2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 36th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2002 Premiership.

2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank5th
2002 recordWins: 16; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 723 (132 tries, 97 goals, 1 field goal); Against: 669 (115 tries, 104 goals, 1 field goal)
Team information
CoachChris Anderson
Captain
StadiumToyota Park
Avg. Attend.13,409
Top scorers
TriesDavid Peachey (17)
GoalsBrett Kimmorley (97)
PointsBrett Kimmorley (251)
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Season summary

In the off-season the Sharks signed former Melbourne Storm premiership-winning coach Chris Anderson, who also brought along with him the halfback involved in that premiership, Brett Kimmorley.

After a poor start to the season by the Sharks' standards, the Sharks set about with a record-equalling 11-game winning streak which did not crossover with the Bulldogs' famous 17-match run. The highlight of Cronulla's season was a huge 64-14 win over an injury-hit Newcastle Knights at home in round 22, exacting revenge after a 52-6 loss at Newcastle in round six (one of Cronulla's worst ever defeats). Eventually the Sharks finished 5th at the end of the premiership season and were drawn an away final against the Sydney Roosters at Aussie Stadium. Despite scoring five tries apiece, it was the goalkicking that proved the difference as the Roosters emerged victors 30-20 (Brett Kimmorley missed all five of his conversion attempts). The Sharks advanced further due to favourable results, which ultimately saw them pitted against rivals St. George Illawarra in the second round of the finals. The Sharks were seeking revenge after the Dragons denied them a place in the 1999 decider (which would have had them pitted against Anderson and Kimmorley's Melbourne Storm) and indeed the Sharks won 40-24. For the second year in succession, and the third in four years, the Sharks reached the penultimate weekend of the season, only to lose against the minor premiers New Zealand, ending another season in agony.

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 New Zealand 2417072688454+23438
2 Newcastle 2417072724498+22638
3 Brisbane 2416172672425+24737
4 Sydney Roosters 2415182621405+21635
5 Cronulla-Sutherland 2415092653597+5634
6 Parramatta 24102122531440+9126
7 St George Illawarra 2493122632546+8625
8 Canberra 24101132471641-17025
9 Northern Eagles 24100142503740-23724
10 Melbourne 2491142556586-3023
11 North Queensland 2480162496803-30720
12 Penrith 2470172546654-10818
13 Wests Tigers 2470172498642-14418
14 South Sydney 2450192385817-43214
15 Bulldogs 2420132707435+27281

1Canterbury were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.

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