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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Rugby League Football Club

Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club (The Sharks) became part of the premier competition in 1967. The club is based in Cronulla in the Sutherland shire which is south of Sydney. They play in the National Rugby League competition (NRL).
Cronulla joined the competition at the same time as Penrith Panthers. It had been 20 years since any new club had joined. Manly and Parramatta had joined previously in 1947.

The sharks have played in three grand finals in 1973, 1978 and 1997 but have yet ot win one. They have two minor premierships under their belt 1988 and 1999.

In the Sharks first game they won against Eastern Suburbs, but then they only won 2 more games that season against Parramatta and North Sydney. They finished their first season with the wooden spoon.

In 1973 they lost the grand final to Manly 10-7
In 1978 they played Manly again in the grand final. The score was a draw 11 all.
In the replay that followed, Manly won 16-0.
In 1979 Cronulla won the mid-week competition, the Amco Cup, defeating a combined Brisbane side 22-5. This is the first top grade trophy for the club.

The 1980's brought financial troubles. An administrator was appointed and the club was given a loan. Western Suburbs and Newtown were also struggling financially, Wests survived but Newtown didn't and they were forced out of the competition.

In 1983 teenage star Andrew Ettinghausen made his debut. He was named Rookie of the year and went on to become Cronulla's most capped player.

Financial problems again for the club in the 1990's and they were placed into receivership. On the field though, the teams were firing, all grades were playing extremely well and the club was drawing record crowds. These on-field performances played a big part in getting the club out of trouble.

In 1997 Cronulla joined super league. They made it to the grand final but lost to Brisbane 26-8 in Brisbane.

This is the only grand final ever to be played outside of Sydney.

In 1998 Cronulla rejoined the newly formed NRL.
1999 was a good season for Cronulla with them taking out the minor premiership.

Present times are tough for Cronulla with bad publicity for off-field incidents and poor form on-field. Loss of sponsorship and poor attendances are making this season a struggle. They have gotten out of this situation previously and I'm sure they will survive this upheaval and keep on going! The team needs to start winning a few games and putting in some good performances to bring back the crowds. I don't want to see another team kicked out of the NRL. No-one should be kicked out. My family of Parramatta supporters are still upset over the demise of North Sydney and Newtown.

2009 - Sharks finish 15th on the ladder.

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Sharks Latest News

Wednesday 7th October, 2009

Paul Gallen has been selected in the Australian Four Nations Kangaroo Squad.

2010 Cronulla Squad

Trent Barrett (c), Paul Aiton, Jayson Bukuya, Dean Collis, Josh Cordoba, Luke Covell, Adam Cuthbertson, Luke Douglas, Blake Ferguson, Stuart Flanagan, Paul Gallen, Albert Kelly, Jonathan Mannah, Grant Millington, John Morris, Ben Pomeroy, Scott Porter, Kade Snowden, Nathan Stapleton, Taulima Tautai, Anthony Tupou, Reece Williams, Broderick Wright, Matthew Wright.

New Arrivals - Adam Cuthbertson (Sea Eagles), John Morris (Wests Tigers), Dean Collis (Wests Tigers), Paul Aiton (Panthers), Stuart Flanagan (Raiders), Albert Kelly (Eels), Taulima Tautai (Eels), Broderick Wright (Eels), Rodney Moefaauo (Eels), Nathan Gardner (Eels), Siosaia Vave (Titans).

Departures - Corey Huges (retired), Atelea Vea (Storm), Blake Green (Bulldogs), Ben Ross (Rabbitohs), Tony Caine (retired), David Simmons (Panthers), Mitch Brown (Wests Tigers), Brett Kearney (Bradford), Brett Seymour (Warriors), Terence Seu Seu (Sea Eagles), Ian Donnelly (released), Misi Taulapapa (released), Bryan Norrie (Storm), Jacob Selmes (released).

