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{{Short description|none}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox rugby league team season
{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year = 2018
| year = 2018
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| league_rank = 4th
| league_rank = 4th
| playoff_result =
| playoff_result =
| league_wins = 15
| league_wins = 16
| league_draws = 0
| league_draws = 0
| league_losses = 8
| league_losses = 8
| points_for = 489
| points_for = 519
| points_against = 405
| points_against = 423
| CEO_title = CEO
| CEO_title = CEO
| CEO = [[Barry Russell]]
| CEO = [[Barry Russell (Cronulla)|Barry Russell]]
| coach = [[Shane Flanagan]]
| coach = [[Shane Flanagan]]
| assistant_coach = [[Jim Dymock]]
| assistant_coach = [[Jim Dymock]]
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| stadium = [[Endeavour Field|Shark Park]]
| stadium = [[Endeavour Field|Shark Park]]
| avg_attendance = 12,685
| avg_attendance = 12,685
| top_tries = [[Valentine Holmes]] (20)
| top_tries = [[Valentine Holmes]] (22)
| top_goals = [[Chad Townsend]] (62)
| top_goals = [[Chad Townsend]] (62)
| top_points = [[Chad Townsend]] (143)
| top_points = [[Chad Townsend]] (148)
| prev_season = [[2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season|2017]]
| prev_season = [[2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season|2017]]
| next_season = [[2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season|2019]]
| next_season = [[2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season|2019]]
| list =
| list =
}}
}}
The '''2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season''' is the 52nd in [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Shane Flanagan]] and captained by [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Wade Graham]], they are currently competing in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]'s [[2018 Telstra Premiership]].
The '''2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season''' was the 52nd in [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Shane Flanagan]] and captained by [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Wade Graham]], they competed in the [[National Rugby League]]'s [[2018 Telstra Premiership]].


