2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 52nd in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.

2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank4th
2018 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 519; against: 423
Team information
CEOBarry Russell
CoachShane Flanagan
Assistant coachJim Dymock
Captain
StadiumShark Park
Avg. attendance12,685
Top scorers
TriesValentine Holmes (22)
GoalsChad Townsend (62)
PointsChad Townsend (148)
< 2017 2019 >

Fixtures

Pre-season
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultCro.Opp.Source
17 FebruaryTrial Match Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin3014[1]
24 FebruaryTrial Match Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium, SydneyWin2412[2]

Regular season
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultCro.Opp.TriesGoalsField GoalsReport
9 March1 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium, TownsvilleLoss1420Dugan, SegeyaroTownsend 3/3[3]
15 March2 St George Illawarra DragonsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss1620Bukuya, FekiTownsend 4/4[4]
24 March3 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin144TownsendTownsend 5/5[5]
30 March4 Melbourne StormSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin144LeeTownsend 5/5[6]
6 April5 Sydney RoostersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss1028Holmes (2)Townsend 1/3[7]
13 April6 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, SydneyLoss2040Brailey, Lee, Holmes, LeuteleTownsend 2/4[8]
22 April7 Penrith PanthersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2622Ramien (2), Holmes, SorensenTownsend 5/6[9]
28 April8 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium, Gold CoastWin109Holmes, LeeTownsend 0/2Townsend 2/2[10]
5 May9 Parramatta EelsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2220Feki (2), Townsend, LeeTownsend 3/5[11]
13 May10 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium, CanberraWin2416Holmes (2), Williams, FekiTownsend 4/5[12]
20 May11 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2216Lee, Holmes, Ramien, Matt PriorTownsend 3/4[13]
27 May12 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium, NewcastleWin4810Holmes (3), Ramien (2), Brailey, Dugan, Lee, LewisTownsend 6/10[14]
1 June13 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss1422Ramien, KatoaTownsend 3/3[15]
10 June14 Wests TigersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2416Gallen, Holmes, Lee, RamienTownsend 4/5[16]
16 June15 Brisbane BroncosSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss1620Ramien, Leutele, GrahamTownsend 2/3[17]
29 June16 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin1815Lee (2), RamienTownsend 3/5[18]
17Bye
13 July18 Penrith PanthersPanthers Stadium, SydneyWin2412Holmes (2), Katoa, MoylanTownsend 4/4[19]
20 July19 Canberra RaidersSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2824Fifita, Leutele, Holmes, Graham, KatoaTownsend 4/6[20]
26 July20 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneLoss1012Holmes(2)Townsend 1/2[21]
5 August21 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyLoss3233Graham, Holmes, Moylan, Ramien, WoodsHolmes 6/7[22]
12 August22 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, MelbourneWin1714Brailey, Holmes, DuganHolmes 2/3Townsend 1/1
18 August23 North Queensland CowboysSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin2816Lewis, Townsend, Fifita, Dugan, BukuyaHolmes 4/5
26 August24 Newcastle KnightsSouthern Cross Group Stadium, SydneyWin3812Lee(2), Dugan, Feki, Holmes, TownsendHolmes4/5, Lee 1/1
2 September25 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin3018Feki(2), Capewell, Fifita, Dugan, HolmesHolmes 3/6

Finals Series
DateWeekOpponentVenueResultCro.Opp.TriesGoalsField GoalsReport
8 September1 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium, SydneyLoss1221Feki, LeeHolmes 2/3
14 September2 Penrith PanthersAllianz Stadium, SydneyWin2120Townsend, Holmes, LewisHolmes 4/5Townsend 1/1
14 September2 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, MelbourneLoss622LewisHolmes 1/1

Ladder
2018 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416081542361+18134
2 Melbourne Storm 2416081536363+17334
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416081582437+14534
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2416081519423+9634
5 Penrith Panthers 2415091517461+5632
6 Brisbane Broncos 2415091556500+5632
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2415091519472+4732
8 New Zealand Warriors 2415091472447+2532
9 Wests Tigers 24120121377460−8326
10 Canberra Raiders 24100141563540+2322
11 Newcastle Knights 2490151414607−19320
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2480161428474−4618
13 North Queensland Cowboys 2480161449521−7218
14 Gold Coast Titans 2480161472582−11018
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2470171500622−12216
16 Parramatta Eels 2460181374550−17614

Squad
Cronulla Sharks 2018 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • Injured

Updated: 16 July 2018
Source(s): Sharks 2018 Squad

Player movements

Source:[23]

Representative honours

The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2018. (C) = Captain [24]

PlayerState of Origin 12018 Pacific Rugby League TestsState of Origin 2State of Origin 3International Rugby League tests
Valentine HolmesQueensland-QueenslandQueenslandAustralia
James Segeyaro-Papua New Guinea (C)———
Joseph Paulo-Samoa———
Andrew Fifita-Tonga——Tonga
Matt Prior--New South Wales——
Aaron Woods----Australia

Squad statistics

Statistics Source:[25] Statistics current as of Round 25

Further information: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records
NameAppTGFGPts
Jayden Brailey2330012
Jayson Bukuya182008
Kurt Capewell171004
Kurt Dillon50000
Josh Dugan1360024
Sosaia Feki1370028
Andrew Fifita2330012
Paul Gallen201004
Wade Graham1730012
Aaron Gray10000
Trent Hodkinson40000
Valentine Holmes2321210126
Sione Katoa930012
Edrick Lee16111046
Ricky Leutele2330012
Luke Lewis132008
Matt Moylan212008
Joseph Paulo200000
Matt Prior241004
Jesse Ramien18100040
James Segeyaro231004
Ava Seumanufagai130000
Scott Sorensen121004
Chad Townsend244623143
Braden Uele10000
Jack Williams41004
Aaron Woods91004
Kyle Flanagan10000
28 Players used—87843519

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