2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
Team information
CEO	Dino Mezzatesta
Coach	John Morris
Assistant coach	Josh Hannay & Dave Howlett
Captain	Wade Graham;
Stadium	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

The 2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season will be the 55th in the club's history. The team will be coached by John Morris and captained by Wade Graham. The team will compete in the National Rugby League's 2021 Telstra Premiership.

Fixtures

Pre-season

Source:^[7]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
13 February	Trial Match	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Shark Park, Sydney
27 February	Trial Match	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney

Regular season

Source:^[8]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue
14 March	1	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
21 March	2	Canberra Raiders	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
27 March	3	Parramatta Eels	Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
3 April	4	North Queensland Cowboys	Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
10 April	5	Sydney Roosters	Central Coast Stadium, Central Coast
16 April	6	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
24 April	7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
30 April	8	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park, Melbourne
7 May	9	Penrith Panthers	Panthers Stadium, Sydney
15 May	10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
21 May	11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
30 May	12	Gold Coast Titans	C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
	13	Bye
11 June	14	Penrith Panthers	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
18 June	15	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
4 July	16	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11 July	17	New Zealand Warriors	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
17 July	18	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium, Canberra
25 July	19	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
1 August	20	Manly Sea Eagles	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
7 August	21	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
15 August	22	Newcastle Knights	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
21 August	23	Wests Tigers	Scully Park, Tamworth
28 August	24	Brisbane Broncos	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
3 September	25	Melbourne Storm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney

Ladder

2021 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	21	0	3	1	815	316	+499	44
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	21	0	3	1	676	286	+390	44
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	20	0	4	1	775	453	+322	42
4	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	16	0	8	1	744	492	+252	34
5	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	1	630	489	+141	34
6	Parramatta Eels	24	15	0	9	1	566	457	+109	32
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	1	428	571	−143	26
8	Gold Coast Titans	24	10	0	14	1	580	583	−3	22
9	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	10	0	14	1	520	556	−36	22
10	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	1	481	578	−97	22
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	1	474	616	−142	18
12	New Zealand Warriors	24	8	0	16	1	453	624	−171	18
13	Wests Tigers	24	8	0	16	1	500	714	−214	18
14	Brisbane Broncos	24	7	0	17	1	446	695	−249	16
15	North Queensland Cowboys	24	7	0	17	1	460	748	−288	16
16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	3	0	21	1	340	710	−370	8

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
1	Melbourne Storm	2	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	42	44
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	24	24	26	28	30	32	34	34	36	38	40	42	44
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	38	40	42
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	20	20	22	24	26	26	28	30	32	34
5	Sydney Roosters	2	4	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	22	24	26	28	28	30	32	32	34
6	Parramatta Eels	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	18	18	20	22	24	24	26	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	32
7	Newcastle Knights	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	10	12	14	16	16	16	18	20	22	24	26	26
8	Gold Coast Titans	0	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	20	22
9	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	16	18	18	18	18	20	22	22
10	Canberra Raiders	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	14	16	18	18	20	20	20	22	22
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
12	New Zealand Warriors	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	18
13	Wests Tigers	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	14	16	18	18	18	18
14	Brisbane Broncos	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	8	10	10	10	12	12	12	14	14	16
15	North Queensland Cowboys	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16
16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8

Coaching staff

Source:^[9]

John Morris — NRL Head Coach
Darren Mooney — General Manager – Football
Mark Noakes — NRL Performance Operations
Nathan Pickworth — Head of Performance
Dave Howlett — NRL Assistant Coach
Josh Hannay — NRL Assistant Coach
Paul Gallen – NRL Specialist coach
Luke Lewis – NRL Specialist coach
Daniel Holdsworth – Elite Development Coach/NRL Assistant
Tony Grimaldi — Strength and Conditioning Coach
Alex Clarke — Strength Coach
Dave Garrick – NRL Physiotherapist
Pat Williams – NRL Physiotherapist
John Davey – Sports Scientist
Marc Leabres – Performance Analyst
Luke Mace - NRL Operations
Amanda King – Education and Wellbeing
Jeff Robson – Education and Wellbeing
Glenn Brailey – Academy and Talent Identification
Dr. George Pitsis – Club Doctor