== Fixtures ==
== Fixtures ==
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|-
|-
!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Mel. !! Opp.!! Source
!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Cro. !! Opp.!! Source
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|17 February ||Trial Match|| {{leagueicon|manly|size=16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] || [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]] ||Win||30||14||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/02/17/moylan-shines-as-sharks-bit-sea-eagles/|title=Moylan shines as Sharks bite Sea Eagles|work=sharks.com.au|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|17 February ||Trial Match|| {{leagueicon|manly|size=16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] || [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]] ||Win||30||14||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/02/17/moylan-shines-as-sharks-bit-sea-eagles/|title=Moylan shines as Sharks bite Sea Eagles|work=sharks.com.au|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140245/https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/02/17/moylan-shines-as-sharks-bit-sea-eagles/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|24 February||Trial Match|| {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Wests Tigers]] || [[Campbelltown Stadium]], [[Sydney]] ||Win||24||12||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/24/cronulla-sharks-record-comfortable-trial-win-over-wests-tigers/|title=Sharks enjoy strong pre-season win over Tigers|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|24 February||Trial Match|| {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Wests Tigers]] || [[Campbelltown Stadium]], [[Sydney]] ||Win||24||12||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/24/cronulla-sharks-record-comfortable-trial-win-over-wests-tigers/|title=Sharks enjoy strong pre-season win over Tigers|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140442/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/24/cronulla-sharks-record-comfortable-trial-win-over-wests-tigers/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
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|-
|-
!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Mel. !! Opp. !! Tries !! Goals !! Field Goals !! Report
!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Cro. !! Opp. !! Tries !! Goals !! Field Goals !! Report
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|9 March||1|| {{nowrap|[[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]}}|| [[1300SMILES Stadium]], [[Townsville]]||Loss||14||20||[[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[James Segeyaro|Segeyaro]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/3|||| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/09/north-queensland-cowboys-mark-johnathan-thurstons-300th-celebrations-with-win-over-cronulla-sharks/|title=Cowboys mark JT's 300th with win over Sharks|accessdate=22 June 2018|author=Dylan Morris}}</ref>
|9 March||1|| {{nowrap|[[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]}}|| [[1300SMILES Stadium]], [[Townsville]]||Loss||14||20||[[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[James Segeyaro|Segeyaro]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/3|||| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/09/north-queensland-cowboys-mark-johnathan-thurstons-300th-celebrations-with-win-over-cronulla-sharks/|title=Cowboys mark JT's 300th with win over Sharks|access-date=22 June 2018|author=Dylan Morris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140348/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/09/north-queensland-cowboys-mark-johnathan-thurstons-300th-celebrations-with-win-over-cronulla-sharks/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|15 March||2||[[File:St. George colours.svg|16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||16||20||[[Jayson Bukuya|Bukuya]], [[Sosaia Feki|Feki]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/4||||<ref>{{cite news|title=Sharks errors prove their undoing|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/15/st-george-illawarra-dragons-too-good-for-cronulla-sharks/|date=15 March 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018|author=Chris Kennedy}}</ref>
|15 March||2||[[File:St. George colours.svg|16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||16||20||[[Jayson Bukuya|Bukuya]], [[Sosaia Feki|Feki]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/4||||<ref>{{cite news|title=Sharks errors prove their undoing|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/15/st-george-illawarra-dragons-too-good-for-cronulla-sharks/|date=15 March 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|author=Chris Kennedy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140542/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/15/st-george-illawarra-dragons-too-good-for-cronulla-sharks/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|24 March||3||[[File:Parramatta colours.svg|16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]|| [[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||14||4||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 5/5||||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/24/cronulla-sharks-earn-first-win-by-beating-parramatta-eels/|title=Hayne hurt as Sharks earn first win|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|24 March||3||[[File:Parramatta colours.svg|16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]|| [[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||14||4||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 5/5||||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/24/cronulla-sharks-earn-first-win-by-beating-parramatta-eels/|title=Hayne hurt as Sharks earn first win|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140227/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/24/cronulla-sharks-earn-first-win-by-beating-parramatta-eels/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|30 March||4||[[File:Melbourne colours.svg|16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||14||4||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 5/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/30/cronulla-sharks-score-hard-earned-win-over-melbourne-storm/|title=Sharks score hard-earned win over Storm|author=Margie McDonald|date=30 March 2018|website=NRL.com}}</ref>
|30 March||4||[[File:Melbourne colours.svg|16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||14||4||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 5/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/30/cronulla-sharks-score-hard-earned-win-over-melbourne-storm/|title=Sharks score hard-earned win over Storm|author=Margie McDonald|date=30 March 2018|website=NRL.com|access-date=2018-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330153509/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/30/cronulla-sharks-score-hard-earned-win-over-melbourne-storm/#|archive-date=2018-03-30|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|6 April||5||[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||10||28||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (2)||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/3||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/06/sydney-roosters-enjoy-strong-win-over-cronulla-sharks/|title=Cronk, Keary steer Roosters to win over Sharks|author=nrl.com|date=6 April 2018|website=NRL.com}}</ref>
|6 April||5||[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||10||28||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (2)||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/3||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/06/sydney-roosters-enjoy-strong-win-over-cronulla-sharks/|title=Cronk, Keary steer Roosters to win over Sharks|author=nrl.com|date=6 April 2018|website=NRL.com|access-date=2018-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031544/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/06/sydney-roosters-enjoy-strong-win-over-cronulla-sharks/#|archive-date=2018-04-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|13 April||6||[[File:St. George colours.svg|16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]|| [[WIN Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||20||40||[[Jayden Brailey|Brailey]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Ricky Leutele|Leutele]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 2/4||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/13/cronulla-sharks-lock-paul-gallen-injured-in-game-against-st-george-illawarra-dragons/|title=Dragons have all the answers for injury-ravaged Sharks|author=Margie McDonald|date=13 April 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|13 April||6||[[File:St. George colours.svg|16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]|| [[WIN Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||20||40||[[Jayden Brailey|Brailey]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Ricky Leutele|Leutele]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 2/4||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/13/cronulla-sharks-lock-paul-gallen-injured-in-game-against-st-george-illawarra-dragons/|title=Dragons have all the answers for injury-ravaged Sharks|author=Margie McDonald|date=13 April 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175436/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/13/cronulla-sharks-lock-paul-gallen-injured-in-game-against-st-george-illawarra-dragons/#|archive-date=2018-06-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|22 April||7||[[File:Penrith colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||26||22||[[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]] (2), [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Scott