1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 30th in the club's history. They competed in the ARL's 1996 Optus Cup premiership and came within one match of the grand final.

1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
ARL Rank5th
1996 recordWins: 16; draws: 2; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 441 (75 tries, 70 goals, 1 field goal); against: 320 (55 tries, 48 goals, 4 field goals)
Team information
CoachJohn Lang
Captain
StadiumShark Park
Avg. attendance10,515
Top scorers
TriesRyan Metreson (47)
GoalsMat Rogers (59)
PointsMat Rogers (150)
← 1995 1997 →

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Manly-Warringah 22 18 0 4 549 191 +358 36
2   Brisbane 21 17 0 4 607 263 +344 34
3   North Sydney 22 15 2 5 598 325 +273 32
4   Sydney City 22 15 1 6 521 321 +200 31
5   Cronulla-Sutherland 21 14 2 5 399 268 +131 30
6   Canberra 21 13 1 7 538 384 +154 27
7   St. George 21 12 1 8 443 360 +83 27
8   Western Suburbs 22 12 1 9 394 434 −40 25
9   Newcastle 21 10 1 10 416 388 +28 23
10   Canterbury 21 11 0 10 375 378 −3 22
11   Auckland 21 10 0 11 412 427 −15 22
12   Balmain 22 11 0 11 319 459 −140 22
13   Parramatta 21 9 1 11 404 415 −11 21
14   Illawarra 22 8 0 14 403 444 −41 16
15   Penrith 21 7 1 13 363 464 −101 15
16   Western Reds 21 6 1 14 313 420 −107 13
17   North Queensland 21 6 0 15 288 643 −355 12
18   Gold Coast 22 5 1 16 359 521 −162 11
19   South Sydney 22 5 1 16 314 634 −320 11
20   South Queensland 21 3 0 18 220 496 −276 8

References

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