Squad

Player	1st Position	2nd Position	Age	Height	Weight	NRL Games	Previous 1st Grade Club
Blayke Brailey	Hooker		21	180	80	35	None
Josh Dugan	Centre	Fullback	30	189	102	207	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jackson Ferris Development player	Centre	Wing	22	178	93	1	None
Andrew Fifita	Prop		31	194	118	223	Wests Tigers
Wade Graham (c)	Second Row		29	186	96	248	Penrith Panthers
Braden Hamlin-Uele	Prop		25	191	115	44	North Queensland Cowboys
Mawene Hiroti	Centre	Wing	21	187	95	7	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Royce Hunt	Prop		25	192	112	15	Canberra Raiders
Shaun Johnson	Five-Eighth	Halfback	30	179	91	196	New Zealand Warriors
Sione Katoa	Wing		23	180	88	35	None
William Kennedy	Fullback		23	183	88	19	None
Jonaiah Lualua Development player	Wing		20	???	??	0	None
Nene Macdonald	Wing		26	192	108	98	North Queensland Cowboys
Billy Magoulias	Lock	Second Row	23	179	99	5	None
Jack Martin Development player	Prop		19	???	??	0	None
Luke Metcalf Development player	Fullback	Five-Eighth	21	183	84	0	None
Matt Moylan	Fullback	Five-Eighth	29	185	90	132	Penrith Panthers
Ronaldo Mulitalo	Wing	Centre	20	190	95	24	None
Briton Nikora	Second Row		22	185	94	40	None
Kyle Paterson	Hooker		21	178	83	0	None
Franklin Pele	Prop		19	190	132	0	None
Jesse Ramien	Centre		23	184	98	58	Newcastle Knights
Toby Rudolf	Lock	Prop	24	190	106	20	None
Siosifa Talakai	Second Row	Lock	23	178	100	27	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jensen Taumoepeau	Centre	Wing	20	189	102	0	None
Aiden Tolman	Prop		32	183	102	275	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Chad Townsend	Halfback		29	181	89	176	New Zealand Warriors
Connor Tracey	Five-Eighth	Fullback	24	183	87	18	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Braydon Trindall	Halfback	Five-Eighth	21	180	90	5	None
Daniel Vasquez Development player	Lock	Prop	23	189	107	1	None
Jack Williams	Lock	Prop	24	184	98	45	None
Teig Wilton	Second Row		20	186	98	5	None
Aaron Woods	Prop		29	194	111	209	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bronson Xerri Provisionally suspended via ASADA	Centre		20	187	99	22	None

Player movements

Source:

Losses

Bryson Goodwin to released^[10]
Cameron King to Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup)^[11]
Scott Sorensen to Penrith Panthers^[12]

Gains

Jack Martin from Ipswich Jets (Hastings Deering Colts)^[13]
Luke Metcalf from Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles^[14]
Aiden Tolman from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs^[15]

Representative honours

The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2021. (C) = Captain

Player	2021 All Stars match	State of Origin 1	State of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	World Cup
Jesse Ramien	Indigenous All Stars^[16]	-	-	-	-
Andrew Fifita	Indigenous All Stars^[16]	-	-	-	-
Wade Graham	Indigenous All Stars^[16]	-	-	-	-
Briton Nikora	Māori All Stars^[16]	-	-	-	-

Squad statistics

Statistics Source:^[17]

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Blayke Brailey	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Dugan	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Fifita	0	0	0	0	0
Wade Graham	0	0	0	0	0
Braden Hamlin-Uele	0	0	0	0	0
Mawene Hiroti	0	0	0	0	0
Royce Hunt	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Johnson	0	0	0	0	0
Sione Katoa	0	0	0	0	0
William Kennedy	0	0	0	0	0
Nene Macdonald	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Magoulias	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Moylan	0	0	0	0	0
Ronaldo Mulitalo	0	0	0	0	0
Briton Nikora	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Paterson	0	0	0	0	0
Franklin Pele	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Ramien	0	0	0	0	0
Toby Rudolf	0	0	0	0	0
Siosifa Talakai	0	0	0	0	0
Jensen Taumoepeau	0	0	0	0	0
Aiden Tolman	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Townsend	0	0	0	0	0
Connor Tracey	0	0	0	0	0
Braydon Trindall	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Williams	0	0	0	0	0
Teig Wilton	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Woods	0	0	0	0	0
Bronson Xerri	0	0	0	0	0
0 Players used	—	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Sharks announce new leadership team". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "Sharks name John Morris as new NRL coach". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "Sharks to go with Co-Captains in 2018". Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "2021 Season Update". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Hannay confirmed as Sharks assistant". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "Sharks confirm NRL coaching set up". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "NRL 2021: Pre-season trials, All Stars kick off new year". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "2021 Cronulla Sharks Draw". Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Sharks legends complement Sharks coaching structure". Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "2021 Player Transfers". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Cameron King joins the Mendi Blackhawks". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "Sorensen signs with Panthers". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Sharks secure young talent". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Metcalf added to Sharks Development list". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ "Tolman signs on at the Sharks". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Four Sharks selected for All Stars". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "NRL 2021 - Players". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[1] "Sharks announce new leadership team". Retrieved 5 March 2020.

[2] "Sharks name John Morris as new NRL coach". Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[3] "Sharks to go with Co-Captains in 2018". Retrieved 11 February 2018.

[4] "2021 Season Update". Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[5] "Hannay confirmed as Sharks assistant". Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[6] "Sharks confirm NRL coaching set up". Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[7] "NRL 2021: Pre-season trials, All Stars kick off new year". Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[8] "2021 Cronulla Sharks Draw". Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[9] "Sharks legends complement Sharks coaching structure". Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[10] "2021 Player Transfers". Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[11] "Cameron King joins the Mendi Blackhawks". Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[12] "Sorensen signs with Panthers". Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[13] "Sharks secure young talent". Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[14] "Metcalf added to Sharks Development list". Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[15] "Tolman signs on at the Sharks". Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[allstars-16] "Four Sharks selected for All Stars". Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[17] "NRL 2021 - Players". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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v t e Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Est. 1967 in Cronulla, New South Wales
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Home ground	Endeavour Field Sutherland Oval
Culture	Johnny Mannah Cup Sharkies Leagues Club
League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL
Premierships (1)	2016
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Other competitions	Current NRL Nines NSWRL Women's Premiership Jersey Flegg Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup NRL Under-20s
Affiliations	Cronulla-Sutherland Cobras Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League Newtown Jets