1978 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 1978 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 12th in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1978 Premiership and finished 2nd (out of 15). They then went on to reach the grand final against Manly-Warringah, which had to be replayed and was ultimately lost. The Sharks also competed in the 1978 Amco Cup.

1978 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NSWRFL Rank2nd
1978 recordWins: 17; draws: 1; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 460 (79 tries, 111 goals, 1 field goal); against: 310 (41 tries, 92 goals, 3 field goals)
Team information
CoachNorm Provan
Captain
StadiumEndeavour Field
Avg. attendance12,477
Top scorers
TriesMick Mullane (11)
GoalsBarry Andrews (59)
PointsBarry Andrews (133)
← 1977 1979 →

For the end of season 1978 Kangaroo tour, Greg Pierce, who captained City and New South Wales during the season, was selected as vice captain. Steve Kneen and Steve Rogers also went on the tour.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Western Suburbs 22 16 1 5 426 288 +138 33
2   Cronulla-Sutherland 22 15 0 7 418 261 +157 30
3   Manly-Warringah 22 15 0 7 427 287 +140 30
4   Parramatta 22 14 0 8 525 306 +219 28
5   Canterbury-Bankstown 22 13 2 7 307 273 +34 28
6   Eastern Suburbs 22 13 0 9 377 280 +57 26
7   South Sydney 22 12 1 9 298 300 -2 25
8   St. George 22 10 1 11 367 354 +13 21
9   Balmain 22 9 1 12 337 344 -7 19
10   Penrith 22 4 2 16 206 463 -257 10
11   North Sydney 22 4 1 17 325 439 -114 9
12   Newtown Jets 22 2 1 19 199 577 -378 5

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