| 2010 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 14th | |||
| 2010 record | Wins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 17 | |||
| Points scored | For: 354 (62 tries, 51 goals, 4 field goals); against: 609 (106 tries, 91 goals, 3 field goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Richard Fisk | |||
| Coach | Ricky Stuart Shane Flanagan | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 10,551 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Nathan Gardner (8) | |||
| Goals | Luke Covell (17) | |||
| Points | Nathan Gardner (54) Luke Covell (54) | |||
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The 2010 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 44th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 14th (out of 16).
Ladder
| 2010 NRL season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons (P)
|
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 |  Brisbane Broncos
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
| 11 |  Newcastle Knights
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
| 13 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
| 14 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
| 15 |  North Queensland Cowboys
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
| 16 |  Melbourne Storm
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 0 |
Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.
Results
Trials
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles| 12 February 2010 Trial | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 4 – 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:30 |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Wests Tigers
| 27 February 2010 Trial | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12 – 36 | Wests Tigers | Bluetongue Stadium |
| 17:30 |
Regular season
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Melbourne Storm| 13 March 2010 Round 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 10 – 14 | Melbourne Storm | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Luke Douglas Goals: Luke Covell 2/2 Scott Porter 1/1 |
(Report) | Tries: Greg Inglis Luke MacDougall Goals: Cameron Smith 3/3 |
Attendance: 11,820 Referee: Ben Cummins & Brett Suttor |
New Zealand Warriors v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 20 March 2010 Round 2 | New Zealand Warriors | 30 – 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Mount Smart Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Manu Vatuvei (3) Aaron Heremaia Simon Mannering Sam Rapira Goals: Kevin Locke 2/4 James Maloney 1/1 Aaron Heremaia 0/1 |
(Report) | Tries: Luke Covell Blake Ferguson Goals: Scott Porter 4/4 |
Attendance: 15,314 Referee: Jason Robinson & Bernard Sutton |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v South Sydney Rabbitohs
| 29 March 2010 Round 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 8 – 30 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:00 | Tries: Luke Covell Blake Ferguson Goals: Luke Covell 0/2 |
(Report) | Tries: Beau Champion (2) Colin Best Sam Burgess Issac Luke Goals: Issac Luke 4/5 Chris Sandow 1/1 |
Attendance: 10,741 Referee: Shayne Hayne & Brett Suttor |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Parramatta Eels
| 3 April 2010 Round 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 11 – 0 | Parramatta Eels | Toyota Stadium |
| 17:30 | Tries: Blake Ferguson (2) Goals: Tim Smith 1/3 Field Goals: Tim Smith 1 |
(Report) | Attendance: 13,213 Referee: Ashley Klein & Tony De Las Heras |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 11 April 2010 Round 5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 40 – 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brookvale Oval |
| 14:00 | Tries: Jamie Lyon (2) Michael Robertson (2) Glenn Stewart Trent Hodkinson Matthew Cross Goals: Jamie Lyon 6/7 |
(Report) | Tries: Tim Smith Grant Millington Goals: Nathan Stapleton 2/2 |
Attendance: 16,055 Referee: Tony Archer & Alan Shortall |
Brisbane Broncos v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 18 April 2010 Round 6 | Brisbane Broncos | 44 – 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Suncorp Stadium |
| 14:00 | Tries: Matt Gillett (2) Israel Folau (2) Dunamis Lui Ben Te'o Sam Thaiday Josh Hoffman Goals: Corey Parker 6/8 |
