2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
Team information
CEO	Dino Mezzatesta
Coach	Craig Fitzgibbon
Captain	Dale Finucane ; Cameron McInnes;
Stadium	PointsBet Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

The 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 58th season in the club's history and they compete in the National Rugby League.

The club is coached by Craig Fitzgibbon in his third season with the Sharks and captained by Dale Finucane and Cameron McInnes. On Tuesday 23 April, in the lead up to Round 8, co-captain Dale Finucane announced his immediate retirement from the NRL on medical advice, due to repeated head knocks.^[1]

Milestones edit

Round 1: Jack Williams played in his 100th career and club game.
Round 2: Tuku Hau Tapuha makes his club debut having previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
Round 2: Dale Finucane plays his 250th NRL match.
Round 2: Cameron McInnes plays in his 50th club match.
Round 3: Billy Burns makes his club debut having previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Round 4: Kayal Iro scores his 1st career try.
Round 7: Samuel Stonestreet makes his NRL debut and scores his first NRL try.
Round 7: Braden Hamlin-Uele plays his 100th NRL match.

2024 Squad edit

**Cronulla Sharks 2024 squad**
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Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Daniel Atkinson – FE Jayden Berrell – HK Blayke Brailey – HK Billy Burns – SR Jesse Colquhoun – SR Kade Dykes – FB, FE Michael Gabrael – CE Braden Hamlin-Uele – PR Tuku Hau Tapuha – PR Thomas Hazelton – PR		Royce Hunt – PR Nicho Hynes (vc) – HB Kayal Iro – CE Sione Katoa – WG Oregon Kaufusi – PR Will Kennedy – FB Cameron McInnes (c) – LK Ronaldo Mulitalo – WG Briton Nikora – SR Niwhai Puru – HB		Jesse Ramien – CE Toby Rudolf – PR Samuel Stonestreet – WG Siosifa Talakai – CE, SR Siteni Taukamo – CE, FE Braydon Trindall – FE Jack Williams – SR Teig Wilton – SR		Max Bradbury – PR Dylan Coutts – SR Mawene Hiroti – CE, FE, FB, WG Liam Ison – FB Extended squad Blake Hosking – LK, SR		Head coach Craig Fitzgibbon Assistant coaches Josh Hannay Daniel Holdsworth Steve Price Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 May 2024 Source(s): Sharks Team Profiles

Squad changes edit

Transfers in edit

Pos	Player	From	Ref
SR	Billy Burns	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[2]
C	Michael Gabrael	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	^[3]
FB	Liam Ison	Penrith Panthers	^[4]

Transfers out edit

Pos	Player	To	Ref
SR	Wade Graham	Retirement	^[5]
W	Matt Ikuvalu	Catalans Dragons (mid season)	^[6]
FE	Matt Moylan	Leigh Leopards	^[7]
FB, W, C	Connor Tracey	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	^[8]
PR	Josh Finau	Western Suburbs Magpies (NSW Cup)	^[9]

Pre-season edit

Round 1: 17 February 2024	Newcastle Knights	44–18	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Gosford
13:45 AEDT	Tries: McCarthy 16' Lucas 26', 38' Jones 36' Armstrong 51', 64' Cogger 53' Pryce 57' Goals: Gamble 1/1 17' Cogger 3/3 26', 37', 39' Pryce 2/4 55', 59'	Details	Tries: Berrell 7' Katoa 11' Rodwell 66' Goals: Hiroti 2/2 8', 12' Puru 1/1 68' Sin bin: Hazelton 49' to 59'	Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Kasey Badger

Round 2: 23 February 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12–6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Wilton 12' Vea'ila 72' Goals: Trindall 2/2 14', 74' Sin bin: Nikora 29' to 39'	Report Details	Tries: Preston 32' Goals: Burton 1/1 33'	Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Referee: Adam Gee

