2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultQualifying Finalist
2017 recordWins: 15; Losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 476; Against: 407
Team information
CEO Lyall Gorman
Coach Shane Flanagan
Assistant coach Steve Price
Captains
Stadium Shark Park
Avg. attendance12,953
Top scorers
Tries Sosaia Feki (13)
Goals James Maloney (71)
Points James Maloney (161)
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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.

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Important Matches

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (P)2420042633336+29744
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2417072500428+7238
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2416082597433+16436
4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2416082496457+3936
5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2415092476407+6934
6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140102552512+4032
7 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24130112504459+4530
8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24130112467443+2430
9 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24120122533450+8328
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24110132558497+6126
11 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24100142360455−9524
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152464564−10022
13 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2470172444575−13118
14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2470172413571−15818
15 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2470172448638−19018
16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2450192428648−22014

Results

Tries: Gerard Beale, James Maloney, Ricky Leutele

Tries: Wade Graham (3), Ricky Leutele, Jayden Brailey, Matt Prior, Paul Gallen

Tries: Luke Lewis, Edrick Lee

Tries: Jayden Brailey, Sosaia Feki, James Maloney

Tries: Gerard Beale, Sosaia Feki, Valentine Holmes

Field Goal: James Maloney

Tries: James Segeyaro

Field Goal: James Maloney

Tries: James Maloney, Sosaia Feki, Jack Bird, Paul Gallen, Andrew Fifita

Tries: Ricky Leutele, Jayson Bukuya

Tries: Tony Williams, Sosaia Feki, Valentine Holmes, Chad Townsend

Tries: Sosaia Feki (2), Ricky Leutele

Tries: James Maloney, Chad Townsend, Sosaia Feki

Tries: Gerard Beale

Field Goal: Chad Townsend

Tries Luke Lewis, Sosaia Feki

Tries: Kurt Capewell (2), Chad Townsend, Edrick Lee, Jayson Bukuya

Tries: Luke Lewis, Sosaia Feki, Wade Graham

Tries: Ricky Leutele (2), Jack Bird, Valentine Holmes, Sosaia Feki, Luke Lewis, Gerard Beale

Tries: Kurt Capewell, Sosaia Feki

Tries: Wade Graham, Fa'amanu Brown, Gerard Beale, Ricky Leutele

Tries: Kurt Capewell, Fa'amanu Brown, Sosaia Feki, Jayson Bukuya

Tries: Sosaia Feki, Gerard Beale

Tries: Luke Lewis, Gerard Beale

Tries: Jayden Brailey, Paul Gallen, Chad Townsend, Valentine Holmes

Tries: Valentine Holmes, Luke Lewis

Tries: Valentine Holmes, Chad Townsend, Jayden Brailey, Jesse Ramien

Tries: Chad Townsend, Jack Bird

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