Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Women

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Women

Club information
Full name	Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Ltd
Nickname(s)	Sharks, Sharkies
Colours	Sky blue   White   Black
Founded	1963 as Cronulla-Caringbah 1967 in NSWRL Men’s 2023 Women’s NRLW
Website	sharks.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)	Endeavour Field (17,000)
Coach	Tony Herman
Captain	Tiana Penitani
Competition	National Rugby League
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours Away colours
Records
Runners-up	1 (2024)
Most capped	31 – Ellie Johnston
Highest try scorer	20 – Georgia Ravics
Highest points scorer	98 – Tayla Preston

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Women are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW), Australasia's premier rugby league competition for female players. The Sharks, as they are commonly known, were admitted to the NRLW in June 2022 to commence in the 2023 NRL Women's season. ^{[1] [2]}

Seasons

Season	Regular Season								Finals	Nines	Ref
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
2023	9	4	0	5	202	150	8	6th	—	—	[3]
2024	9	6	0	3	146	122	12	4th	Grand Finalists	—	[4] [5] [6]

Head-to-head records

Opponent	First Meeting	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Win %	Share
Raiders	23 Jul 2023	3	3	0	0	108	32	100.00%	77.14%
Tigers	30 Jul 2023	3	1	0	2	30	38	33.33%	44.12%
Titans	5 Aug 2023	3	2	0	1	42	24	66.67%	63.64%
Roosters	13 Aug 2023	4	0	0	4	50	148	0.00%	25.25%
Cowboys	19 Aug 2023	3	2	0	1	68	28	66.67%	70.83%
Knights	27 Aug 2023	3	2	0	1	47	52	66.67%	47.47%
Broncos	2 Sep 2023	4	1	0	3	72	80	25.00%	47.37%
Dragons	7 Sep 2023	3	3	0	0	64	18	100.00%	78.05%
Eels	17 Sep 2023	3	2	0	1	90	40	66.67%	69.23%
Warriors	24 Aug 2025	1	1	0	0	22	14	100.00%	61.11%
Bulldogs	6 Sep 2025	1	0	0	1	14	24	0.00%	36.84%
Totals	23 Jul 2023	31	17	0	14	607	498	54.84%	54.93%

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
• Clubs listed in the order than the Sharks Women first played them.
• Last updated: 12 September 2025

