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2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Season
The 2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 53rd in the club's history. The team was coached by John Morris, who replaced Shane Flanagan after he resigned in January. The Cronulla Sharks were captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham and competed in the National Rugby League's 2019 Telstra Premiership. Milestones *Round 1: Josh Morris made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. *Round 1: Shaun Johnson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors and kicked his 1st goal for the club. *Round 1: Briton Nikora made his NRL debut for the club. *Round 1: Blayke Brailey made his NRL debut for the club. *Round 2: John Morris recorded his first victory as head coach. *Round 2: Chad Townsend played his 100th game for the club. *Round 2: Briton Nikora scored his 1st career try. *Round 3: Paul Gallen played his 329th career and club game, eclipsing Andrew Ettingshausen's all-time games record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 NRL Season
The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992–93, and the first to achieve the feat since the unified NRL competition started in 1998. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 13th consecutive year. Pre-season The 2019 pre-season featured the All Stars match held on February 15 at AAMI Park. The 2019 World Club Challenge match saw the NRL premiers Sydney Roosters defeat the Super League champions Wigan Warriors. Regular season For the first time, the NRL announced that the entirety of a round of games would be hosted at a single venue, adopting the Super League's Magic Weekend concept. Magic Round took place during Round 9 at Suncorp Stadium. State of Origin was played in Perth for the first time, with Game 2 of the 2019 series played at Optus Stadium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as the Auckland Warriors, and are officially known as the One New Zealand Warriors for sponsorship reasons. The Warriors are coached by Andrew Webster and captained by Tohu Harris. The Warriors are based at Mount Smart Stadium in the Auckland suburb of Penrose. For the 1995 season the newly formed Auckland Warriors became the first club from outside Australia to be admitted to the Australian Rugby League's premiership when it expanded from 16 to 20 teams. As a result of the Super League war in the mid-1990s, Auckland left the ARL to compete in the Super League competition of 1997, before joining the re-unified NRL the following year. They re-branded themselves the New Zealand Warriors in 2001. The club has yet to win a premiership as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Capewell
Kurt Capewell (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward and for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League with whom he was an NRL premiership winning player of 2021. At state representative level he has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series. Background Capewell was born in Charleville, Queensland, Australia. He is the younger cousin of former South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gold Coast Titans and Brisbane Broncos player Luke Capewell. Capewell played his junior rugby league for Charleville and the Norths Ipswich Tigers. After playing some rugby union and being chosen to train with the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup, he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Playing career Early career In 2012 and 2013, Capewell played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team. In 2013, he had a stint with the Sydney Roosters' NYC team, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fifita
Andrew Fifita ( to, ʻAnitelū Fifita) (born 28 June 1989) is a retired professional rugby league footballer who played as a . He has played for Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga and Australia national rugby league team, Australia at international level. Fifita previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and has played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars (rugby league), Indigenous All Stars, City New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales City Origin and New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Fifita is known for his tackle-breaks, strong fend and his step. He was a part of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Cronulla team that won their maiden premiership title in the 2016 NRL season, 2016 season, scoring the equalising try that led to the game winning conversion from James Maloney (rugby league), James Maloney. Early years Fifita was born in Blacktown, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Gray (rugby League)
Aaron Gray (born 7 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a and on the for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. Gray played for NSW City in 2016. Background Gray was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Playing career Early career From 2012 to 2014, Gray played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team. On 3 May 2014, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team, after coming in as a late inclusion for an injured player. 2015 On 31 January and 1 February, Gray played for South Sydney in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. In 2015, Gray graduated on to South Sydney's New South Wales Cup team, the North Sydney Bears. Gray played 12 games for Norths and scored 7 tries before making his NR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braden Hamlin-Uele
