrell 7' Katoa 11' Rodwell 66' Goals: Hiroti 2/2 8', 12' Puru 1/1 68' Sin bin: Hazelton 49' to 59' | Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Kasey Badger |
Round 2: 23 February 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12–6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney | |
20:00 AEDT | Tries: Wilton 12' Vea'ila 72' Goals: Trindall 2/2 14', 74' Sin bin: Nikora 29' to 39' | Report Details | Tries: Preston 32' Goals: Burton 1/1 33' | Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Referee: Adam Gee |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Storm (M) | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 692 | 449 | +243 | 44 | Advance to finals series |
2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | |
3 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 738 | 463 | +275 | 38 | |
4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 653 | 431 | +222 | 38 | |
5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 657 | 568 | +89 | 36 | |
6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 529 | 433 | +96 | 34 | |
7 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 634 | 521 | +113 | 33 | |
8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 470 | 510 | −40 | 30 | |
9 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 601 | −127 | 30 | |
10 | Dolphins | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 577 | 578 | −1 | 28 | |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 508 | 634 | −126 | 28 | |
12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 537 | 607 | −70 | 26 | |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 512 | 574 | −62 | 25 | |
14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 488 | 656 | −168 | 22 | |
15 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 561 | 716 | −155 | 20 | |
16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 494 | 682 | −188 | 20 | |
17 | Wests Tigers | 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 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Auckland | |
20:00 NZDT | Tries: Fonua-Blake 7' Metcalf 12' Goals: Johnson 2/2 9', 13' | Report | Tries: Ramien 34' Mulitalo 41' Talakai 57' Goals: Trindall 1/1 36' Hynes 1/2 58' | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,076 Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 2: 15 March 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 25–6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Cronulla | |
18:00 AEDT | Tries: Trindall 23' Katoa 55' Mulitalo 64' Wilton 74' Goals: Hynes 4/4 24', 57', 69', 75' Field goals: Hynes 79' Sin bin: Nikora 5' to 15' | Report | Tries: Wilson 12' Goals: Burton 1/1 14' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,928 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
Round 3: 23 March 2024 | Wests Tigers | 32–6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Leichhardt | |
19:35 AEDT | Tries: Papali'i 20' Seyfarth 34' Olam 38' Bula 51', 69' Goals: Koroisau 4/4 22', 35', 45 pen', 53' Sezer 2/2 39', 71' | Report | Tries: Hazelton 13' Goals: Hynes 1/1 14' | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 15,990 Referee: Chris Butler |
Round 4: 31 March 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 36–22 | Canberra Raiders | Cronulla | |
18:15 AEDT | Tries: Trindall 27' Mulitalo 33', 62' Brailey 36' Iro 58' Katoa 79' Goals: Hynes 6/6 29', 35', 37', 60', 63', 79' | Report | Tries: Schiller 11', 71' Savage 17' Levi 23' Goals: Fogarty 3/4 13', 18', 24' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,692 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 6: 13 April 2024 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22–34 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Olympic Park | |
19:35 AEST | Tries: Chee-Kam 16' Milne 55' Burgess 68' Tass 74' Goals: Hawkins 3/5 18', 56', 69' | Report | Tries: Mulitalo 12', 33' Wilton 28', 65' Katoa 48' Brailey 78' Goals: Hynes 5/6 30', 35', 50', 66', 78' | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 7: 21 April 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 42–6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Cronulla | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Kennedy 2' Hazelton 20' Stonestreet 25' Trindall 30', 46' Mulitalo 54', 73' Goals: Hynes 7/7 4', 22', 26', 32', 48', 56', 75' | Report | Tries: Holmes 62' Goals: Holmes 1/1 64' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,415 Referee: Adam Gee |
Round 8: 28 April 2024 | Canberra Raiders | 0–40 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Canberra | |