Current squad

The team is coached by Tony Herman. ^[7]
Jersey numbers in the table reflect the team list announced for Round 11.
Table last updated on 12 September 2025.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	NRLW Seasons				NRLW Stats				Origin	Tests	All Stars
				Debut	2018-23	2024	2025	M	T	G	Pts
1	Jada Taylor	22	Fullback, Centre	2022	1 6	2	4	13	6	0	24	—	—	1
2	Cassie Staples	32	Wing, Fullback	2022	1 5	11	11	28	13	0	52	—	3	—
3	Tiana Penitani Gray	29	Centre, Fullback	2019	6 10 9	11	10	46	18	0	72	11	1 5	—
4	Grace-Lee Weekes	21	Centre, Wing	2025	—	H	7	7	1	0	4	—	—	—
19	Dominique du Toit	28	Wing	2024	—	1	2	3	1	0	4	—	—	—
6	Emma Verran	30	Five-eighth, Fullback	2021	13 9	9	10	41	16	0	64	11	9	1
7	Chantay Kiria-Ratu	20	Halfback, Five-eighth	2023	11	H	11	22	2	11	31	—	2	—
8	Ellie Johnston	24	Prop	2020	3 12 9	11	11	46	14	0	56	3	—	—
9	Georgia Hannaway	24	Hooker, Five-eighth	2024	—	7	11	18	2	13	34	1	—	—
16	Manilita Takapautolo	19	Second-row, Prop	2024	—	7	11	18	1	0	4	—	1	—
11	Talei Holmes	25	Second-row, Lock	2020	10 9	10	11	40	0	0	0	—	4	—
12	Jaydika Tafua	19	Second-row	2025	—	R	7	7	0	0	0	—	—	—
13	Brooke Anderson	29	Lock, Hooker	2022	5 9	11	10	35	4	0	16	1	6	2
14	Tyla King	31	Five-eighth, Fullback	2023	9	4	7	20	3	4	20	—	3	1
10	Stephanie Faulkner	19	Prop, Lock	2025	—	R	9	9	3	0	12	—	—	—
18	Jacinta Carter	21	Prop	2023	2	1	8	11	0	0	0	—	—	—
17	Anne-Marie Kiria-Ratu	—	Second-row	2025	—	—	7	7	0	0	0	—	—	—
22	Rhiannon Byers	26	Second-row, Centre	2023	1	10	5	16	3	0	12	—	—	—
15	Nakia Davis-Welsh	29	Wing, Fullback	2023	2	4	8	14	3	0	12	3	4	7
5	Georgia Ravics	29	Wing	2023	5	11	10	26	20	0	80	—	—	—
20	Leki Leilua	18	Prop	2025	—	D	1	1	0	0	0	—	—	—
21	Monique Donovan	—	Wing, Centre	2023	6	9	—	15	8	0	32	—	—	3
–	Tommaya Kelly-Sines	30	Prop	2021	4 7	5	—	16	0	0	0	—	—	4
DV	Tia-Jordyn Vasilovski	20	Fullback	—	—	R	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
IJ	Caitlan Johnston-Green	24	Prop, Second-row	2019	3 18	2	3	26	4	0	16	4	4	4
IJ	Quincy Dodd	25	Hooker	2019	5 13 9	11	6	44	13	0	52	5	2	7
IJ	Annessa Biddle	21	Centre, Second-row	2023	8	11	6	25	6	0	24	—	5	2
DV	Olivia Herman	19	Halfback	—	—	R	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
DV	Nanise Vakacavu	21	Prop	—	—	R	—	0	0	0	0	—	2	—
IS	Filomina Hanisi	24	Prop	2020	4 12 4	4	1	25	1	0	4	2	1	—

Notes:

• Chantay Kiria-Ratu kicked a field goal 46 seconds into golden point extra time to win the Sharks' Round 9 match against the Newcastle Knights on 31 August 2025.
• The following players have been signed on a Development contract for 2025:
  • Koreti (Leki) Leilua (Cronulla Sharks Open, 7 games in 2024)
• The following players were signed on a Development contract for 2024:
  • Joy Levy (Cronulla Sharks U19, 10 games in 2024)
  • Stephanie Faulkner (Cronulla Sharks U19, 8 games in 2024)
  • Jaydika Tafua (Cronulla Sharks U19, 10 games in 2024)
  • Tia-Jordyn Vasilovski (Cronulla Sharks U19, 9 games in 2024)
• Emma Verran played under her maiden name, Emma Tonegato up to the conclusion of the 2024 season.
• Filomina Hanisi sustained a ruptured ACL injury in Round 1, ruling her out for the remainder of the 2025 season. ^[8]

The Cronulla Sutherland Sharks announced player signings in several instalments from May 2024. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 12 September 2025.

Most Games for the Sharks

• Ellie Johnston — 31, Tiana Penitani Gray — 30, Talei Holmes — 30, Brooke Anderson — 30, Emma Verran — 28, Cassie Staples — 27, Quincy Dodd — 26, Georgia Ravics — 26, Annessa Biddle — 25, Tayla Preston — 20, Vanessa Foliaki — 20, Tegan Dymock — 19, Chloe Saunders — 18, Georgia Hannaway — 18, Manilita Takapautolo — 18, Holli Wheeler — 17, Rhiannon Byers — 16.

Most Tries for the Sharks

• Georgia Ravics — 20, Cassie Staples — 13, Ellie Johnston — 12, Tiana Penitani Gray — 11, Emma Verran — 11, Quincy Dodd — 8, Annessa Biddle — 6, Jada Taylor — 5.