Braden Hamlin-Uele (''né'' Uele; born 9 January 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Background Uele was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of English and Samoan and Tokelau descent. Uele played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears and Point Chevalier Pirates before signing with the Sydney Roosters. Playing career Early career In 2013, Uele started the season playing for the Roosters' SG Ball Cup side before he made his NYC debut later that year. In 2014, he represented the Junior Kiwis. In 2015, Uele joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side and once again representing the Junior Kiwis. After graduating from the NYC, Uele signed a two-year NRL contract with the Cowboys. This re-united Uele with Paul Green, who ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Background Mulitalo was born in South Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. His mother's family is from American Samoa. He played his junior rugby league for the Ellerslie Eagles and attended Marcellin College, Auckland before moving to Ipswich, Queensland in October 2013. While in Ipswich, he attended Ipswich State High School and played for the Springfield Panthers. Playing career Early career In 2015, Mulitalo played for the Ipswich Jets Cyril Connell Cup side and moved up to their Mal Meninga Cup side in 2016. In 2017, he signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing for the SG Ball Cup side which made it to the Grand Final. Later that year, he represented Queensland under-18. In 2018, Mulitalo moved up to the Sharks' Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kennedy (rugby League, Born 1997)
William Kennedy (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Kennedy was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Kennedy Jr is the son of former Balmain Tigers player William 'Bubba' Kennedy. He played his junior rugby league for Bathurst St Patrick's. Playing career 2019 In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Cronulla against the Penrith Panthers. Later in 2019, Kennedy played for Cronulla's feeder club Newtown where he was part of the squads which won the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW premiership and 2019 NRL State Championship final. 2021 In round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla-Sutherland in a 32-18 victory over rivals St. George at Kogarah Oval. In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla in a 48-10 victory over North Queensland at Kogarah Oval. In round 20 of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayden Brailey
Jayden Brailey (born 9 April 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. Background Brailey was born in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior football for the Aquinas Colts and attended Aquinas College, Menai. In 2014, Brailey played for the Australian Schoolboys. In 2015 and 2016, Brailey played for the Sharks NYC team. On 4 September 2016, Brailey was awarded as the 2016 Holden Cup Player of the Year. Playing career 2017 After the retirement of Michael Ennis after the Sharks' historical 2016 NRL Grand Final win against the Melbourne Storm, Brailey earned the job of hooker ahead of new recruits, Daniel Mortimer and Manaia Cherrington. He made his debut for the Sharks in the World Club Challenge match against the Wigan Warriors. On 2 March, Brailey made his first appearance in the NRL again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Flanagan (rugby League)
Kyle Flanagan (born 15 September 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Background Kyle Flanagan was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 15 September 1998. He is the son of former St. George Dragons, Western Suburbs Magpies and Parramatta Eels player and former maiden premiership-winning coach of Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Shane Flanagan. Career 2018 In Round 24 of the 2018 NRL season, Flanagan made his NRL debut under the coaching of his father in the Sharks' 38–12 win over the Newcastle Knights. On 23 September 2018, Flanagan played for Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final defeat against Canterbury. 2019 In Round 13 of the 2019 NRL season, Flanagan scored 18 individual points which included a try and seven goals as Cronulla defeated Parramatta 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronson Xerri
Bronson Xerri (, "sherry") (born 10 September 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays as a for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL). To date, he is one of only two players in the history of the game (the other being Anthony Xuereb) with a last name beginning with the letter "X". Background Xerri was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Maltese descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Aquinas Colts. Career 2019 Xerri made his debut in Round 4 of the 2019 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels. Xerri went on from there and kept playing in the centres for the next two rounds of the season where he scored his first NRL career try against the Penrith Panthers in Round six at Melbourne Albert park In Round 10 against rivals St George, Xerri scored his first career hat-trick as Cronulla won the match 22–9 at Kogarah Oval. The following week, Xerri scored two tries as Cronulla defeated Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Ettingshausen
Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen (born 29 October 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. He played his first grade Australian club football for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, retiring at the end of the 2000 NRL season having played 328 first grade games for the club, the NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL record for most games at a single club. This record stood for ten years, before ultimately being broken by Darren Lockyer for the Broncos in 2010. "ET" as he was known, represented both New South Wales, and the Australian Kangaroos, and was twice a Kangaroo tourist. After his retirement from league in 2000, Ettingshausen went on to host and produce his own fishing television show titled ''Escape with ET''. Ettingshausen was originally signed to the Cronulla side as a teenager before making his début at the age of 17, while still at school. He quickly cemented a place in the Sharks first grade side and ultimately played 328 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