Sorensen|Sorensen]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 5/6||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/22/cronulla-sharks-score-narrow-win-over-penrith-panthers/|title=Moylan gets last laugh as Sharks beat Panthers|author=Brad Walter|date=22 April 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|22 April||7||[[File:Penrith colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||26||22||[[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]] (2), [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Scott Sorensen|Sorensen]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 5/6||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/22/cronulla-sharks-score-narrow-win-over-penrith-panthers/|title=Moylan gets last laugh as Sharks beat Panthers|author=Brad Walter|date=22 April 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140522/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/22/cronulla-sharks-score-narrow-win-over-penrith-panthers/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|28 April||8||[[File:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg|16px]] [[Gold Coast Titans]]|| [[Cbus Super Stadium]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]||Win||10||9||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 0/2||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 2/2||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/28/gritty-sharks-edge-titans-by-a-point/|title=Gritty Sharks edge Titans by a point|author=NRL|date=28 April 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|28 April||8||[[File:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg|16px]] [[Gold Coast Titans]]|| [[Cbus Super Stadium]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]||Win||10||9||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 0/2||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 2/2||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/28/gritty-sharks-edge-titans-by-a-point/|title=Gritty Sharks edge Titans by a point|author=NRL|date=28 April 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140447/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/28/gritty-sharks-edge-titans-by-a-point/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|5 May||9||[[File:Parramatta colours.svg|16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||22||20||[[Sosaia Feki|Feki]] (2), [[Chad Townsend|Townsend]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/05/cronulla-sharks-hang-on-to-score-thrilling-win-over-parramatta-eels/|title=Fifita stars as Sharks hang on against Eels|author=NRL|date=5 May 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|5 May||9||[[File:Parramatta colours.svg|16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||22||20||[[Sosaia Feki|Feki]] (2), [[Chad Townsend|Townsend]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/05/cronulla-sharks-hang-on-to-score-thrilling-win-over-parramatta-eels/|title=Fifita stars as Sharks hang on against Eels|author=NRL|date=5 May 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140422/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/05/cronulla-sharks-hang-on-to-score-thrilling-win-over-parramatta-eels/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|13 May||10||[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]|| [[GIO Stadium]], [[Canberra]]||Win||24||16||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (2), [[Jack Williams (rugby league)|Williams]], [[Sosaia Feki|Feki]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/13/cronulla-sharks-make-it-four-in-a-row-with-win-over-canberra-raiders/|title=Fifita inspires Sharks to four-game streak with win over Raiders|author=NRL|date=13 May 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|13 May||10||[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]|| [[GIO Stadium]], [[Canberra]]||Win||24||16||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (2), [[Jack Williams (rugby league)|Williams]], [[Sosaia Feki|Feki]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/13/cronulla-sharks-make-it-four-in-a-row-with-win-over-canberra-raiders/|title=Fifita inspires Sharks to four-game streak with win over Raiders|author=NRL|date=13 May 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140526/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/13/cronulla-sharks-make-it-four-in-a-row-with-win-over-canberra-raiders/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|20 May||11||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||22||16||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Matt Prior (rugby league)|Matt Prior]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/4||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2018/round-11/sharks-vs-bulldogs//|title=Sharks vs Bulldogs|author=NRL|date=20 May 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|20 May||11||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||22||16||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Matt Prior (rugby league)|Matt Prior]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/4||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2018/round-11/sharks-vs-bulldogs//|title=Sharks vs Bulldogs|author=NRL|date=20 May 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140510/https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2018/round-11/sharks-vs-bulldogs//#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|27 May||12||[[File:Newcastle colours.svg|16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]|| [[McDonald Jones Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]||Win||48||10||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (3), [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]] (2), [[Jayden Brailey|Brailey]], [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Luke Lewis|Lewis]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 6/10||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/27/matt-moylan-masterclass-leads-cronulla-sharks-to-huge-win-over-newcastle-knights/|title=Moylan masterclass leads Sharks to huge win over Knights|author=NRL|date=27 May 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|27 May||12||[[File:Newcastle colours.svg|16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]|| [[McDonald Jones Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]||Win||48||10||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (3), [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]] (2), [[Jayden Brailey|Brailey]], [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Luke Lewis|Lewis]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 6/10||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/27/matt-moylan-masterclass-leads-cronulla-sharks-to-huge-win-over-newcastle-knights/|title=Moylan masterclass leads Sharks to huge win over Knights|author=NRL|date=27 May 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140354/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/27/matt-moylan-masterclass-leads-cronulla-sharks-to-huge-win-over-newcastle-knights/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|1 June||13||[[File:South Sydney colours.svg|16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]||[[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||14||22||[[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1997)|Katoa]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/3|||| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/01/campbell-graham-heroics-help-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-cronulla-sharks/|title='Real deal' Rabbitohs run riot over Sharks|author=NRL|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|1 June||13||[[File:South Sydney colours.svg|16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]||[[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||14||22||[[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1997)|Katoa]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/3|||| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/01/campbell-graham-heroics-help-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-cronulla-sharks/|title='Real deal' Rabbitohs run riot over Sharks|author=NRL|date=13 June 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140512/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/01/campbell-graham-heroics-help-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-cronulla-sharks/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|10 June||14||[[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg|16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||24||16||[[Paul Gallen|Gallen]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/5|||| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/10/paul-gallen-and-valentine-holmes-steer-cronulla-sharks-to-win-over-wests-tigers/|title=Gallen and Holmes steer Sharks to win over Wests Tigers|author=NRL|date=10 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|10 June||14||[[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg|16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||24||16||[[Paul Gallen|Gallen]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]], [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/5|||| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/10/paul-gallen-and-valentine-holmes-steer-cronulla-sharks-to-win-over-wests-tigers/|title=Gallen and Holmes steer Sharks to win over Wests Tigers|author=NRL|date=10 June 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140518/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/10/paul-gallen-and-valentine-holmes-steer-cronulla-sharks-to-win-over-wests-tigers/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|16 June||15||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||16||20||[[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Ricky Leutele|Leutele]], [[Wade Graham|Graham]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 2/3||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2018/round-15/sharks-vs-broncos/|title=Sharks vs Broncos|author=NRL|date=16 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|16 June||15||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||16||20||[[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Ricky Leutele|Leutele]], [[Wade Graham|Graham]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 2/3||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2018/round-15/sharks-vs-broncos/|title=Sharks vs Broncos|author=NRL|date=16 June 2018|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140406/https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2018/round-15/sharks-vs-broncos/#|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|29 June||16||[[File:New Zealand colours.svg|16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]]|| [[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Win||18||15||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]] (2), [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/29/edrick-lee-the-hero-for-cronulla-sharks-in-last-gasp-win-over-new-zealand-warriors/|title=Lee the hero for Sharks in last-gasp win over Warriors|date=29 June 2018|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>
