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2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Season
The 2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 57th in the club's history. The club is coached by Craig Fitzgibbon in his second season with the Sharks and captained by Dale Finucane and Wade Graham. The team is currently competing in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. Milestones *Round 1: Oregon Kaufusi made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Parramatta Eels. *Round 3: Jesse Ramien played his 100th career game. *Round 5: Teig Wilton played his 50th career and club game. *Round 5: Ronaldo Mulitalo scored his 50th career try for the club. *Round 8: Sione Katoa scored his 50th career try for the club. *Round 15: Daniel Atkinson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Melbourne Storm. *Round 16: Briton Nikora played his 100th career and club game. *Round 16: Tom Hazelton scored his 1st career try for the club. *Round 18: Blayke Brailey played his 100th career and club game. *Round 23: Wade Graham played his 250 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 NRL Season
The 2023 NRL season is the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. Teams For the 2023 season, the number of teams in the NRL has increased from sixteen to seventeen with the inclusion of a fourth Queensland-based club, the Dolphins, based at Redcliffe. It is the first time the number of Premiership teams has changed since 2007 when the Gold Coast Titans joined the competition. Regular season Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder progression *Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight. *Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. *Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round. *Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round. 2023 Transfers Source: Players References {{National Rugby League seasons 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 was born in Auckland, New Zealand. And is of Tongan and Samoan descent. Early career Kaufusi went to Hills Sports High School and developed as a Parramatta junior, playing Harold Matthews and SG ball for the Eels. He represented NSW 16's, 18's and 20's, also Australian schoolboys. Playing career 2018 In 2018, Kaufusi started the season in Jersey Flegg, before being promoted to Intrust Super Premiership playing for the Wentworthville Magpies. He played 12 games and scoring 2 tries. On August 17, round 23 of the 2018 NRL season Kaufusi made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Melbourne Storm in a 20–4 loss. Kaufusi appeared in the Round 25 clash against the Sydney Roosters, playing 45 minutes making over 100 metres running. He comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Coast Stadium
Central Coast Stadium (known originally as Grahame Park), known commercially as Industree Group Stadium is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners association football club which competes in the A-League. The stadium also hosts rugby league and rugby union fixtures on an ad hoc basis as well as other major social events. The stadium was originally designed to be the home stadium for the North Sydney Bears rugby league football club. The stadium is rectangular and is unusual in that seating is located on only three sides of the ground. The southern end is open giving filtered views of Brisbane Water through a row of palm trees. With an all seater capacity of 20,059 it was the second smallest stadium in the A-League. It is within walking distance of the Gosford CBD and Gosford railway station. The Central Coast Leagues Club and Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top tier competition in 1988, 79 years after the previous Newcastle based team, the Newcastle Rebels had departed the Sydney competition with the formation of a separate league competition based in the Newcastle region. The club has won two premierships over its history (1997 and 2001) and is one of only two clubs (the other being the Wests Tigers) that has never lost a grand final in which it has participated. It has also produced such players as Paul Harragon, Robbie O'Davis, Danny Buderus and rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns. The team's home ground is McDonald Jones Stadium. History A Newcastle rugby league team had been assembled from players in the Newcastle Rugby League to compete in various competitions f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Moylan
Matthew Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and Australia at international level. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII, NSW City, NRL All Stars and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Background Moylan was born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and St. Patricks before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Playing career Early career Moylan played for Penrith's NYC team from 2009 to 2011. 2012 Moylan played for the Windsor Wolves, the NSW Cup feeder team to the Panthers. 2013 In round 7, Moylan made his NRL debut for the Penrith club against the Parramatta Eels in a 44–12 victory at Penrith Stadium. He became Penrith's first-choice fullback. Moylan scored his first try in roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royce Hunt