(Report) | Tries: Tim Smith Isaac Gordon Siosaia Vave Goals: Nathan Stapleton 2/3 |
Attendance: 25,688 Referee: Jason Robinson & Tony De Las Heras |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Newcastle Knights
| 24 April 2010 Round 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26 – 6 | Newcastle Knights | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Isaac Gordon (2) Dean Collis Tim Smith Kade Snowden Goals: Nathan Stapleton 3/5 |
(Report) | Tries: Junior Sau Goals: Kurt Gidley 1/1 |
Attendance: 10,662 Referee: Ashley Klein & Phillip Haines |
St. George Illawarra Dragons v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 1 May 2010 Round 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 38 – 0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | WIN Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Brett Morris (3) Matt Cooper (2) Jason Nightingale Neville Costigan Goals: Jamie Soward 5/8 |
(Report) | Attendance: 15,779 Referee: Jason Robinson & Tony De Las Heras |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Penrith Panthers
| 16 May 2010 Round 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 34 | Penrith Panthers | Toyota Stadium |
| 15:00 | Tries: Nathan Gardner Dean Collis Goals: |
(Report) | Tries: Michael Jennings (3) Shane Elford (2) Masada Iosefa Goals: Michael Gordon 5/6 |
Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Jason Robinson & Brett Suttor |
Parramatta Eels v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 22 May 2010 Round 11 | Parramatta Eels | 18 – 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Parramatta Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Tom Humble Jeff Robson Daniel Mortimer Goals: Luke Burt 3/3 |
(Report) | Tries: Anthony Tupou Dean Collis Tim Smith Paul Aiton Goals: Nathan Gardner 3/3 Tim Smith 0/1 |
Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Jarred Maxwell & Brett Suttor |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Brisbane Broncos
| 29 May 2010 Round 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 4 – 20 | Brisbane Broncos | Toyota Stadium |
| 17:30 | Tries: Taulima Tautai Goals: Nathan Gardner 0/1 |
(Report) | Tries: Israel Folau Darren Lockyer Antonio Winterstein Goals: Corey Parker 4/5 |
Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Gavin Badger and Gerard Sutton |
Sydney Roosters v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 5 June 2010 Round 13 | Sydney Roosters | 18 – 42 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Football Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Phil Graham Shaun Kenny-Dowall Todd Carney Goals: Todd Carney 3/3 |
(Report) | Tries: Grant Millington Paul Gallen Siosaia Vave Nathan Gardner John Morris Taulima Tautai Trent Barrett Goals: Nathan Gardner 7/9 |
Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Ben Cummins & Tony De Las Heras |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v St. George Illawarra Dragons
| 20 June 2010 Round 15 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 4 – 22 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Toyota Stadium |
| 14:00 | Tries: Isaac Gordon Goals: Nathan Gardner 0/1 |
(Report) | Tries: Kyle Stanley (2) Brett Morris Jason Nightingale Goals: Jamie Soward 3/5 |
Attendance: 16,773 Referee: Tony Archer & Alan Shortall |
North Queensland Cowboys v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 26 June 2010 Round 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 19 – 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Willie Mason Matthew Scott Carl Webb Goals: Johnathan Thurston 3/4 Field Goals: Johnathan Thurston (1) |
(Report) | Tries: Ben Pomeroy Isaac Gordon Nathan Gardner Paul Aiton Goals: Nathan Gardner 1/3 Tim Smith 0/1 Field Goals: John Morris (1) Trent Barrett (1) |
Attendance: 13,063 Referee: Gavin Badger & Brett Suttor |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
| 3 July 2010 Round 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12 – 24 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Bluetongue Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Blake Ferguson Dean Collis Goals: Scott Porter 2/3 |
(Report) | Tries: Ben Barba (2) Blake Green Jamal Idris Goals: Bryson Goodwin 4/4 |
Attendance: 9,826 Referee: Jason Robinson & Alan Shortall |