|29 June||16||[[File:New Zealand colours.svg|16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]]|| [[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Win||18||15||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]] (2), [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 3/5||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/29/edrick-lee-the-hero-for-cronulla-sharks-in-last-gasp-win-over-new-zealand-warriors/|title=Lee the hero for Sharks in last-gasp win over Warriors|date=29 June 2018|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232108/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/29/edrick-lee-the-hero-for-cronulla-sharks-in-last-gasp-win-over-new-zealand-warriors/#|archive-date=2018-07-13|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:
|- style="background:
|||17||[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]||||||||||||||||
|||17||[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]||||||||||||||||
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|13 July||18||{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]|| [[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||24||12||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (2), [[Sione Katoa|Katoa]], [[Matt Moylan|Moylan]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/4||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/13/matt-moylan-enjoys-winning-return-as-cronulla-sharks-beat-depleted-penrith-panthers/|title=Moylan enjoys winning return as Sharks beat Panthers|author=Alicia Newton|date=13 July 2018|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>
|13 July||18||{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]|| [[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||24||12||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] (2), [[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1997)|Katoa]], [[Matt Moylan|Moylan]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/4||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/13/matt-moylan-enjoys-winning-return-as-cronulla-sharks-beat-depleted-penrith-panthers/|title=Moylan enjoys winning return as Sharks beat Panthers|author=Alicia Newton|date=13 July 2018|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021027/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/13/matt-moylan-enjoys-winning-return-as-cronulla-sharks-beat-depleted-penrith-panthers/#|archive-date=2018-07-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|20 July||19||[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||28||24||[[Andrew Fifita|Fifita]], [[Ricky Leutele|Leutele]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Wade Graham|Graham]], [[Sione Katoa|Katoa]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/6||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/20/canberra-raiders-suffer-painful-loss-to-cronulla-sharks/|title=Raiders suffer painful loss to Sharks|author=Alicia Newton|date=20 July 2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref>
|20 July||19||[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||28||24||[[Andrew Fifita|Fifita]], [[Ricky Leutele|Leutele]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Wade Graham|Graham]], [[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1997)|Katoa]]||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 4/6||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/20/canberra-raiders-suffer-painful-loss-to-cronulla-sharks/|title=Raiders suffer painful loss to Sharks|author=Alicia Newton|date=20 July 2018|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234054/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/20/canberra-raiders-suffer-painful-loss-to-cronulla-sharks/#|archive-date=2018-07-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|26 July||20||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]]||Loss||10||12||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]](2)||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/2||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/26/gritty-brisbane-broncos-hold-off-cronulla-sharks-in-tense-thriller/|title=Gritty Broncos hold off Sharks in tense thriller|author=Joel Gould|date=26 July 2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref>
|26 July||20||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]]||Loss||10||12||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]](2)||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/2||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/26/gritty-brisbane-broncos-hold-off-cronulla-sharks-in-tense-thriller/|title=Gritty Broncos hold off Sharks in tense thriller|author=Joel Gould|date=26 July 2018|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234418/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/26/gritty-brisbane-broncos-hold-off-cronulla-sharks-in-tense-thriller/#|archive-date=2018-07-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|- style="background:#fbb;"
|5 August||21||{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] ||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||32||33||[[Wade Graham|Graham]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Matt Moylan|Moylan]], [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Aaron Woods|Woods]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 6/7||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/05/daly-cherry-evans-field-goal-gives-manly-sea-eagles-golden-point-win-over-cronulla-sharks/|title=DCE field goal gives Manly golden-point win over Sharks|author=Dan Walsh|date=5 August 2018|accessdate=6 August 2018}}</ref>
|5 August||21||{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] ||[[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||32||33||[[Wade Graham|Graham]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Matt Moylan|Moylan]], [[Jesse Ramien|Ramien]], [[Aaron Woods|Woods]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 6/7||||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/05/daly-cherry-evans-field-goal-gives-manly-sea-eagles-golden-point-win-over-cronulla-sharks/|title=DCE field goal gives Manly golden-point win over Sharks|author=Dan Walsh|date=5 August 2018|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805233747/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/05/daly-cherry-evans-field-goal-gives-manly-sea-eagles-golden-point-win-over-cronulla-sharks/#|archive-date=2018-08-05|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;”
|- style="background:#cfc;”
|{{nowrap|12 August}}||22||[[File:Melbourne colours.svg|16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]|| [[AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]||Win||17||14||[[Jayden Brailey|Brailey]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 2/3||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/1||
|{{nowrap|12 August}}||22||[[File:Melbourne colours.svg|16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]|| [[AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]||Win||17||14||[[Jayden Brailey|Brailey]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 2/3||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/1||
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|- style="background: #cfc;”
|- style="background: #cfc;”
|{{nowrap|26 August}}||24||[[File:Newcastle colours.svg|16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||38||12||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]](2), [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[Sosaia Feki|Feki]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Chad Townsend|Townsend]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]]4/5, [[Edrick Lee|Lee]] 1/1||||
|{{nowrap|26 August}}||24||[[File:Newcastle colours.svg|16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]|| [[Southern Cross Group Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||38||12||[[Edrick Lee|Lee]](2), [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[Sosaia Feki|Feki]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Chad Townsend|Townsend]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]]4/5, [[Edrick Lee|Lee]] 1/1||||
|- style="background:
|- style="background: #cfc;”
|{{nowrap|2 September}}||25||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]|| [[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||||||||||||||
|{{nowrap|2 September}}||25||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]|| [[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||30||18||[[Sosaia Feki|Feki]](2), [[Kurt Capewell|Capewell]], [[Andrew Fifita|Fifita]], [[Josh Dugan|Dugan]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 3/6||||
|}