16:05 AEST | Report | Tries: McInnes 12' Hazelton 17' Katoa 25', 61' Nikora 45' Hynes 54' Ramien 74' Goals: Hynes 6/7 14', 18', 26', 46', 55', 63' | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 15,820 Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 9: 5 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20–10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Kaufusi 13' Talakai 45' Hazelton 64' Goals: Hynes 4/4 15', 46', 66', 77 pen' | Report | Tries: Ravalawa 26', 39' Goals: Lomax 1/2 39' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 10: 11 May 2024 | Melbourne Storm | 18–25 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Melbourne | |
19:35 AEST | Tries: Katoa 17' Smith 31' Wishart 68' Goals: Meaney 3/4 14 pen', 33', 70' Sin bin: Grant 35' to 45' | Report | Tries: Hau Tapuha 23' Kaufusi 36' Ramien 50' Talakai 74' Goals: Atkinson 4/4 24', 37', 51', 75' Field goals: Atkinson 73' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,670 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 11: 18 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 38–30 | Sydney Roosters | Brisbane | |
17:30 AEST | Tries: Kennedy 0' Katoa 18' Wilton 30' Talakai 43' Mulitalo 65' Hazelton 77' Goals: Hynes 7/7 2', 20', 31', 44', 59 pen', 66', 78' | Report | Tries: Young 6', 70' Tupou 25' Pauga 34', 39' Goals: Walker 5/6 8', 10 pen', 35', 40', 72' Sin bin: Sua'ali'i 14' to 24' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 48,934 Referee: Adam Gee |
Round 12: 25 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0–42 | Penrith Panthers | Cronulla | |
17:30 AEST | Report | Tries: Fisher-Harris 4' Luai 8' Alamoti 25' Edwards 31' Cole 38' Henry 46' Sorensen 64' Goals: Edwards 7/8 5', 9', 27', 39', 47', 66', 70 pen' Sin bin: Leota 79' to 80' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 13: 30 May 2024 | Parramatta Eels | 34–22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Parramatta | |
20:00 AEST | Tries: Penisini 10' Sivo 14', 23' Paulo 47' Simonsson 57' Brown 68' Goals: Moses 5/7 15', 24', 49', 54 pen', 70' | Report | Tries: Katoa 4', 65' Kennedy 33' Atkinson 61' Goals: Trindall 3/4 35', 62', 66' | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,665 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 14: 8 June 2024 | Brisbane Broncos | 12–22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brisbane | |
19:35 AEST | Tries: Carrigan 11' Smoothy 32' Goals: Staggs 2/2 13', 34' | Report | Tries: Talakai 16' Katoa 42' Trindall 47' Brailey 49' Goals: Trindall 3/5 44', 48', 51' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 41,004 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 15: 13 June 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 28–30 | Dolphins | Cronulla | |
19:50 AEST | Tries: Hunt 28' Nikora 34' Mulitalo 45' Kennedy 52' Katoa 79' Goals: Hynes 4/5 29', 35', 47', 53' | Report | Tries: Plath 10' Farnworth 13' Bostock 20' Averillo 24' Tabuai-Fidow 58' Goals: Isaako 5/7 11', 15', 25', 59', 71 pen' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 17: 28 June 2024 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 15–14 (g.p.) | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Olympic Park | |
20:00 AEST | Tries: Kikau 2' Mahoney 13' Goals: Burton 3/3 4', 14', 76 pen' Field goals: Burton 83' | Report | Tries: Nikora 21' Katoa 52' Trindall 61' Goals: Hynes 1/3 22' | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 18: 5 July 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 16–20 | Gold Coast Titans | Coffs Harbour | |
18:00 AEST | Tries: Trindall 47' Atkinson 60' Hynes 74' Goals: Hynes 2/3 61', 75' Sin bin: Talakai 10' to 20' | Report | Tries: K. Foran 6' Randall 13' Palasia 51' Goals: Boyd 4/4 7', 14', 44 pen', 53' | Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 8,673 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
Round 19: 12 July 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 58–6 | Wests Tigers | Cronulla | |
20:00 AEST | Tries: Iro 2' Mulitalo 13', 47', 58' Katoa 24', 37' Hamlin-Uele 54' Nikora 62' Ramien 76' Trindall 78' Goals: Trindall 9/10 3', 15', 25', 38', 55', 60', 63', 76', 79' | Report | Tries: Faataape 9' Goals: Koroisau 1/1 10' Sin bin: Koroisau 17' to 27' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Adam Gee |
Round 21: 27 July 2024 | North Queensland Cowboys | 30–22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Townsville | |
17:30 AEST | Tries: Taulagi 5' Nanai 14' Feldt 36', 63', 75' Goals: Holmes 5/6 16', 28 pen', 37', 65', 76' | Report | Tries: Mulitalo 10' Iro 32' Trindall 54' Atkinson 78' Goals: Trindall 3/4 33', 56', 78' Sin bin: Brailey 27' to 37' | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,907 Referee: Adam Gee |
Round 22: 3 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20–6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Cronulla | |