Newcastle Knights v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 11 July 2010 Round 18 | Newcastle Knights | 21 – 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
| 14:00 | Tries: Ben Rogers Matt Hilder Junior Sau Goals: Kurt Gidley 4/5 Field Goals: Jarrod Mullen (1) |
(Report) | Tries: Ben Pomeroy Luke Covell Goals: Luke Covell 1/2 |
Attendance: 12,909 Referee: Tony Archer and Gerard Sutton |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
| 17 July 2010 Round 19 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 18 – 48 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Nathan Gardner Paul Gallen Josh Cordoba Goals: Luke Covell 3/3 |
(Report) | Tries: Anthony Watmough (3) Tony Williams (2) Michael Robertson Kieran Foran Jamie Lyon Chris Bailey Goals: Jamie Lyon 3/3 Shane Rodney 3/6 |
Attendance: 8,863 Referee: Jarred Maxwell & Alan Shortall |
Canberra Raiders v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 24 July 2010 Round 20 | Canberra Raiders | 20 – 13 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Canberra Stadium |
| 17:30 | Tries: Daniel Vidot (2) Travis Waddell Goals: Jarrod Croker 4/4 |
(Report) | Tries: Ben Pomeroy Kade Snowden Goals: Scott Porter 2/2 Field Goals: Trent Barrett 1 |
Attendance: 9,280 Referee: Matt Cecchin & Ashley Klein |
Wests Tigers v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 31 July 2010 Round 21 | Wests Tigers | 24 – 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Leichhardt Oval |
| 19:30 | Tries: Liam Fulton (2) Mitch Brown Chris Lawrence Lote Tuqiri Goals: Chris Lawrence 1/2 Benji Marshall 1/3 |
(Report) | Tries: Dean Collis (2) Blake Ferguson Nathan Gardner Goals: Scott Porter 3/4 |
Attendance: 14,492 Referee: Jason Robinson & Brett Suttor |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v New Zealand Warriors
| 7 August 2010 Round 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 10 – 37 | New Zealand Warriors | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Trent Barrett Paul Aiton Goals: Luke Covell 1/2 |
(Report) | Tries: Bill Tupou (3) Brent Tate James Maloney Joel Moon Goals: James Maloney 6/7 |
Attendance: 7,510 Referee: Steve Lyons & Chris James |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Sydney Roosters
| 13 August 2010 Round 23 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 18 – 12 | Sydney Roosters | Toyota Stadium |
| 19:35 | Tries: Ben Pomeroy Dean Collis Nathan Gardner Goals: Luke Covell 3/3 |
(Report) | Tries: Braith Anasta Shaun Kenny-Dowall Goals: Todd Carney 2/2 |
Attendance: 8,911 Referee: Matt Cecchin & Tony De Las Heras |
Melbourne Storm v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 21 August 2010 Round 24 | Melbourne Storm | 24 – 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | AAMI Park |
| 19:30 | Tries: Cameron Smith Dane Nielson Sika Manu Ryan Hinchcliffe Goals: Cameron Smith 4/4 |
(Report) | Tries: Luke Covell Goals: Luke Covell 0/1 |
Attendance: 8,902 Referee: Ashley Klein & Luke Phillips |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Gold Coast Titans
| 28 August 2010 Round 25 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 30 – 16 | Gold Coast Titans | Toyota Stadium |
| 17:30 | Tries: Luke Covell Nathan Gardner Paul Gallen Tim Smith Luke Douglas Goals: Luke Covell 5/5 |
(Report) | Tries: Bodene Thompson (2) Jordan Atkins Goals: Scott Prince 2/3 |
Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Jason Robinson & Chris James |
Penrith Panthers v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
| 4 September 2010 Round 26 | Penrith Panthers | 50 – 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | CUA Stadium |
| 19:30 | Tries: Frank Pritchard (3) Michael Jennings (2) Brad Tighe (2) Wade Graham Nathan Smith Goals: Michael Gordon 7/9 |
(Report) | Tries: Blake Ferguson Nathan Gardner Goals: Luke Covell 2/2 |
Attendance: 10,997 Referee: Jason Robinson & Chris James |
Club Awards
- Club Person of the Year – Mark Noakes
- Community Award – Reece Williams
- NSW Cup Player of the Year – Trent Grubb
- NSW Cup Player's Player – Matt Parata
- Player of the Year – Paul Gallen
- Player's Player – Paul Gallen
- Rookie of the Year – Nathan Gardner
- Toyota Cup Player of the Year – Dane Snelson
- Toyota Cup Player's Player – Duncan Reilly
References
- Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
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