===Finals Series===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%; width:100%;"
|-
!Date!! Week !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Cro. !! Opp. !! Tries !! Goals !! Field Goals !! Report
|- style="background: #fbb;"
|8 September||1|| {{nowrap|[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]}}|| [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||12||21||[[Sosaia Feki|Feki]], [[Edrick Lee|Lee]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 2/3||||
|- style="background: #cfc;"
|14 September||2||{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]|| [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win||21||20||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]], [[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]], [[Luke Lewis|Lewis]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 4/5||[[Chad Townsend|Townsend]] 1/1||
|- style="background: #fbb;"
|14 September||2||{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]|| [[AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]||Loss||6||22||[[Luke Lewis|Lewis]]||[[Valentine Holmes|Holmes]] 1/1||||
|}
|}


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==Squad==
==Squad==
{{Rls
{{Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks current squad}}
|squadname=Cronulla Sharks 2018 Squad
|BC1=black
|FC1=white
|BC2=skyblue
|FC2=black
|source=[http://www.sharks.com.au/team/player-profiles.html Sharks 2018 Squad]
|date=16 July 2018
|list1a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK| name=[[Blayke Brailey]]}}
|list1b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK |name=[[Jayden Brailey]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player|nat=FIJ|pos=SR|pos2=LK|name=[[Jayson Bukuya]]}}
|list1d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|pos2=CE|name=[[Kurt Capewell]]}}
|list1e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Kurt Dillon]]}}
|list1f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|pos2=CE|name=[[Josh Dugan]]}}
|list1g={{Rls player|nat=NZL|pos=WG|name=[[Sosaia Feki]]}}
|list1h={{Rls player|nat=TON|pos=PR|name=[[Andrew Fifita]]|vicecaptain=y}}
|list1i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|pos2=FE|name=[[Kyle Flanagan (rugby league)|Kyle Flanagan]]}}
|list1j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=LK|pos2=PR|name=[[Paul Gallen]]|captain=y}}
|list1k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|pos2=LK|name=[[Wade Graham]]|captain=y}}