Regular season edit

Ladder edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8	7	0	1	1	219	110	+109	16	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	8	7	0	1	1	194	138	+56	16
3	Penrith Panthers	8	6	0	2	1	190	124	+66	14
4	Dolphins	8	5	0	3	1	212	161	+51	12
5	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	9	5	1	3	0	237	200	+37	11
6	Sydney Roosters	9	5	0	4	0	258	163	+95	10
7	Brisbane Broncos	9	5	0	4	0	234	192	+42	10
8	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8	4	0	4	1	164	139	+25	10
9	Canberra Raiders	9	5	0	4	0	190	204	−14	10
10	North Queensland Cowboys	9	4	0	5	0	229	245	−16	8
11	Newcastle Knights	9	4	0	5	0	152	171	−19	8
12	Parramatta Eels	8	3	0	5	1	157	212	−55	8
13	St. George Illawarra Dragons	9	4	0	5	0	164	234	−70	8
14	New Zealand Warriors	9	3	1	5	0	176	165	+11	7
15	Wests Tigers	8	2	0	6	1	119	182	−63	6
16	Gold Coast Titans	8	1	0	7	1	137	226	−89	4
17	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8	1	0	7	1	126	292	−166	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season

Results by round edit

Round	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	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	–	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	–	A	H	H	–	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	B	W	W	W	W							B				B
Position	8	3	10	4	4	1	1	1	1
Points	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	16

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.^[10]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Round 1: 8 March 2024	New Zealand Warriors	12–16	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Auckland
20:00 NZDT	Tries: Fonua-Blake 7' Metcalf 12' Goals: Johnson 2/2 9', 13'	Report Details	Tries: Ramien 34' Mulitalo 41' Talakai 57' Goals: Trindall 1/1 36' Hynes 1/2 58'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,076 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 2: 16 March 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	25–6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Tries: Trindall 23' Katoa 55' Mulitalo 67' Wilton 74' Goals: Hynes 4/4 24', 57', 69', 75' Field goals: Hynes 79' Sin bin: Nikora 5' to 15'	Report Details	Tries: Wilson 12' Goals: Burton 1/1 14'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,928 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Round 3: 23 March 2024	Wests Tigers	32–6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney
19:35 AEDT	Tries: Papali'i 20' Seyfarth 34' Olam 38' Bula 51', 69' Goals: Koroisau 4/4 22', 35', 45 pen', 53' Sezer 2/2 39', 71'	Report Details	Tries: Hazelton 13' Goals: Hynes 1/1 14'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 15,990 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 4: 31 March 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	36–22	Canberra Raiders	Sydney
18:15 AEDT	Tries: Trindall 27' Mulitalo 33', 62' Brailey 36' Iro 58' Katoa 79' Goals: Hynes 6/6 29', 35', 37', 60', 63', 79'	Report Details	Tries: Schiller 11', 71' Savage 17' Levi 23' Goals: Fogarty 3/4 13', 18', 24'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,692 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 5 (Bye for Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)

Round 6: 13 April 2024	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22–34	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney
19:35 AEST	Tries: Chee-Kam 16' Milne 55' Burgess 68' Tass 74' Goals: Hawkins 3/5 18', 56', 69'	Report Details	Tries: Mulitalo 12', 33' Wilton 28', 65' Katoa 48' Brailey 78' Goals: Hynes 5/6 30', 35', 50', 66', 78'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Ashley Klein

Player statistics edit

As of 8 February 2024

Player Appearances edit

FB=Fullback	W=Winger	C=Centre	FE=Five-Eighth	HB=Halfback	PR=Prop	H=Hooker	SR=Second Row	L=Lock	B=Bench	R=Reserve

