2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
| 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 4th | |||
| Play-off result | PF | |||
| 2024 record | Wins: 16; losses: 8 | |||
| Points scored | For: 653; against: 431 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Dino Mezzatesta | |||
| Coach | ||||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | PointsBet Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | ||||
| Goals | ||||
| Points | ||||
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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
- Round 1: Jack Williams played in his 100th NRL 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 NRL 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.
- Round 8: Braden Hamlin-Uele plays his 100th club match.
- Round 11: Oregon Kaufusi plays his 100th NRL match.
- Round 13: Sione Katoa plays his 100th NRL and club match.
- Round 13: Daniel Atkinson scores his 1st NRL try.
- Round 14: Ronaldo Mulitalo plays his 100th NRL and club match.
- Round 17: Siosifa Talakai plays his 100th NRL match.
- Round 21: Liam Ison and Jayden Berrell make their NRL debuts.
- Round 23: William Kennedy plays his 100th NRL and club match.
- Round 23: Jesse Ramien scores his 50th try for the club.
- Finals Week 1: Toby Rudolf plays his 100th NRL and club match.
- Finals Week 3: Nicho Hynes plays his 100th NRL match.
2024 Squad
| Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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| Extended squad | Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 28 September 2024 | |||||
Squad changes
Transfers in
| Nat | Pos | Player | From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | Billy Burns | [2] | ||
| C | Michael Gabrael | [3] | ||
| FB | Liam Ison | [4] |
Transfers out
| Nat | Pos | Player | To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | Wade Graham | Retirement | [5] | |
| W | Matt Ikuvalu | [6] | ||
| FE | Matt Moylan | [7] | ||
| FB, W, C | Connor Tracey | [8] | ||
| PR | Josh Finau | [9] |
Pre-season
| Round 1: 17 February 2024 | Newcastle Knights | 44–18 | Gosford | ||
| 13:45 AEDT | Tries: McCarthy Lucas Jones Armstrong Cogger Pryce Goals: Gamble 1/1 Cogger 3/3 Pryce 2/4 | Details | Tries: Berrell Katoa Rodwell Goals: Hiroti 2/2 Puru 1/1 Sin bin: Hazelton | Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Kasey Badger |
| Round 2: 23 February 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12–6 | Sydney | ||
| 20:00 AEDT | Tries: Wilton Vea'ila Goals: Trindall 2/2 Sin bin: Nikora | Report Details | Tries: Preston Goals: Burton 1/1 | Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Referee: Adam Gee |
Regular season
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 692 | 449 | +243 | 44 | Advance to finals series | |
| 2 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | ||
| 3 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 738 | 463 | +275 | 38 | ||
| 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 653 | 431 | +222 | 38 | ||
| 5 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 657 | 568 | +89 | 36 | ||
| 6 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 529 | 433 | +96 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 634 | 521 | +113 | 33 | ||
| 8 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 470 | 510 | −40 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 601 | −127 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 577 | 578 | −1 | 28 | ||
| 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 508 | 634 | −126 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 537 | 607 | −70 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 512 | 574 | −62 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 488 | 656 | −168 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 561 | 716 | −155 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 494 | 682 | −188 | 20 | ||
| 17 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 463 | 750 | −287 | 18 |
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.[10]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Round 1: 8 March 2024 | New Zealand Warriors | 12–16 | Auckland | ||
| 20:00 NZDT | Tries: Fonua-Blake Metcalf Goals: Johnson 2/2 | Report | Tries: Ramien Mulitalo Talakai Goals: Trindall 1/1 Hynes 1/2 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,076 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 2: 15 March 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 25–6 | Cronulla | ||
| 18:00 AEDT | Tries: Trindall Katoa Mulitalo Wilton Goals: Hynes 4/4 Field goals: Hynes Sin bin: Nikora | Report | Tries: Wilson Goals: Burton 1/1 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,928 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Round 3: 23 March 2024 | Wests Tigers | 32–6 | Leichhardt | ||
| 19:35 AEDT | Tries: Papali'i Seyfarth Olam Bula Goals: Koroisau 4/4 Sezer 2/2 | Report | Tries: Hazelton Goals: Hynes 1/1 | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 15,990 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 4: 31 March 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 36–22 | Cronulla | ||