19:35 AEST | Tries: Katoa 13' Stonestreet 47' Trindall 58' Iro 65' Goals: Trindall 1/3 60' Atkinson 1/1 66' | Report | Tries: Gray 6' Goals: Myers 1/2 29 pen' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 23: 9 August 2024 | Gold Coast Titans | 0–44 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Gold Coast | |
18:00 AEST | Sin bin: Fotuaika 16' to 26' | Report | Tries: Rudolf 4' Stonestreet 14', 45' Ramien 17' Hazelton 24' Talakai 27' Nikora 59' Williams 67' Goals: Atkinson 6/8 5', 15', 19', 26', 28', 61' Sin bin: Ramien 70' to 80' | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 13,287 Referee: Adam Gee |
Round 24: 18 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 19–18 (g.p.) | Newcastle Knights | Cronulla | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Atkinson 2' Nikora 7' Mulitalo 72' Goals: Atkinson 3/5 4', 63 pen', 74' Field goals: Atkinson 84' | Report | Tries: Pearce-Paul 20' Marzhew 30' Gagai 49' Goals: Ponga 3/4 21', 31', 45 pen' Sin bin: Crossland 40' to 50' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 25: 25 August 2024 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 10–38 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Wollongong | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Bird 22' Tuipulotu 54' Goals: Lomax 1/2 24' | Report | Tries: Ramien 6' Iro 27' Stonestreet 33', 67' Kennedy 57' Nikora 61' Hiroti 77' Goals: Trindall 5/7 28', 58', 62', 68', 78' Sin bin: Ramien 16' to 26' | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 17,754 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 26: 31 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 28–30 | New Zealand Warriors | Cronulla | |
19:35 AEST | Tries: Wilton 24' Iro 32' Stonestreet 34', 68' Hazelton 37' Goals: Trindall 4/5 25', 35', 39', 70' Sin bin: Iro 60' to 70' | Report | Tries: Metcalf 11' Watene-Zelezniak 48', 53', 79' Nicoll-Klokstad 61' Montoya 64' Goals: Johnson 3/6 50', 63', 65' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,637 Referee: Chris Butler |
Round 27: 8 September 2024 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20–40 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brookvale | |
14:00 AEST | Tries: Talau 11' Faulalo 16' Olakau'atu 57' Koula 76' Goals: Garrick 2/4 58', 77' | Report | Tries: Katoa 4' Mulitalo 22', 48' Williams 37' Atkinson 54' Nikora 65', 70' Goals: Hynes 6/7 23', 39', 49', 55', 66', 71' | Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,384 Referee: Adam Gee |
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
14 September – Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 10 | 20 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
Cronulla-Sutherland | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 September – Townsville | North Queensland | 18 | 27 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
5 | North Queensland | 28 | Melbourne | 48 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Newcastle | 16 | Sydney | 18 | 6 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 September – Sydney | 28 September – Sydney | Penrith | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | Penrith | 26 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Manly Warringah | 24 | 21 September – Sydney | Cronulla-Sutherland | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Sydney | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 September – Sydney | Manly Warringah | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Penrith | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Sydney | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
QEF: 14 September 2024 | Melbourne Storm | 37–10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Melbourne | |
16:05 AEST | Tries: Munster 1' Warbrick 24', 62' Grant 51', 71', 77' Goals: Meaney 6/8 2', 26', 29 pen', 53', 72', 76 pen' Field goals: Papenhuyzen 79' | Report | Tries: Katoa 12' Nikora 39' Goals: Hynes 1/2 40' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,326 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
SF: 20 September 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26–18 | North Queensland Cowboys | Moore Park | |
19:50 AEST | Tries: Trindall 13', 31' McInnes 15' Mulitalo 38' Goals: Hynes 5/5 14', 16', 32', 39', 65 pen' | Report | Tries: Holmes 41', 69' Cotter 54' Goals: Holmes 2/2 43', 55' Drinkwater 1/1 69' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Ashley Klein |
PF: 28 September 2024 | Penrith Panthers | 26–6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Olympic Park | |
19:50 AEST | Tries: Alamoti 22', 65' To'o 62' Martin 76' Goals: Cleary 4/5 6 pen', 23', 35 pen', 66' Alamoti 1/1 77' | Report | Tries: Katoa 59' Goals: Hynes 1/2 17 pen' | 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 Tuesday 14th May. [12]
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