Most Points for the Sharks (20+)

Player	2025 Club	M	T	G	FG	Points
Tayla Preston		20	1	47	0	98
Georgia Ravics		26	20	0	0	80
Cassie Staples		27	13	0	0	52
Ellie Johnston		31	12	0	0	48
Tiana Penitani Gray		30	11	0	0	44
Emma Verran		28	11	0	0	44
Georgia Hannaway		18	2	13	0	34
Quincy Dodd		26	8	0	0	32
Annessa Biddle		25	6	0	0	24
Jada Taylor		12	5	0	0	20

Most Points in a Season (16+)

Player	Season	M	T	G	FG	Points
Tayla Preston	2023	9	1	25	0	54
Tayla Preston	2024	11	0	22	0	44
Georgia Ravics	2025	10	10	0	0	40
Tiana Penitani	2024	11	9	0	0	36
Emma Verran	2025	10	8	0	0	32
Georgia Hannaway	2025	11	1	13	0	30
Cassie Staples	2025	11	7	0	0	28
Ellie Johnston	2023	9	6	0	0	24
Georgia Ravics	2023	5	5	0	0	20
Chantay Kiria-Ratu	2025	11	0	9	1	19
Cassie Staples	2024	11	4	0	0	16
Annessa Biddle	2024	11	4	0	0	16
Ellie Johnston	2024	11	4	0	0	16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
50	56—6	Parramatta Eels	GIO Stadium	17 Sep 2023
50	56—6	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	12 Jul 2025
28	40—12	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	19 Aug 2023

Biggest losing margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
40	0—40	Sydney Roosters	PointsBet Stadium	8 Sep 2024
30	10—40	Sydney Roosters	Polytec Stadium	11 Sep 2025
24	12—36	Sydney Roosters	PointsBet Stadium	13 Aug 2023

Most consecutive wins

• 8 — (7 September 2023 — 31 August 2024)

Most consecutive losses

• 3 — (30 July 2023 — 13 August 2023)
• 3 — (8 September 2024 — 19 September 2024)

History

In 2016, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Illawarra Dragons Women contested a Women's Nine's match, which served as a curtain-raiser to the NRL match between the Sharks and Sydney Roosters, at Southern Cross Group Stadium. The Sharks won the match 16–12. ^{[16] [17] [18]} Also in 2016, the feeder club Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks won the NSWRL Women’s Premiership. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

In March 2017, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks played another Women's Nine's match, this time defeating the Canberra Raiders by 28–10. ^[22]

In 2018 the club entered teams as Cronulla-Sutherland in the NSWRL Women’s Premiership and the inaugural Tarsha Gale Cup for Under 18 players. The Sharks’ Under 18 team were undefeated premiers. ^[23]

In April 2022 the club submitted their application to enter the 2023 NRL Women’s Premiership. ^[24] In June 2022 the NRL announced that the Sharks were one of four clubs accepted into the NRLW for the 2023 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Players

The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Sharks.
Table last updated: 12 September 2025.

