2016 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

2016 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank 3rd
2016 record Wins: 17; Draws: 1; Losses: 6
Points scored For: 580; Against: 404
Team information
CEO Lyall Gorman
Coach Shane Flanagan
Assistant coach Steve Price
Captains
Stadium Shark Park
Avg. Attend. 14,577
Top scorers
Tries Valentine Holmes (19)
Goals James Maloney (94)
Points James Maloney (219)
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The 2016 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 50th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 16) to make the finals.

In the first week on the finals, they took on the Canberra Raiders, who at that stage were on a 10-game winning streak, at GIO Stadium. A day before the game, Sharks skipper, Paul Gallen did not take the trip and was ruled out with a back injury. 7 minutes into the game, stand-in skipper Wade Graham was taken off the field and would not return due to a concussion. Despite playing with one less player (16) for more than 70 minutes, the Sharks managed to earn a week off and advance to the preliminary finals with a 16-14 win, one of the Sharks' more memorable wins in their history.

In the preliminary final, they took on the North Queensland Cowboys, who managed to narrowing beat the Brisbane Broncos in a 90-minute thriller the week before, at Allianz Stadium. Paul Gallen and Wade Graham returned from their respective injuries to line up in a near fully strengthed Cronulla side. With James Maloney and Chad Townsend leading the way, the Sharks defeated the Cowboys 32-20 to progress into the 2016 NRL Grand Final, their first grand final appearance since the 1997 Super League Season. It's only the fourth time they've appeared in a grand final in their history. They will take on the Melbourne Storm, who finished as the minor premiers.

Playing in front of 83,625 fans, the Cronulla Sharks broke their 50 year drought without a premiership, with a 14-12 win over the minor premiers, the Melbourne Storm. It sent Michael Ennis out a winner in his final game in the NRL. The Clive Churchill Medal Winner was Luke Lewis.

2016 Squad

Cronulla Sharks 2016 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 04 May 2016
Source(s): Sharks 2016 Squad

Results

Tries: Chad Townsend, Jack Bird

Tries: Ben Barba, Valentine Holmes, Chad Townsend, Jayson Bukuya, Ricky Leutele

Tries: Luke Lewis, Valentine Holmes

Tries: Ben Barba, Chad Townsend

Tries: Luke Lewis, James Maloney, Sosaia Feki, Paul Gallen, Ben Barba

Tries: Ben Barba, Sosaia Feki, Matt Prior, Andrew Fifita, Valentine Holmes

Field Goal: Chad Townsend

Tries: Ben Barba (2), Jack Bird, Jayson Bukuya, Valentine Holmes, Matt Prior, James Maloney

Tries: Michael Ennis, James Maloney, Valentine Holmes

Tries: Sosaia Feki (2), Paul Gallen, James Maloney, Chad Townsend

Tries: Valentine Holmes (4), Sosaia Feki (3), Luke Lewis (2), Ben Barba, Wade Graham

Tries: Sosaia Feki, Valentine Holmes, Ben Barba

Tries: Chad Townsend, Valentine Holmes, Ben Barba, Ricky Leutele

Tries: Valentine Holmes

Field Goal: James Maloney

Tries: Michael Ennis, Ricky Leutele, Jayson Bukuya

Field Goal: James Maloney

Sosaia Feki (2), Ricky Leutele (2), Gerard Beale (2)

Tries: Ben Barba (2), Mitch Brown, Joseph Paulo, Luke Lewis

Tries: Sosaia Feki (2), Valentine Holmes, Jack Bird, Luke Lewis, Chad Townsend

Tries: Jack Bird (2), Ben Barba (2), Valentine Holmes (2), Sosaia Feki, Gerard Beale

Tries: Valentine Holmes, Jack Bird, Andrew Fifita

Tries: James Maloney, Paul Gallen

Tries: Valentine Holmes, Ben Barba, Ricky Leutele

Tries: Wade Graham

Tries: Matt Prior, Ben Barba, Gerard Beale, Paul Gallen, Jayson Bukuya, Valentine Holmes

Field Goal: James Maloney

Tries: Gerard Beale

Tries: Matt Prior, Valentine Holmes

Tries: James Maloney (2), Sosaia Feki, Chad Townsend, Luke Lewis

Tries: Ben Barba, Andrew Fifita

Clive Churchill Medal Winner: Luke Lewis

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419052563302+26142
2 Canberra Raiders 2417162688456+23239
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 2417162580404+17639
4 North Queensland Cowboys 2415092584355+22934
5 Brisbane Broncos 2415092554434+12034
6 Penrith Panthers 24140102563463+10032
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102506448+5832
8 Gold Coast Titans 24111122508497+1127
9 Wests Tigers 24110132499607−10826
10 New Zealand Warriors 24100142513601−8824
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24100142341538−19724
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152473549−7622
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2480162454563−10920
14 Parramatta Eels 24130112298324−26181
15 Sydney Roosters 2460182443576−13316
16 Newcastle Knights 2411222305800−4957

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches. 1st

2016 Statistics

Top 5 Point Scorers

Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals
219 James Maloney 7 94 3
80 Valentine Holmes 19 2 0
64 Ben Barba 16 0 0
56 Sosaia Feki 14 0 0
45 Chad Townsend 8 6 1

Top 5 Try Scorers

Tries Player
19 Valentine Holmes
16 Ben Barba
14 Sosaia Feki
8 Chad Townsend
7 Luke Lewis

Top 5 Try Assisters

Assists Player
18 Ben Barba
13 Chad Townsend
13 Michael Ennis
10 Gerard Beale
9 James Maloney

Top 5 Tacklers

Tackles Player
947 Michael Ennis
747 Andrew Fifita
673 Luke Lewis
663 Wade Graham
640 Jayson Bukuya

Top 5 Running Metres

Metres Player
4,263 Andrew Fifita
3,509 Paul Gallen
3,391 Valentine Holmes
3,219 Wade Graham
2,904 Jack Bird
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