| 18:15 AEDT | Tries: Trindall Mulitalo Brailey Iro Katoa Goals: Hynes 6/6 | Report | Tries: Schiller Savage Levi Goals: Fogarty 3/4 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,692 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 6: 13 April 2024 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22–34 | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Chee-Kam Milne Burgess Tass Goals: Hawkins 3/5 | Report | Tries: Mulitalo Wilton Katoa Brailey Goals: Hynes 5/6 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 7: 21 April 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 42–6 | Cronulla | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Kennedy Hazelton Stonestreet Trindall Mulitalo Goals: Hynes 7/7 | Report | Tries: Holmes Goals: Holmes 1/1 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,415 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 8: 28 April 2024 | Canberra Raiders | 0–40 | Canberra | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Report | Tries: McInnes Hazelton Katoa Nikora Hynes Ramien Goals: Hynes 6/7 | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 15,820 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 9: 5 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20–10 | Cronulla | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Kaufusi Talakai Hazelton Goals: Hynes 4/4 | Report | Tries: Ravalawa Goals: Lomax 1/2 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 10: 11 May 2024 | Melbourne Storm | 18–25 | Melbourne | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Katoa Smith Wishart Goals: Meaney 3/4 Sin bin: Grant | Report | Tries: Hau Tapuha Kaufusi Ramien Talakai Goals: Atkinson 4/4 Field goals: Atkinson | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,670 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 11: 18 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 38–30 | Brisbane | ||
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Kennedy Katoa Wilton Talakai Mulitalo Hazelton Goals: Hynes 7/7 | Report | Tries: Young Tupou Pauga Goals: Walker 5/6 Sin bin: Sua'ali'i | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 48,934 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 12: 25 May 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0–42 | Cronulla | ||
| 17:30 AEST | Report | Tries: Fisher-Harris Luai Alamoti Edwards Cole Henry Sorensen Goals: Edwards 7/8 Sin bin: Leota | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 13: 30 May 2024 | Parramatta Eels | 34–22 | Parramatta | ||
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Penisini Sivo Paulo Simonsson Brown Goals: Moses 5/7 | Report | Tries: Katoa Kennedy Atkinson Goals: Trindall 3/4 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,665 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 14: 8 June 2024 | Brisbane Broncos | 12–22 | Brisbane | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Carrigan Smoothy Goals: Staggs 2/2 | Report | Tries: Talakai Katoa Trindall Brailey Goals: Trindall 3/5 | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 41,004 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 15: 13 June 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 28–30 | Cronulla | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Hunt Nikora Mulitalo Kennedy Katoa Goals: Hynes 4/5 | Report | Tries: Plath Farnworth Bostock Averillo Tabuai-Fidow Goals: Isaako 5/7 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 17: 28 June 2024 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 15–14 (g.p.) | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Kikau Mahoney Goals: Burton 3/3 Field goals: Burton | Report | Tries: Nikora Katoa Trindall Goals: Hynes 1/3 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 18: 5 July 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 16–20 | Coffs Harbour | ||
| 18:00 AEST | Tries: Trindall Atkinson Hynes Goals: Hynes 2/3 Sin bin: Talakai | Report | Tries: K. Foran Randall Palasia Goals: Boyd 4/4 | Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 8,673 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Round 19: 12 July 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 58–6 | Cronulla | ||
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Iro Mulitalo Katoa Hamlin-Uele Nikora Ramien Trindall Goals: Trindall 9/10 | Report | Tries: Faataape Goals: Koroisau 1/1 Sin bin: Koroisau | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 21: 27 July 2024 | North Queensland Cowboys | 30–22 | Townsville | ||
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Taulagi Nanai Feldt Goals: Holmes 5/6 | Report | Tries: Mulitalo Iro Trindall Atkinson Goals: Trindall 3/4 Sin bin: Brailey | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,907 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 22: 3 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20–6 | Cronulla | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Katoa Stonestreet Trindall Iro Goals: Trindall 1/3 Atkinson 1/1 | Report | Tries: Gray Goals: Myers 1/2 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 23: 9 August 2024 | Gold Coast Titans | 0–44 | Gold Coast | ||