2009 Cronulla Squad

Brett Kearney, Misi Taulapapa, Ben Pomeroy, Luke Covell, Trent Barrett, Brett Seymour, Ben Ross, Corey Hughes, Luke Douglass, Paul Gallen (c), Anthony Tupou, Reni Maitua, Kade Snowden, Bryan Norrie, Reece Williams, Terrence Seu Seu, Blake Green, Jacob Selmes, Mitch Brown, David Simmons, Grant Millington, Jayson Bukuya, Nathan Stapleton, Karl Filiga, Jonathan Mannah, Blake Ferguson, Ian Donnelly.

Coach:- Ricky Stuart

Team Song

Up,Up Cronulla
the boys in black, white and blue
Up,Up Cronulla
name of the sharks fits you
Sharks, sharks for ever
go out and play without fear
Now's the time to see good football
'cause the sharks are here
Up the Sharks

Coaches

Ken Kearney 1967-1969
Tommy Bishop 1970,1973,1980
Noel Thornton 1974
Johnny Raper 1975-1976
Ted Glossop 1977
Norm Proven 1978-1979
Greg Pierce 1981-1982
Terry Fearnley 1983-1984
Jack Gibson 1985-1987
Allan Fitzgibbon 1988-1991
Arthur Beetson 1992-1993
John Lang 1994-2001
Chris Anderson 2002-2003
Stuart Raper 2004-2006
Ricky Stuart 2007-present

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2010 Season Draw For the Sharks

Home Team Listed First

March 13th - Sharks 10 v Storm 14
March 20th - Warriors 30 v Sharks 16
March 29th - Sharks 8 v Rabbitohs 20
April 3rd - Sharks 11 v Eels 0
April 11th - Sea Eagles 40 v Sharks 12
April 16-19th - Broncos 44 v Sharks 16
April 23-26th - Sharks 26 v Knights 6
April 30-May 2nd - Dragons 38 v Sharks 0
May 8-10th - Bye
May 14-17th - Sharks 14 v Panthers 34
May 21-24th - Eels 18 v Sharks 22
May 28-31st - Sharks 4 v Broncos 20
June 4-7th - Roosters 18 v Sharks 42
June 11-14th - Bye
June 18-21st - Sharks 4 v Dragons 22
June 25-28th - Cowboys 19 v Sharks 20 Golden Point Win
July 2-5th - Sharks 12 v Bulldogs 24
July 9-12th - Knights 21 v Sharks 10
July 16-19th - Sharks 18 v Sea Eagles 48
July 23-26th - Raiders 20 v Sharks 13
July30-Aug 2nd - Wests Tigers 24 v Sharks 22
Aug 6-9th - Sharks 10 v Warriors 37
Aug 13-16th - Sharks 18 v Roosters 12
Aug 20-23rd - Storm 24 v Sharks 4
Aug 27-30th - Sharks v Titans
Sept 3-5th - Panthers v Sharks

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Some Statistics

Most Games for the Club

Andew Ettinghausen 328
David Peachey 232
Mitch Healey 223
Dane Sorensen 216
Danny Lee 212

Most Points

Steve Rogers 1255
Mat Rogers 1112
Luke Covell 756
Andrew Ettinghausen 662
Barry Andrews 657

Most Tries

Andrew Ettinghausen 165
David Peachey 110
Steve Rogers 82
Barry Andrews 75
Roy Corcoran 63

Most Points in one season

Brett Kimmorley 251 in 2002
Mat Rogers 212 in 2000
Luke Covell 206 in 2008
George Taylforth 202 in 1970
Mat Rogers 196 in 1997

Most Tries in one season

David Peachey 19 in 1999
Andrew Ettinghausen 18 in 1994
Brett Howland 18 in 1999
Preston Campbell 17 in 2001
Andrew Ettinghausen 17 in 1988
Chris Gardner 17 in 1983
David Peachey 17 in 2002

Cronulla Sharks

Dally M Medal Winners

Steve Rogers 1981
Gavin Miller 1988,1989
Preston Campbell 2001

Rothmans Medal

Terry Hughes 1968
Ken Maddison 1973
Steve Rogers 1975
Barry Russell 1988
Gavin Miller 1989
Paul Green 1995

Ground

Toyota Stadium, Cronulla

CEO:- Richard Fisk

Colours - Blue, white and black

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