|list2a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|pos2=WG|name=[[Aaron Gray (rugby league)|Aaron Gray]]}}
|list2b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|pos2=FB|name=[[Valentine Holmes]]}} (gk)
|list2c={{Rls player|nat=NZL|pos=WG|name=[[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1997)|Sione Katoa]]}}
|list2d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=[[William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1997)|William Kennedy]]}}
|list2e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Edrick Lee]]}}
|list2f={{Rls player|nat=SAM|pos=CE|name=[[Ricky Leutele]]}}
|list2g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Luke Lewis]]}}
|list2h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=LK|pos2=SR|name=[[Billy Magoulias]]}}
|list2i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FE|pos2=FB|name=[[Matt Moylan]]}}
|list2j={{Rls player|nat=NZL|pos=SR|name=[[Briton Nikora]]}}

|list3a={{Rls player|nat=NZL|pos=LK|pos2=SR|name=[[Joseph Paulo]]}}
|list3b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|pos2=LK|name=[[Matt Prior (rugby league)|Matt Prior]]}}
|list3c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Jesse Ramien]]}}
|list3d={{Rls player|nat=PNG|pos=HK|name=[[James Segeyaro]]}}
|list3e={{Rls player|nat=SAM|pos=PR|name=[[Ava Seumanufagai]]}}
|list3f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Scott Sorensen]]}}
|list3g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|pos2=FE|name=[[Chad Townsend]]}} (gk)
|list3h={{Rls player|nat=NZL|pos=PR|name=[[Braden Uele]]}}
|list3i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|pos2=LK|name=[[Jack Williams (rugby league)|Jack Williams]]}}
|list3j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Aaron Woods]]}}

|coach=[[Shane Flanagan]]
|assistant=[[Jim Dymock]]
|assistant2=[[John Morris (rugby league)|John Morris]]
|legend1=[[File:Cruz Roja.svg|8px]] Injured
}}


==Player movements==
==Player movements==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/2018-nrl-player-movements/tabid/10874/newsid/112090/default.aspx|title=2018 Player Transfers|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref>
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/2018-nrl-player-movements/tabid/10874/newsid/112090/default.aspx|title=2018 Player Transfers|access-date=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172152/http://www.nrl.com/2018-nrl-player-movements/tabid/10874/newsid/112090/default.aspx#|archive-date=2017-10-13|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
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* [[Jayden Walker]] ''to'' [[Penrith Panthers]]
* [[Jayden Walker]] ''to'' [[Penrith Panthers]]
* [[Tony Williams (rugby league)|Tony Williams]] ''to'' [[Parramatta Eels]]
* [[Tony Williams (rugby league)|Tony Williams]] ''to'' [[Parramatta Eels]]



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==Representative honours==
==Representative honours==
The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2018. (C) = Captain
The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2018. (C) = Captain
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/tv-deal-state-of-origin-game-two-to-be-played-on-sunday-from-2018/news-story/3699e60abc8d0a7f3bba68a21a1224e8|title=TV deal: State of Origin game two to be played on Sunday from 2018|work=foxsports.com.au|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/tv-deal-state-of-origin-game-two-to-be-played-on-sunday-from-2018/news-story/3699e60abc8d0a7f3bba68a21a1224e8|title=TV deal: State of Origin game two to be played on Sunday from 2018|work=foxsports.com.au|access-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421104044/http://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/tv-deal-state-of-origin-game-two-to-be-played-on-sunday-from-2018/news-story/3699e60abc8d0a7f3bba68a21a1224e8#|archive-date=2016-04-21|url-status=live}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Player !! [[2018 State of Origin series|State of Origin 1]] !! [[2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests]] !! [[2018 State of Origin series|State of Origin 2]] !! [[2018 State of Origin series|State of Origin 3]] !! International Rugby League tests
! Player !! [[2018 State of Origin series|State of Origin 1]] !! [[2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests]] !! [[2018 State of Origin series|State of Origin 2]] !! [[2018 State of Origin series|State of Origin 3]] !! International Rugby League tests
|-
|-
| <center> [[Valentine Holmes]] </center> || <center> [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] </center> || <center> - </center> || <center> [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] </center> || <center> [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] </center> || <center>—</center>
| [[Valentine Holmes]] || [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] || - || [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] || [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] || [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]
|-
|-
| <center> [[James Segeyaro]] </center> || <center>-</center> || <center> [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]] (C) </center> ||<center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>
| [[James Segeyaro]] || - || [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]] (C) || —|| —|| —
|-
|-
| <center> [[Joseph Paulo]] </center> || <center>-</center> || <center> [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] </center> ||<center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>
| [[Joseph Paulo]] || - || [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] || —|| —|| —
|-
|-
| <center> [[Andrew Fifita]] </center> || <center>-</center> || <center> [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] </center> ||<center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>
| [[Andrew Fifita]] || - || [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] || —|| —|| [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]]
|-
|-
| <center> [[Matt Prior (rugby league)|Matt Prior]] </center> || <center>-</center> || <center> - </center> ||<center> [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] </center>|| <center>—</center>|| <center>—</center>
| [[Matt Prior (rugby league)|Matt Prior]] || - || - || [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] || —|| —
|-
| [[Aaron Woods]] || - || - || - || - || [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]
|-
|-