Royce Hunt (born 13 August 1995) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. Hunt previously played for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. Early life Hunt was born in Liverpool, Sydney NSW and is of Samoan, Hawaiian and Maori descent. He was educated at Kalgoorlie State High School. Hunt played his junior rugby league for the Willagee Bears and Goldfields Titans in the Western Australia Rugby League, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Arriving at Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Hunt attended Bass High School and represented the 2013 Australian Schoolboys. Playing career Early career In 2014 and 2015, Hunt played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team. In 2016, he joined the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. After impressing for the Mounties, he gained a contract with the Canberra Raiders for 2017. 2017 In round 14 of the 2017 NR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 rugby league for the Aquinas Colts. His older brother Jayden plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Playing career 2018 Brailey played for Cronulla's feeder club side Newtown in the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final against Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval which Newtown lost 18–12. 2019 Brailey made his first grade debut in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights. Brailey played for Cronulla's feeder side Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium. Newtown won the match 20–15 after extra-time. The following week, Brailey played in the NRL State Championship final for Newtown against the Burleigh Bears at AN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas 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 junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen. Career 2022 Hazelton made his first grade debut for Cronulla against the Sydney Roosters in (Indigenous Round) round 12 of the 2022 NRL season, in a 36-16 loss and became Cronulla player number 552. 2023 Hazelton played a total of 18 games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as Cronulla finished sixth on the table. Hazelton played in the clubs 13-12 upset loss against the Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ... which ended their season. Statistics NRL : ''Statistics are co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briton Nikora
Briton Nikora (born 7 December 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL, and New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. Background Nikora was born in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand. Playing career 2018 Nikora played his junior football at Keebra Park on the Gold Coast, before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Nikora played in Cronulla's Holden cup teams in 2016 & the 2017 Junior Kiwis, in 2018 he was named in Cronulla's first grade squad and played Canterbury Cup NSW for Cronulla's feeder club Newtown. 2019 On 15 March 2019 Nikora made his NRL debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against the Newcastle Knights at Hunter stadium in a 14-8 loss. Nikora made 24 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Nikora played in the club's elimination final defeat against Manly at Brookvale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The Storm were originally a Super League initiative, created in 1997 during the Super League war, however, following the Super League collapse, the team became a part of the newly formed, united competition. The club play their home games at AAMI Park. The Storm have won four premierships since their inception, in 1999, 2012, 2017 and 2020, and have contested several more grand finals, but were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships following salary cap breaches. The Storm also competed in the NRL's Under-20s competition (as Melbourne Thunderbolts) from 2008 until its demise in 2017 and in 2018 they entered the (Victorian Thunderbolts) in the Hastings Deering Colts u20s QLD competition. In addition, the club has also expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Early life Atkinson was born in Brisbane, Queensland and was educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee. Atkinson is of Italian descent. He played junior rugby league for the Albany Creek Crushers, before signing with Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup Colts competition in 2019. Playing career Early career Ahead of the 2020 season, Atkinson was signed by the Melbourne Storm to a development contract and allocated to play for the Brisbane Tigers, making his Tigers' debut in the opening game of the 2021 Queensland Cup season. Atkinson also played a number of games for the Victorian Thunderbolts in the Jersey Flegg Cup. Melbourne Storm In round 25 of the 2021 NRL season, Atkinson made his debut off the bench for Melbourne against Cronulla-Suth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sione Katoa (rugby League, Born 1997)
Sione Katoa (born 21 August 1997) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. Background Katoa was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and is of Tongan descent. Katoa moved to Sydney, Australia in 2003 aged 6. He played his junior rugby league for the Chester Hill Hornets. Katoa was part of the Parramatta Eels junior systems before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Katoa played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NYC team in 2016–2017, scoring 44 tries in 49 matches. On 4 September 2017, Katoa was named on the wing in the 2017 Holden Cup Team of the Year. Playing career 2018 After impressing in the pre-season trials for the Sharks, Katoa had beaten the likes of Edrick Lee and Aaron Gray to the vacant wing spot for Round 1. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, Katoa made his NRL debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks against the North Queensland Cowboys, starting on the wing and had a solid perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
