1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 5th in club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1971 premiership. The Sharks also won the Endeavour Cup this year. The Endeavour Cup competition was only run for two years, it was a knockout competition involving the teams that didn't make the final five for that year. The trophy was recently found at the club thanks to a request from life member Andrew Downie.[1]

1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NSWRFL Rank7th
1971 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 352 (66 tries, 77 goals); against: 310 (62 tries, 62 goals)
Team information
CoachTommy Bishop
Captain
StadiumEndeavour Field
Avg. attendance7,699
Top scorers
TriesRay Corcoran (17)
GoalsDave Cotter (27)
George Taylforth (27)
PointsDave Cotter (78)
← 1970 1972 →

Ladder[1]

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Manly-Warringah 22 19 0 3 528 260 +268 38
2   South Sydney 22 17 0 5 499 308 +191 34
3   St. George 22 15 1 6 392 283 +109 31
4   Parramatta 22 12 0 10 383 355 +28 24
5   Balmain 22 11 0 11 366 398 -32 22
6   Canterbury-Bankstown 22 11 0 11 355 422 -87 22
7   Cronulla-Sutherland 22 10 0 12 352 310 +42 20
8   Penrith 22 10 0 12 283 372 -89 20
9   Eastern Suburbs 22 9 1 12 344 339 +5 19
10   Newtown 22 7 1 14 282 401 -119 15
11   North Sydney 22 5 1 16 265 446 -181 11
12   Western Suburbs 22 4 0 18 336 471 -135 8

References

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  1. ^ "The Rugby League Project".