2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 7th | |||
Play-off result | Elimination Finalist | |||
2019 record | Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 514; against: 464 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | ||||
Coach | John Morris | |||
Assistant coach | Jim Dymock | |||
Captains | ||||
Stadium | PointsBet Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,224 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Josh Morris (15) | |||
Goals | Shaun Johnson (45) | |||
Points | Shaun Johnson (102) | |||
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The 2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 53rd in the club's history. The team was coached by John Morris, who replaced Shane Flanagan after he resigned in January. The Cronulla Sharks were captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham and competed in the National Rugby League's 2019 Telstra Premiership.
Milestones
- Round 1: Josh Morris made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
- Round 1: Shaun Johnson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors and kicked his 1st goal for the club.
- Round 1: Briton Nikora made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 1: Blayke Brailey made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 2: John Morris recorded his first victory as head coach.
- Round 2: Chad Townsend played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 2: Briton Nikora scored his 1st career try.
- Round 3: Paul Gallen played his 329th career and club game, eclipsing Andrew Ettingshausen's all-time games record of 328 games.
- Round 3: Josh Morris scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 3: Blayke Brailey scored his 1st career try.
- Round 4: Bronson Xerri made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 4: Kyle Flanagan kicked his 1st NRL goal for the club.
- Round 5: Jayden Brailey played his 50th career game.
- Round 6: William Kennedy made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 6: Bronson Xerri scored his 1st career try.
- Round 7: Ronaldo Mulitalo made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 8: Braden Hamlin-Uele scored his 1st career try.
- Round 9: Aaron Gray scored his 1st try for the club.
- Round 9: Paul Gallen kicked his 1st NRL goal for the club.
- Round 10: Andrew Fifita played his 200th career game.
- Round 11: Chad Townsend played his 150th career game.
- Round 11: Kurt Capewell played his 50th career game.
- Round 13: Kyle Flanagan scored his 1st career try.
- Round 19: Billy Magoulias made his NRL debut for the club.
- Round 19: Ronaldo Mulitalo scored his 1st career try.
- Round 25: Paul Gallen kicked his 1st NRL field goal for the club.
Fixtures
Pre-season
Regular season
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15 March | 1 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 8 | 14 | Katoa | Johnson 2/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 March | 2 | Gold Coast Titans | Shark Park, Sydney | Win | 20 | 6 | Katoa (2), Dugan, Nikora | Johnson 2/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 March | 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Win | 42 | 16 | Townsend (2), Morris (2), Nikora, Dugan, B. Brailey | Johnson 7/7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 April | 4 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12 | 24 | Feki (2) | Flanagan 2/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 April | 5 | Sydney Roosters | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 16 | 30 | Morris, Johnson, Williams | Townsend 2/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 April | 6 | Penrith Panthers | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 24 | 20 | Xerri, Townsend, Fifita, Dugan | Townsend 4/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 April | 7 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 6 | 29 | J. Brailey | Townsend 1/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 May | 8 | Melbourne Storm | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 20 | 18 | Katoa, Nikora, Hamlin-Uele | Flanagan 4/5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 May | 9 | Gold Coast Titans | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 26 | 18 | Morris (2), Gray (2), Gallen | Flanagan 2/5, Gallen 1/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 May | 10 | Manly Sea Eagles | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 14 | 24 | Xerri, Hamlin-Uele, Feki | Flanagan 1/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 May | 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Sydney | Win | 22 | 9 | Xerri (3), B. Brailey | Flanagan 2/3, Gallen 1/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 June | 13 | Parramatta Eels | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 42 | 22 | Xerri (2), Fifita, Dugan, Townsend, Flanagan, Gray | Flanagan 7/8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 June | 14 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Loss | 20 | 22 | Dugan (2), Morris, Hamlin-Uele | Johnson 2/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 June | 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12 | 14 | Feki, Johnson, Dugan | Johnson 0/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 July | 16 | Brisbane Broncos | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 22 | 24 | Morris (3), Dugan, Townsend | Townsend 0/4, Flanagan 1/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 July | 17 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 14 | 40 | Gray, Capewell, Johnson | Johnson 2/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 July | 18 | New Zealand Warriors | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Loss | 18 | 19 | Nikora, Townsend, Feki | Johnson 3/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 July | 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 16 | 14 | Mulitalo, Dugan, Xerri | Johnson 2/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 August | 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 39 | 24 | Xerri (2), Mulitalo, Dugan, Morris, Nikora | Johnson 7/8 | Townsend 1/1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 August | 21 | Penrith Panthers | Panthers Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 20 | 26 | Graham, Williams, Morris, Feki | Johnson 2/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 August | 22 | St George Illawarra Dragons | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18 | 12 | Woods, Feki, Xerri | Johnson 3/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 August | 23 | New Zealand Warriors | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Win | 42 | 16 | Morris (2), Xerri, Dugan, Nikora, Hamlin-Uele, Mulitalo | Johnson 7/7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 September | 24 | Canberra Raiders | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 14 | 15 | Mulitalo (2), J. Brailey | Flanagan 0/3 | Townsend 2/2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 September | 25 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Win | 25 | 8 | Feki (2), Nikora, Morris | Johnson 4/5 | Gallen 1/1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finals series
