2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 51st in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership.

2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultQualifying Finalist
2017 recordWins: 15; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 476; against: 407
Team information
CEOLyall Gorman
CoachShane Flanagan
Assistant coachSteve Price
Captains
StadiumShark Park
Avg. attendance12,953
Top scorers
TriesSosaia Feki (13)
GoalsJames Maloney (71)
PointsJames Maloney (161)
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Important Matches

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Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm (P) 24 20 0 4 2 633 336 +297 44
2   Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 500 428 +72 38
3   Brisbane Broncos 24 16 0 8 2 597 433 +164 36
4   Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 496 457 +39 36
5   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 2 476 407 +69 34
6   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 552 512 +40 32
7   Penrith Panthers 24 13 0 11 2 504 459 +45 30
8   North Queensland Cowboys 24 13 0 11 2 467 443 +24 30
9   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 533 450 +83 28
10   Canberra Raiders 24 11 0 13 2 558 497 +61 26
11   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 10 0 14 2 360 455 −95 24
12   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 464 564 −100 22
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 7 0 17 2 444 575 −131 18
14   Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 413 571 −158 18
15   Gold Coast Titans 24 7 0 17 2 448 638 −190 18
16   Newcastle Knights 24 5 0 19 2 428 648 −220 14

Results

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  • Round 1 - Cronulla Sharks vs Brisbane Broncos (18 - 26)[1]

Tries: Gerard Beale, James Maloney, Ricky Leutele

  • Round 2 - Canberra Raiders vs Cronulla Sharks (16 - 42)[7]

Tries: Wade Graham (3), Ricky Leutele, Jayden Brailey, Matt Prior, Paul Gallen

  • Round 3 - Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons (10 - 16)[8]

Tries: Luke Lewis, Edrick Lee

  • Round 4 - Parramatta Eels vs Cronulla Sharks (6 - 20)[9]

Tries: Jayden Brailey, Sosaia Feki, James Maloney

  • Round 5 - Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights (19 - 18)[10]

Tries: Gerard Beale, Sosaia Feki, Valentine Holmes

Field Goal: James Maloney

  • Round 6 - Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla Sharks (2 - 11)[11]

Tries: James Segeyaro

Field Goal: James Maloney

  • Round 7 - Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sharks (2 - 28)[12]

Tries: James Maloney, Sosaia Feki, Jack Bird, Paul Gallen, Andrew Fifita

  • Round 8 - Cronulla Sharks vs Gold Coast Titans (12 - 16)[13]

Tries: Ricky Leutele, Jayson Bukuya

  • Round 9 - Wests Tigers vs Cronulla Sharks (16 - 22)[14]

Tries: Tony Williams, Sosaia Feki, Valentine Holmes, Chad Townsend

  • Round 10 - St George Illawarra Dragons vs Cronulla Sharks (14 - 18)[15]

Tries: Sosaia Feki (2), Ricky Leutele

  • Round 11 - Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys (18 - 14)[16]

Tries: James Maloney, Chad Townsend, Sosaia Feki

  • Round 12 - Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (9 - 8)[17]

Tries: Gerard Beale

Field Goal: Chad Townsend

  • Round 14 - Cronulla Sharks vs Melbourne Storm (13 - 18)[18]

Tries Luke Lewis, Sosaia Feki

  • Round 15 - Cronulla Sharks vs Wests Tigers (24 - 22)[19]

Tries: Kurt Capewell (2), Chad Townsend, Edrick Lee, Jayson Bukuya

  • Round 16 - Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles (18 - 35)[4]

Tries: Luke Lewis, Sosaia Feki, Wade Graham

  • Round 17 - Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks (12 - 44)[20]

Tries: Ricky Leutele (2), Jack Bird, Valentine Holmes, Sosaia Feki, Luke Lewis, Gerard Beale

  • Round 19 - Gold Coast Titans vs Cronulla Sharks (30 - 10)[21]

Tries: Kurt Capewell, Sosaia Feki

  • Round 20 - Cronulla Sharks vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (26 - 12)[22]

Tries: Wade Graham, Fa'amanu Brown, Gerard Beale, Ricky Leutele

  • Round 21 - New Zealand Warriors vs Cronulla Sharks (12 - 26)[23]

Tries: Kurt Capewell, Fa'amanu Brown, Sosaia Feki, Jayson Bukuya

  • Round 22 - Cronulla Sharks vs Canberra Raiders (12 - 30)[24]

Tries: Sosaia Feki, Gerard Beale

  • Round 23 - Brisbane Broncos vs Cronulla Sharks (10-32)[25]

Tries: Luke Lewis, Gerard Beale

  • Round 24 - North Queensland Cowboys vs Cronulla Sharks (16 - 26)[26]

Tries: Jayden Brailey, Paul Gallen, Chad Townsend, Valentine Holmes

  • Round 25 - Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters (14 - 16)[27]

Tries: Valentine Holmes, Luke Lewis

  • Round 26 - Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks (18 - 26)[6]

Tries: Valentine Holmes, Chad Townsend, Jayden Brailey, Jesse Ramien

  • Finals Week 1 - Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys (14 - 15)[28]

Tries: Chad Townsend, Jack Bird

References

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