| 18:00 AEST | Sin bin: Fotuaika | Report | Tries: Rudolf Stonestreet Ramien Hazelton Talakai Nikora Williams Goals: Atkinson 6/8 Sin bin: Ramien | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 13,287 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 24: 18 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 19–18 (g.p.) | Cronulla | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Atkinson Nikora Mulitalo Goals: Atkinson 3/5 Field goals: Atkinson | Report | Tries: Pearce-Paul Marzhew Gagai Goals: Ponga 3/4 Sin bin: Crossland | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 25: 25 August 2024 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 10–38 | Wollongong | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Bird Tuipulotu Goals: Lomax 1/2 | Report | Tries: Ramien Iro Stonestreet Kennedy Nikora Hiroti Goals: Trindall 5/7 Sin bin: Ramien | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 17,754 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 26: 31 August 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 28–30 | Cronulla | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Wilton Iro Stonestreet Hazelton Goals: Trindall 4/5 Sin bin: Iro | Report | Tries: Metcalf Watene-Zelezniak Nicoll-Klokstad Montoya Goals: Johnson 3/6 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,637 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 27: 8 September 2024 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20–40 | Brookvale | ||
| 14:00 AEST | Tries: Talau Faulalo Olakau'atu Koula Goals: Garrick 2/4 | Report | Tries: Katoa Mulitalo Williams Atkinson Nikora Goals: Hynes 6/7 | Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,384 Referee: Adam Gee |
Finals series
Bracket
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 September – Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | 20 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September – Townsville | 18 | 27 September – Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 28 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 16 | 18 | 6 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 September – Sydney | 28 September – Sydney | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 22 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 24 | 21 September – Sydney | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September – Sydney | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| QEF: 14 September 2024 | Melbourne Storm | 37–10 | Melbourne | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Munster Warbrick Grant Goals: Meaney 6/8 Field goals: Papenhuyzen | Report | Tries: Katoa Nikora Goals: Hynes 1/2 | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,326 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| SF: 20 September 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26–18 | Moore Park | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Trindall McInnes Mulitalo Goals: Hynes 5/5 | Report | Tries: Holmes Cotter Goals: Holmes 2/2 Drinkwater 1/1 | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| PF: 28 September 2024 | Penrith Panthers | 26–6 | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Alamoti To'o Martin Goals: Cleary 4/5 Alamoti 1/1 | Report | Tries: Katoa Goals: Hynes 1/2 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 33,753 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Player Appearances
| FB=Fullback | W=Winger | C=Centre | FE=Five-Eighth | HB=Halfback | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Lock | B=Bench | R=Reserve |
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Representative Honours
Awards
2024 Dally M Awards
Sharks Awards Night
Were presented on Thursday 3 October 2024 at Doltone House Sylvania.[12]
- Porter Gallen Medal and Pontifex Player of the Year: Blayke Brailey
- NRLW Player of the Year: Tiana Penitani
- Tommy Bishop Players Player: Jesse Ramien
- NRLW Player's Player: Quincy Dodd and Brooke Anderson
- Steve Rogers Rookie of the Year: Kayal Iro
- NRLW Rookie of the Year: Georgia Hannaway
- Members Player of the Year: Daniel Atkinson and Tiana Penitani
- Sharks Have Heart Community Award: Nicho Hynes, Max Bradbury and Emma Tonegato
- Iron Man: Blayke Brailey
- Andrew Ettingshausen Club Person of the Year: Tony Grimaldi
- Education Excellence: Jesse Colquhoun, Samuel McCulloch and Tiana Penitani
- Jersey Flegg - Gavin Miller Player of the Year: Samuel McCulloch
- Jersey Flegg - Greg Pierce Players Player: Felix Faatili
Women's Awards Night
Were held on Wednesday 15 May at Sharks at Kareela.[13]
- Female Pathways Player of the Year: Felila Fakalelu
- Tarsha Gale Coaches Award: Joy Levy
- Tarsha Gale Player's Player of the Year: Koreti Leilua and Tia-Jordyn Vasilovski
- Tarsha Gale Player of the Year: Stephanie Faulkner
- Lisa Fiaola Coaches Award: Charlotte Hall
- Lisa Fiaola Players' Player: Felila Fakalelu
- Lisa Fiaola Player of the Year: Felila Fakalelu
Junior Rep Awards Night
Were presented on Tuesday 14th May.[14]
- Junior Rep Player of the Year: Thomas Dellow
- Harold Matthews Cup Player of the Year: Thomas Dellow
- Harold Matthews Cup Coaches Award: Thomas Dellow
- Harold Matthews Cup Players' Player: Thomas Dellow
- SG Ball Player of the Year: Jai Davies
- SG Ball Coaches Award: Pharrell Gray
- SG Ball Players' Player: Max McCarthy
Other awards
- Preston Campbell Medal: Braydon Trindall[15]
- Ken Stephen Medal: Nicho Hynes[16]
- NRLW Captain of the Year: Tiana Penitani[17]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brailey in rare air as back-to-back Porter Gallen Medal winner". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Fakalelu honoured at female pathways presentation". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Dellow cleans up at boys junior rep presentation". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Trindall moves out of the shadows and into the history books". National Rugby League. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Nicho Hynes wins 2024 Ken Stephen Medal. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via www.nrl.com.
- ^ Tiana Penitani named 2024 NRLW Dally M Captain of the Year. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via www.nrl.com.