|}
|}


==Squad statistics ==
==Squad statistics ==
Statistics Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2018/players.html?pos=&ord=teams|title=NRL 2018 - Players|work=Rugby League Project|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
Statistics Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2018/players.html?pos=&ord=teams|title=NRL 2018 - Players|work=Rugby League Project|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312145017/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2018/players.html?pos=&ord=teams#|archive-date=2018-03-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
Statistics current as of Round 23
Statistics current as of Round 25
{{details|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records}}
{{Further|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!style="width:12em"|Name!![[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Try|T]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Goal (sport)#Rugby league and rugby union|G]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Drop goal|FG]]!!style="width:4em"|Pts
!style="width:12em"|Name!![[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Try (rugby)|T]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Goal (sport)#Rugby league and rugby union|G]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Drop goal|FG]]!!style="width:4em"|Pts
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jayden|Brailey}} ||22||3||0||0||12
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jayden|Brailey}} ||23||3||0||0||12
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jayson|Bukuya}} ||17||2||0||0||8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jayson|Bukuya}} ||18||2||0||0||8
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kurt|Capewell}} ||16||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kurt|Capewell}} ||17||1||0||0||4
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kurt|Dillon}} ||5||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kurt|Dillon}} ||5||0||0||0||0
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Josh|Dugan}} ||12||5||0||0||20
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Josh|Dugan}} ||13||6||0||0||24
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Sosaia|Feki}} ||12||5||0||0||20
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Sosaia|Feki}} ||13||7||0||0||28
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Fifita}} ||22||2||0||0||8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Fifita}} ||23||3||0||0||12
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Gallen}} ||19||1||0||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Gallen}} ||20||1||0||0||4
|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Wade|Graham}} ||16||3||0||0||12
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 24 January 2024

2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank4th
2018 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 519; against: 423
Team information
CEOBarry Russell
CoachShane Flanagan
Assistant coachJim Dymock
Captain
StadiumShark Park
Avg. attendance12,685
Top scorers
TriesValentine Holmes (22)
GoalsChad Townsend (62)
PointsChad Townsend (148)
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 52nd in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Cro. Opp. Source
17 February Trial Match Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 30 14 [1]
24 February Trial Match Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Win 24 12 [2]

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Cro. Opp. Tries Goals Field Goals Bericht
9 March 1 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville Loss 14 20 Dugan, Segeyaro Townsend 3/3 [3]
15 March 2 St George Illawarra Dragons Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Loss 16 20 Bukuya, Feki Townsend 4/4 [4]
24 March 3 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium, Sydney Win 14 4 Townsend Townsend 5/5 [5]
30 March 4 Melbourne Storm Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 14 4 Lee Townsend 5/5 [6]
6 April 5 Sydney Roosters Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Loss 10 28 Holmes (2) Townsend 1/3 [7]
13 April 6 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Sydney Loss 20 40 Brailey, Lee, Holmes, Leutele Townsend 2/4 [8]
22 April 7 Penrith Panthers Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 26 22 Ramien (2), Holmes, Sorensen Townsend 5/6 [9]
28 April 8 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast Win 10 9 Holmes, Lee Townsend 0/2 Townsend 2/2 [10]
5 May 9 Parramatta Eels Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 22 20 Feki (2), Townsend, Lee Townsend 3/5 [11]
13 May 10 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium, Canberra Win 24 16 Holmes (2), Williams, Feki Townsend 4/5 [12]
20 May 11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 22 16 Lee, Holmes, Ramien, Matt Prior Townsend 3/4 [13]
27 May 12 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Win 48 10 Holmes (3), Ramien (2), Brailey, Dugan, Lee, Lewis Townsend 6/10 [14]
1 June 13 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Loss 14 22 Ramien, Katoa Townsend 3/3 [15]
10 June 14 Wests Tigers Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 24 16 Gallen, Holmes, Lee, Ramien Townsend 4/5 [16]
16 June 15 Brisbane Broncos Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Loss 16 20 Ramien, Leutele, Graham Townsend 2/3 [17]
29 June 16 New Zealand Warriors Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 18 15 Lee (2), Ramien Townsend 3/5 [18]
17 Bye
13 July 18 Penrith Panthers Panthers Stadium, Sydney Win 24 12 Holmes (2), Katoa, Moylan Townsend 4/4 [19]
20 July 19 Canberra Raiders Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 28 24 Fifita, Leutele, Holmes, Graham, Katoa Townsend 4/6 [20]
26 July 20 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Loss 10 12 Holmes(2) Townsend 1/2 [21]
5 August 21 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Loss 32 33 Graham, Holmes, Moylan, Ramien, Woods Holmes 6/7 [22]
12 August 22 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Win 17 14 Brailey, Holmes, Dugan Holmes 2/3 Townsend 1/1
18 August 23 North Queensland Cowboys Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 28 16 Lewis, Townsend, Fifita, Dugan, Bukuya Holmes 4/5
26 August 24 Newcastle Knights Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney Win 38 12 Lee(2), Dugan, Feki, Holmes, Townsend Holmes4/5, Lee 1/1
2 September 25 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Win 30 18 Feki(2), Capewell, Fifita, Dugan, Holmes Holmes 3/6

