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 | ||||
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NRL Rank | 5th | |||
Play-off result | Qualifying Finalist | |||
2017 record | Wins: 15; Losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 476; Against: 407 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Lyall Gorman | |||
Coach | Shane Flanagan | |||
Assistant coach | Steve Price | |||
Captains | ||||
Stadium | Shark Park | |||
Avg. Attend. | 12,953 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Sosaia Feki (13) | |||
Goals | James Maloney (71) | |||
Points | James Maloney (161) | |||
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Important Matches
- Round 1 : Jayden Brailey, NRL Debut[1]
- Round 1 : Edrick Lee, Club Debut[2]
- Round 3 : James Segeyaro, Club Debut
- Round 5 : Chris Heighington, 300th NRL Match[3]
- Round 6 : Chris Heighington, 100th Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Match
- Round 9 : Tony Williams, Club Debut
- Round 15 : Daniel Mortimer, Club Debut
- Round 16 : Sosaia Feki, 100th NRL Match[4]
- Round 20 : Luke Lewis, 300th NRL Match[5]
- Round 23 : Paul Gallen, 300th NRL Match
- Round 24 : James Maloney, 200th NRL Match
- Round 24 : Ricky Leutele, 100th NRL Match
- Round 25 : Wade Graham, 200th NRL Match
- Round 26 : Matt Prior, 200th NRL Match[6]
- Round 26 : Jesse Ramien, NRL Debut
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 14 |
Results
- 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
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