Order	Player	Sharks					First Appearance
		M	T	G	FG	Pts	Game	Date	Opponent
1	Jada Taylor	12	5	0	0	20	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
2	Annessa Biddle	25	6	0	0	24	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
3	Tiana Penitani Gray	30	11	0	0	44	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
4	Kiana Takairangi	5	2	0	0	8	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
5	Andie Robinson	6	1	0	0	4	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
6	Emma Verran	28	11	0	0	44	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
7	Tayla Preston	20	1	47	0	98	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
8	Ellie Johnston	31	12	0	0	48	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
9	Quincy Dodd	26	8	0	0	32	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
10	Holli Wheeler	17	2	0	0	8	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
11	Talei Holmes	30	0	0	0	0	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
12	Vanessa Foliaki	20	1	0	0	4	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
13	Brooke Anderson	30	3	0	0	12	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
14	Rhiannon Byers	16	3	0	0	12	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
15	Jazmon Tupou-Witchman	2	0	0	0	0	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
16	Sereana Naitokatoka	9	2	0	0	8	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
17	Chloe Saunders	18	2	0	0	8	1	23 Jul 2023	Raiders
18	Cassie Staples	27	13	0	0	52	2	30 Jul 2023	Wests Tigers
19	Harata Butler	8	0	0	0	0	2	30 Jul 2023	Wests Tigers
20	Tegan Dymock	19	2	0	0	8	2	30 Jul 2023	Wests Tigers
21	Fiona Jahnke	1	0	0	0	0	3	5 Aug 2023	Titans
22	Maddie Studdon	1	0	0	0	0	4	13 Aug 2023	Roosters
23	Georgia Ravics	26	20	0	0	80	5	19 Aug 2023	Cowboys
24	Georgia Hannaway	18	2	13	0	34	10	27 Jul 2024	Cowboys
25	Manilita Takapautolo	18	1	0	0	4	11	4 Aug 2024	Eels
26	Nakia Davis-Welsh	12	3	0	0	12	12	10 Aug 2024	Raiders
27	Sharni Smale	4	0	0	0	0	13	18 Aug 2024	Knights
28	Dominique du Toit	3	1	0	0	4	16	8 Sep 2024	Roosters
29	Filomina Hanisi	5	1	0	0	4	17	14 Sep 2024	Broncos
30	Chantay Kiria-Ratu	11	0	9	1	19	21	3 Jul 2025	Eels
31	Jaydika Tafua	7	0	0	0	0	21	3 Jul 2025	Eels
32	Stephanie Faulkner	9	3	0	0	12	22	12 Jul 2025	Raiders
33	Grace-Lee Weekes	7	1	0	0	4	23	19 Jul 2025	Cowboys
34	Tyla King	7	0	0	0	0	24	26 Jul 2025	Wests Tigers
35	Anne-Marie Kiria-Ratu	7	0	0	0	0	24	26 Jul 2025	Wests Tigers
36	Leki Leilua	1	0	0	0	0	25	2 Aug 2025	Broncos
37	Caitlan Johnston-Green	3	0	0	0	0	27	16 Aug 2025	Titans

Feeder team seasons

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks run women's pathways teams in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, the Tarsha Gale Cup, and the Lisa Fiaola Cup.

NSWRL Women's Premiership

Season	Regular Season									Finals		Ref
	P	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts	Pos	Top	Placing
2018	9	4	0	5	2	208	162	12	5th	5	Semi-Finalist
2019	7	5	1	1	4	156	76	19	3rd	8	Semi-Finalist
2020	6	5	0	1	1	98	58	12	2nd	6	Preliminary Finalist	[25]
2021	11	9	0	2	2	420	84	22	3rd	6	Abandoned
2022	8	5	0	3	1	123	68	12	3rd	4	Grand-Finalist	[26]
2023	10	4	0	6	1	207	194	10	7th	4	—
2024	11	4	0	7	0	178	262	8	7th	4	—

Tarsha Gale Cup

For Under 18 players from 2018 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.

Season	Regular Season									Finals		Ref
	P	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts	Pos	Top	Placing
2017	8	6	0	0	2	276	128	12	2nd	8	Preliminary Finalist	[27]
2018	8	8	0	0	1	520	126	18	1st	8	Premiers	[23]
2019	9	3	0	6	0	148	262	6	7th	8	Elimination Finalist
2020	5	4	0	1	0	106	96	8	2nd	8	—
2021	8	3	0	5	1	88	172	8	6th	6	Elimination Finalist
2022	8	2	1	5	1	68	126	7	9th	6	—
2023	8	3	1	4	1	84	172	9	8th	6	—
2024	8	4	1	3	1	174	148	11	6th	6	Semi-Finalist	[28] [29]
2025	8	4	0	4	1	188	108	10	8th	8	Qualifying Finalist	[30] [31]

Lisa Fiaola Cup

For Under 17 players.

Season	Regular Season									Finals		Ref
	P	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts	Pos	Top	Placing
2024	8	2	0	6	1	104	170	6	8th	6	—
2025	8	6	0	2	1	142	94	14	4th	8	Elimination Finalist	[30]

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External links

• Official website