2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 38th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership.

2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank11th
2004 recordWins: 10; Draws: 0; Losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 528 (96 tries, 72 goals); Against: 645 (117 tries, 88 goals, 1 field goal)
Team information
CoachStuart Raper
Captain
StadiumToyota Park
Avg. Attend.12,489
Top scorers
TriesNigel Vagana (12)
GoalsBrett Kimmorley (40)
PointsBrett Kimmorley (92)
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Season summary

In the off-season the Sharks signed Stuart Raper as their head coach following the previous season's dismissal of Chris Anderson.

Cronulla did not begin the 2004 season well, losing four or five matches on the trot to be sitting last on the ladder after round five. One early season lowlight was the on-field dismissal of Greg Bird for kneeing Souths' winger Shane Marteene and his subsequent 10-week ban. However, there were some on-field highlights none more so than their round 22 upset of the high-flying Sydney Roosters who were sitting on top of the ladder at the time. They also defeated the likes of the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium where on their last visit the Sharks were thrashed 74-4 (in fact, Cronulla have not lost at the venue ever since), the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval where the Sharks historically have a poor record and the Brisbane Broncos in Brisbane. Otherwise, the season was overall a disappointment; the Sharks missing the finals for the second year in succession however they did improve on their disastrous 12th finish in 2003.

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2419052710368+34242
2 Bulldogs 2419052760491+26942
3 Brisbane 2416172602533+6937
4 Penrith 2415092672567+10534
5 St George Illawarra 24140102624415+20932
6 Melbourne 24130112684517+16730
7 North Queensland 24121112526514+1229
8 Canberra 24110132554613-5926
9 Wests Tigers 24100142509534-2524
10 Newcastle 24100142516617-10124
11 Cronulla-Sutherland 24100142528645-11724
12 Parramatta 2490152517626-10922
13 Manly-Warringah 2490152615754-13922
14 New Zealand 2460182427693-26616
15 South Sydney 2452172455812-35716
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