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14 September | 1 | Manly Sea Eagles | Lottoland, Sydney | Loss | 16 | 28 | Xerri, Gray, Morris | Johnson 2/3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |
Squad
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Representative honours
The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2019. (C) = Captain
Player | 2019 All Stars match | State of Origin 1 | 2019 Oceania Cup and Internationals |
State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | World Cup 9s | International Rugby League tests |
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Andrew Fifita | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - | Tonga | Tonga |
Josh Morris | - | New South Wales | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaun Johnson | - | - | New Zealand | - | - | New Zealand | New Zealand |
Briton Nikora | - | - | New Zealand | - | - | New Zealand | New Zealand |
Isaac Lumelume | - | - | Fiji | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Bukuya | - | - | Fiji | - | - | - | - |
Wade Graham | - | - | - | New South Wales | New South Wales | Australia | Australia Prime Minister's XIII |
Braden Hamlin-Uele | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | New Zealand |
Sione Katoa | - | - | - | - | - | Tonga | - |
Ronaldo Mulitalo | - | - | - | - | - | United States | Samoa |
Billy Magoulias | - | - | - | - | - | - | Greece |
– Andrew Fifita was originally selected to play, but was subsequently forced to withdraw following suspension.
Squad statistics
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Further information: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks recordsName | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Blayke Brailey | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jayden Brailey | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jayson Bukuya | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Capewell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Josh Dugan | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Sosaia Feki | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Andrew Fifita | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Kyle Flanagan | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 42 |
Paul Gallen | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Wade Graham | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Aaron Gray | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Braden Hamlin-Uele | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Shaun Johnson | 18 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 102 |
Sione Katoa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
William Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Magoulias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Morris | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Matt Moylan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ronaldo Mulitalo | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Briton Nikora | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Matt Prior | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Sorensen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chad Townsend | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
Jack Williams | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Aaron Woods | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bronson Xerri | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
26 Players used | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "Shane Flanagan resigns as Sharks coach". 21 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Trbojevic limps off as Sharks score trial win over Sea Eagles". sharks.com.au. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "Sharks look sharp in big trial win over Knights". 2 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "2019 Cronulla Sharks Draw". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Lee intercept try gives Knights win over Sharks". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Katoa double ensures Gal celebrates milestone in style". 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Johnson stands up as milestone man Gallen goes down". 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Moses parts Sharks defence to guide Parra home". 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Roosters stars Mitchell, Keary and Tedesco carve up Sharks". 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Xerri and Nikora stand tall as Sharks charge home to beat Panthers". 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Milford stars as Broncos destroy injury-hit Sharks". 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "Baby Sharks come of age in brave win over Melbourne". 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "Sharks lose Fifita and Prior but dig deep to outlast Titans". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Undermanned Sea Eagles upset Sharks in Shire". 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Xerri hat-trick sinks Dragons in Wollongong". 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Sharks welcome back Graham with dominant win over Eels". 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Croker equals Raiders' greatest as they hang on for win". 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Bulldogs overcome Foran injury to upset Sharks". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Depleted Broncos edge out wayward Sharks". 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "Storm surge past Sharks as Smith brings up 400". 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Warriors sneak home as Green field goal sinks Sharks". 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Sharks still in finals hunt after fighting back against Cowboys". 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Graham leads Sharks to rout of rusty Rabbitohs". 3 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Panthers' Generation Next put bite on Sharks". 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Xerri's contentious late try saves Sharks against Dragons". 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- "Sharks thump Warriors to strengthen top-eight spot". 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Raiders sink Sharks in extra time to spoil Gallen tribute game". September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Sharks spoil Farah's fairytale finish to snatch finals spot from Tigers". 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "2019 Cronulla Sharks Draw". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing". 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- "2019 Player Transfers". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "NRL 2019 - Players". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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