The 2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 57th in
the club's history. The club is coached by
Craig Fitzgibbon
Craig Fitzgibbon (born 16 June 1977) is an Australian professional rugby league coach and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s and is the current head coach of Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
A Ne ...
in his second season with the Sharks and captained by
Dale Finucane and
Wade Graham
Wade Graham (born 25 October 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for and captains the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for at international level.
Graham previously played for the Penrith Pan ...
. The team is currently competing in the
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
's
2023 Telstra Premiership.
Milestones
*Round 1:
Oregon Kaufusi
Oregon Kaufusi (born 20 August 1999) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.
He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
Background
Kaufusi ...
made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and thei ...
.
*Round 3:
Jesse Ramien
Jesse Ramien (born 27 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights as well as a previous spell at the Cronu ...
played his 100th career game.
*Round 5:
Teig Wilton played his 50th career and club game.
*Round 5:
Ronaldo Mulitalo
Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 17 November 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for both and New Zealand at international level.
Backgro ...
scored his 50th career try for the club.
*Round 8:
Sione Katoa scored his 50th career try for the club.
*Round 15:
Daniel Atkinson
Daniel Atkinson (born 15 January 2001) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Earl ...
made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998 ...
.
*Round 16:
Briton Nikora played his 100th career and club game.
*Round 16:
Tom Hazelton
Thomas Hazelton (born 22 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Hazelton grew up in Goulburn and played his jun ...
scored his 1st career try for the club.
*Round 18:
Blayke Brailey
Blayke Brailey (born 23 September 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Brailey was born in Sydney, Australia.
He played his junior rugb ...
played his 100th career and club game.
*Round 23:
Wade Graham
Wade Graham (born 25 October 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for and captains the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for at international level.
Graham previously played for the Penrith Pan ...
played his 250th game for the club.
*Round 23:
Jesse Ramien
Jesse Ramien (born 27 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights as well as a previous spell at the Cronu ...
played his 100th game for the club.
*Round 23:
Royce Hunt played his 50th game for the club.
*Round 24:
Matt Moylan played his 100th game for the club.
Fixtures
Pre-season
Source:
Regular season
Source:
Ladder
Result by round
Squad
Player movements
Recruited
Released
Player appearances
Representative honours
Squad statistics
NSWRL Major Comps
Knock-On Effect NSW Cup (Newtown Jets)
Pre-season
Source:
Regular season
Source:
Jersey Flegg Cup (U21s)
Regular season
Source:
Harvey Norman Women's Premiership
Regular season
Source:
NSWRL Junior Reps
SG Ball Cup (U19s)
Regular season
Source:
Harold Matthews Cup (U17s)
Regular season
Source:
Finals series
Tarsha Gale Cup (U19s)
Regular season
Source:
Awards
2023 Dally M Awards
Sharks Awards Night
Other awards
*
Preston Campbell Medal:
Nicho Hynes
Footnotes
References
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League ( NRL), Australasia's premier rugby leagu ...
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks seasons