Finals Series

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Date Week Opponent Venue Result Cro. Opp. Tries Goals Field Goals Bericht
8 September 1 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium, Sydney Loss 12 21 Feki, Lee Holmes 2/3
14 September 2 Penrith Panthers Allianz Stadium, Sydney Win 21 20 Townsend, Holmes, Lewis Holmes 4/5 Townsend 1/1
14 September 2 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Loss 6 22 Lewis Holmes 1/1

Ladder

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2018 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 542 361 +181 34
2 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 1 536 363 +173 34
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 582 437 +145 34
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 1 519 423 +96 34
5 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 1 517 461 +56 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 1 556 500 +56 32
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 1 519 472 +47 32
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 1 472 447 +25 32
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 1 377 460 −83 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 563 540 +23 22
11 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 414 607 −193 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 8 0 16 1 428 474 −46 18
13 North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 1 449 521 −72 18
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 1 472 582 −110 18
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 1 500 622 −122 16
16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 1 374 550 −176 14

Squad

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Cronulla Sharks 2018 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Injured

Updated: 16 July 2018
Source(s): Sharks 2018 Squad


Player movements

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Source:[23]

Representative honours

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The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2018. (C) = Captain [24]

Player State of Origin 1 2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 International Rugby League tests
Valentine Holmes Queensland - Queensland Queensland Australien
James Segeyaro - Papua New Guinea (C) — — —
Joseph Paulo - Samoa — — —
Andrew Fifita - Tonga — — Tonga
Matt Prior - - New South Wales — —
Aaron Woods - - - - Australien

Squad statistics

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Statistics Source:[25] Statistics current as of Round 25

Further information: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records
Name App T G FG Pts
Jayden Brailey 23 3 0 0 12
Jayson Bukuya 18 2 0 0 8
Kurt Capewell 17 1 0 0 4
Kurt Dillon 5 0 0 0 0
Josh Dugan 13 6 0 0 24
Sosaia Feki 13 7 0 0 28
Andrew Fifita 23 3 0 0 12
Paul Gallen 20 1 0 0 4
Wade Graham 17 3 0 0 12
Aaron Gray 1 0 0 0 0
Trent Hodkinson 4 0 0 0 0
Valentine Holmes 23 21 21 0 126
Sione Katoa 9 3 0 0 12
Edrick Lee 16 11 1 0 46
Ricky Leutele 23 3 0 0 12
Luke Lewis 13 2 0 0 8
Matt Moylan 21 2 0 0 8
Joseph Paulo 20 0 0 0 0
Matt Prior 24 1 0 0 4
Jesse Ramien 18 10 0 0 40
James Segeyaro 23 1 0 0 4
Ava Seumanufagai 13 0 0 0 0
Scott Sorensen 12 1 0 0 4
Chad Townsend 24 4 62 3 143
Braden Uele 1 0 0 0 0
Jack Williams 4 1 0 0 4
Aaron Woods 9 1 0 0 4
Kyle Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0
28 Players used — 87 84 3 519

References

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  2. ^ "Sharks enjoy strong pre-season win over Tigers". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ Dylan Morris. "Cowboys mark JT's 300th with win over Sharks". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ^ Chris Kennedy (15 March 2018). "Sharks errors prove their undoing". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Hayne hurt as Sharks earn first win". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ^ Margie McDonald (30 March 2018). "Sharks score hard-earned win over Storm". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ^ nrl.com (6 April 2018). "Cronk, Keary steer Roosters to win over Sharks". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  8. ^ Margie McDonald (13 April 2018). "Dragons have all the answers for injury-ravaged Sharks". Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ^ Brad Walter (22 April 2018). "Moylan gets last laugh as Sharks beat Panthers". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ^ NRL (28 April 2018). "Gritty Sharks edge Titans by a point". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ^ NRL (5 May 2018). "Fifita stars as Sharks hang on against Eels". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ^ NRL (13 May 2018). "Fifita inspires Sharks to four-game streak with win over Raiders". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ^ NRL (20 May 2018). "Sharks vs Bulldogs". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. ^ NRL (27 May 2018). "Moylan masterclass leads Sharks to huge win over Knights". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ^ NRL (13 June 2018). "'Real deal' Rabbitohs run riot over Sharks". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  16. ^ NRL (10 June 2018). "Gallen and Holmes steer Sharks to win over Wests Tigers". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  17. ^ NRL (16 June 2018). "Sharks vs Broncos". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Lee the hero for Sharks in last-gasp win over Warriors". 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  19. ^ Alicia Newton (13 July 2018). "Moylan enjoys winning return as Sharks beat Panthers". Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  20. ^ Alicia Newton (20 July 2018). "Raiders suffer painful loss to Sharks". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  21. ^ Joel Gould (26 July 2018). "Gritty Broncos hold off Sharks in tense thriller". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  22. ^ Dan Walsh (5 August 2018). "DCE field goal gives Manly golden-point win over Sharks". Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  23. ^ "2018 Player Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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