No	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Daniel Atkinson	FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	B	–	–	FE (NSW)	FE	FE
2	Jayden Berrell	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	–	–	H (NSW)	–	H (NSW)	–
3	Blayke Brailey	H	H	H	H	–	H	H	H	H
4	Billy Burns	SR (NSW)	SR (NSW)	B	B	–	SR (NSW)	SR (NSW)	SR (NSW)	SR (NSW)
5	Jesse Colquhoun
6	Kade Dykes				FE (NSW)	–	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)
7	Dale Finucane	B	B	B					On 23 April, Finucane announced his immediate retirement from the NRL on medical grounds.^[11]
8	Michael Gabrael	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	–	–	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)
9	Braden Hamlin-Uele						PR (NSW)	B	B	B
10	Tuku Hau Tapuha	PR (NSW)	B	–	B	–	B	PR (NSW)	B	PR (NSW)
11	Tom Hazelton	B	B	B	PR	–	PR	PR	PR	PR
12	Royce Hunt	PR	–	B				PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)
13	Nicho Hynes	HB	HB	HB	HB	–	HB	HB	HB	HB
14	Kayal Iro	–	–	C (NSW)	C	–	C	C	C	C
15	Sione Katoa	W	W	W	W	–	W		W	W
16	Oregon Kaufusi	PR	PR	PR	PR	–	PR	PR	PR	PR
17	William Kennedy	FB	FB	FB	FB	–	FB	FB	FB	FB
18	Cameron McInnes	L	L	L	L	–	L	L	L	L
19	Ronaldo Mulitalo	W	W	W	W	–	W	W	W	W
20	Briton Nikora	SR	SR			–	SR	SR	SR	SR
21	Jesse Ramien	C	C	C	C	–	C	C	C	C
22	Toby Rudolf	B	PR	PR			B	B		B
23	Sam Stonestreet	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	–	W (NSW)	W	W (NSW)	W (NSW)
24	Siosifa Talakai	C	C	C	SR	–	B	B	B	B
25	Siteni Taukamo	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	FE (JFC)	–	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)
26	Niwhai Puru	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)	–	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)
27	Braydon Trindall	FE	FE	FE	FE	–	FE	FE	-	-
28	Jack Williams	B	B	SR	B	–	B	B	B	B
29	Teig Wilton	SR	SR	SR	SR	–	SR	SR	SR	SR
Development Players
29	Max Bradbury	PR (JFC)	B (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	–	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	–	PR (JFC)
30	Dylan Coutts	SR (JFC)	SR (JFC)	SR (JFC)	SR (JFC)	–	SR (JFC)	SR (JFC)	SR (JFC)	SR (JFC)
31	Mawene Hiroti	FB (NSW)	–	–	–	–	FE (NSW)	W (NSW)	FE (NSW)	C (NSW)
32	Liam Ison	FB (JFC)	FB (JFC)	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	–	FB (JFC)	FB (JFC)	FB (JFC)	FB (JFC)

Representative Honours edit


Player	All Stars match
Nicho Hynes	Indigenous All Stars
Briton Nikora	Maori All Stars
Braydon Trindall	Indigenous All Stars

Awards edit

2024 Dally M Awards edit

Sharks Awards Night edit

Porter Gallen Medal and Pontifex Player of the Year:
NRLW Player of the Year:
Tommy Bishop Players Player:
NRLW Player's Player:
Steve Rogers Rookie of the Year:
Members Player of the Year:
Sharks Have Heart Community Award:
Iron Man:
Andrew Ettingshausen Club Person of the Year:
Education Excellence:
Jersey Flegg - Gavin Miller Player of the Year:
Jersey Flegg - Greg Pierce Players Player:

Women's Awards Night edit

Female Pathways Player of the Year:
Tarsha Gale Coaches Award:
Tarsha Gale Player's Player of the Year:
Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership Coaches Award:
Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership Player's Player of the Year:

Junior Rep Awards Night edit

Junior Rep Player of the Year:
Harold Matthews Cup Player of the Year:
Harold Matthews Cup Coaches Award:
SG Ball Player of the Year:
SG Ball Coaches Award:

Other awards edit

Preston Campbell Medal: Braydon Trindall^[12]

References edit

^ "Finucane announces medical retirement after 251-game career". National Rugby League. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Billy Burns a Shark in 2024". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Sharks sign promising back Michael Gabrael". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Catching up with the young guns: Liam Ison". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Graham to hang up the boots at season's end". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Ikuvalu granted immediate release". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Moylan granted release request". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Canterbury Confirms Connor Tracey Signing". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Josh Finau". Wests Tigers. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". 13 November 2023.
^ "Finucane announces medical retirement after 251-game career". National Rugby League. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Trindall moves out of the shadows and into the history books". National Rugby League. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[1] "Finucane announces medical retirement after 251-game career". National Rugby League. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[2] "Billy Burns a Shark in 2024". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[3] "Sharks sign promising back Michael Gabrael". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[4] "Catching up with the young guns: Liam Ison". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[5] "Graham to hang up the boots at season's end". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[6] "Ikuvalu granted immediate release". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[7] "Moylan granted release request". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[8] "Canterbury Confirms Connor Tracey Signing". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[9] "Josh Finau". Wests Tigers. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[10] "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". 13 November 2023.

[11] "Finucane announces medical retirement after 251-game career". National Rugby League. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[12] "Trindall moves out of the shadows and into the history books". National Rugby League. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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