2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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The 2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 52nd in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.

NRL rank4th
2018 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 519; against: 423
CEOBarry Russell
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2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL rank4th
2018 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 519; against: 423
Team information
CEOBarry Russell
CoachShane Flanagan
Assistant coachJim Dymock
Captain
StadiumShark Park
Avg. attendance12,685
Top scorers
TriesValentine Holmes (22)
GoalsChad Townsend (62)
PointsChad Townsend (148)
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Fixtures

Pre-season

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DateRoundOpponentVenueResultCro.Opp.Source
17 FebruaryTrial Match Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin3014[1]
24 FebruaryTrial Match Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium, SydneyWin2412[2]
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Regular season

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DateRoundOpponentVenueResultCro.Opp.TriesGoalsField GoalsReport
9 March1 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium, TownsvilleLoss1420Dugan, SegeyaroTownsend 3/3[3]
15 March2 St George Illawarra DragonsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss1620Bukuya, FekiTownsend 4/4[4]
24 March3 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin144TownsendTownsend 5/5[5]
30 March4 Melbourne StormSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin144LeeTownsend 5/5[6]
6 April5 Sydney RoostersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss1028Holmes (2)Townsend 1/3[7]
13 April6 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, SydneyLoss2040Brailey, Lee, Holmes, LeuteleTownsend 2/4[8]
22 April7 Penrith PanthersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2622Ramien (2), Holmes, SorensenTownsend 5/6[9]
28 April8 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium, Gold CoastWin109Holmes, LeeTownsend 0/2Townsend 2/2[10]
5 May9 Parramatta EelsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2220Feki (2), Townsend, LeeTownsend 3/5[11]
13 May10 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium, CanberraWin2416Holmes (2), Williams, FekiTownsend 4/5[12]
20 May11 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2216Lee, Holmes, Ramien, Matt PriorTownsend 3/4[13]
27 May12 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium, NewcastleWin4810Holmes (3), Ramien (2), Brailey, Dugan, Lee, LewisTownsend 6/10[14]
1 June13 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss1422Ramien, KatoaTownsend 3/3[15]
10 June14 Wests TigersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2416Gallen, Holmes, Lee, RamienTownsend 4/5[16]
16 June15 Brisbane BroncosSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss1620Ramien, Leutele, GrahamTownsend 2/3[17]
29 June16 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin1815Lee (2), RamienTownsend 3/5[18]
17Bye
13 July18 Penrith PanthersPanthers Stadium, SydneyWin2412Holmes (2), Katoa, MoylanTownsend 4/4[19]
20 July19 Canberra RaidersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2824Fifita, Leutele, Holmes, Graham, KatoaTownsend 4/6[20]
26 July20 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneLoss1012Holmes(2)Townsend 1/2[21]
5 August21 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss3233Graham, Holmes, Moylan, Ramien, WoodsHolmes 6/7[22]
12 August22 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, MelbourneWin1714Brailey, Holmes, DuganHolmes 2/3Townsend 1/1
18 August23 North Queensland CowboysSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2816Lewis, Townsend, Fifita, Dugan, BukuyaHolmes 4/5
26 August24 Newcastle KnightsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin3812Lee(2), Dugan, Feki, Holmes, TownsendHolmes4/5, Lee 1/1
2 September25 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin3018Feki(2), Capewell, Fifita, Dugan, HolmesHolmes 3/6
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Finals Series

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DateWeekOpponentVenueResultCro.Opp.TriesGoalsField GoalsReport
8 September1 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium, SydneyLoss1221Feki, LeeHolmes 2/3
14 September2 Penrith PanthersAllianz Stadium, SydneyWin2120Townsend, Holmes, LewisHolmes 4/5Townsend 1/1
14 September2 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, MelbourneLoss622LewisHolmes 1/1
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Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters (M, P) 24 16 0 8 1 542 361 +181 34 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 1 536 363 +173 34
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 582 437 +145 34
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 1 519 423 +96 34
5 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 1 517 461 +56 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 1 556 500 +56 32
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 1 519 472 +47 32
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 1 472 447 +25 32
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 1 377 460 −83 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 563 540 +23 22
11 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 414 607 −193 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 8 0 16 1 428 474 −46 18
13 North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 1 449 521 −72 18
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 1 472 582 −110 18
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 1 500 622 −122 16
16 Parramatta Eels (W) 24 6 0 18 1 374 550 −176 14
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2018. Source: 2018 NRL Ladder
(M) Minor premiers; (P) Premiers; (W) Wooden spoon

Squad

More information First team squad, Coaching staff ...
Cronulla Sharks 2018 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Injured

Updated: 16 July 2018
Source(s): Sharks 2018 Squad

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Player movements

Source:[23]

Representative honours

The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2018. (C) = Captain[24]

More information Player, State of Origin 1 ...
PlayerState of Origin 12018 Pacific Rugby League TestsState of Origin 2State of Origin 3International Rugby League tests
Valentine HolmesQueensland-QueenslandQueenslandAustralia
James Segeyaro-Papua New Guinea (C)———
Joseph Paulo-Samoa———
Andrew Fifita-Tonga——Tonga
Matt Prior--New South Wales——
Aaron Woods----Australia
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Squad statistics

Statistics Source:[25] Statistics current as of Round 25

Further information: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records
More information Name, App ...
NameAppTGFGPts
Jayden Brailey2330012
Jayson Bukuya182008
Kurt Capewell171004
Kurt Dillon50000
Josh Dugan1360024
Sosaia Feki1370028
Andrew Fifita2330012
Paul Gallen201004
Wade Graham1730012
Aaron Gray10000
Trent Hodkinson40000
Valentine Holmes2321210126
Sione Katoa930012
Edrick Lee16111046
Ricky Leutele2330012
Luke Lewis132008
Matt Moylan212008
Joseph Paulo200000
Matt Prior241004
Jesse Ramien18100040
James Segeyaro231004
Ava Seumanufagai130000
Scott Sorensen121004
Chad Townsend244623143
Braden Uele10000
Jack Williams41004
Aaron Woods91004
Kyle Flanagan10000
28 Players used—87843519
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