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2024 NRL Season
The 2024 NRL season will be the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged after the admission of the Dolphins (NRL), Dolphins into the competition in the previous season, with seventeen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, four from Queensland and one from each of Victoria, Australia, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. Pre-season 16 Pre-season matches will be played from 15 February to 25 February 2024. Regular season *For the first time, the NRL season will begin with a split-round, commencing with a double-header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the Sydney Roosters facing the Brisbane Broncos, and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs on 2 March 2024. *Subsequently, the Broncos and Sea Eagles will become the first two sides in NRL history to play in three ...
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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 ...
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Ricky Stuart
Ricky John Stuart (born 7 January 1967) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Canberra Raiders in the NRL and a former rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He was also the head coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team, having replaced Craig Bellamy (rugby league), Craig Bellamy following a fifth consecutive failure in the 2010 State of Origin series, 2010 series. Stuart had previously been coach of the Australian national rugby league team, Australian national side, and has coached National Rugby League clubs, the Sydney Roosters (taking them to three consecutive grand finals from 2002–2004), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Parramatta Eels. A former international representative rugby league and rugby union player – a dual-code international – Stuart also played Rugby League State of Origin, State of Origin for New South Wales in the first Phil Gould (rugby league), Gould era. ...
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Dale Finucane
Dale Finucane (born 7 September 1991), is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. Finucane previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He won the 2017 and 2020 NRL Grand Finals with the Storm. He has played for the Country Origin and New South Wales sides. Early life Finucane was born in Bega, New South Wales, and is of Irish descent. Finucane played his junior football for the Bega Roosters and studied at Bega High School. In 2009, he signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. When signed at Canterbury-Bankstown, he was educated at Bass High School. Playing career Early career In 2009, Finucane played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' S. G. Ball Cup team, winning the S. G. Ball Cup Player of the Year award and playing for the New South Wales Under 18s team. Later that same year, he moved straight into the Bulldogs' NYC team ...
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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 New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative goal-kicking forward, he played in the NRL for the Illawarra Steelers and St. George Illawarra Dragons as well as for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2002 NRL Premiership. Fitzgibbon then played in the Super League for Hull FC. He was also the last coach of the Country New South Wales rugby league team. Early years The son of former professional rugby league footballer and coach Allan Fitzgibbon, Craig Fitzgibbon played his first game of junior football with the Dapto under-9Bs. His heroes as a child were Gavin Miller, Bradley Clyde and Andrew Ettingshausen. Playing career National Rugby League Fitzgibbon began his playing career for the Illawarra Steelers ...
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Endeavour Field
Endeavour Field (also known by its commercial name PointsBet Stadium and colloquially as Shark Park during Cronulla Sharks matches) is a rugby league stadium in the southern Sydney suburb of Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Cronulla-Sutherland Rugby League Club, which represents the Cronulla, New South Wales, Cronulla and Sutherland Shire areas in the National Rugby League competition. Unique among NRL clubs, the Sharks own and operate their home ground. The Sharkies Leagues Club sits beside the stadium. History The stadium was built in 1960 and currently has a capacity of 20,000. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Cronulla-Sutherland Rugby League Club own the stadium and Leagues Club next door, the only club in the National Rugby League, NRL to own their own stadium. Local councils usually own sporting venues in Australia. On 21 April 2006, the Federal Government announced a Australian dollar, A$9.6 million grant would be given to the Cronull ...
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2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Season
The 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 58th season in the club's history and they compete in the National Rugby League. The club is coached by Craig Fitzgibbon in his third season with the Sharks and captained by Dale Finucane and Cameron McInnes. On Tuesday 23 April, in the lead up to Round 8, co-captain Dale Finucane announced his immediate retirement from the NRL on medical advice, due to repeated head knocks. Milestones * Round 1: Jack Williams played in his 100th career and club game. * Round 2: Tuku Hau Tapuha makes his club debut having previously played for the Sydney Roosters. * Round 2: Dale Finucane plays his 250th NRL match. * Round 2: Cameron McInnes plays in his 50th club match. * Round 3: Billy Burns makes his club debut having previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. * Round 4: Kayal Iro scores his 1st career try. * Round 7: Samuel Stonestreet makes his NRL debut and scores his first NRL try. * Round 7: Braden Hamlin-Uele plays ...
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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 league competition. The Sharks, as they are commonly known, were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, predecessor of the Australian Rugby League and the current National Rugby League competition, in January 1967. The club competed in every premiership season since then and, during the Super League war, joined the rebel competition before continuing on in the re-united NRL Premiership. The Sharks have been in competition for 56 years, appearing in four grand finals, winning their first premiership in 2016 after defeating the Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia. History In 1967 the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) added two new clubs to the competition, Cronulla-Sutherland and Penrith, the first to join the co ...
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Reed Mahoney
Reed Mahoney (born 22 April 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He is the on-field Co-Captain of the club alongside Matt Burton. He has played for the Prime Minister's XIII. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. Early life Mahoney was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia. Playing career Mahoney started his football in Queensland, playing for the Kawana Dolphins and Beerwah Bulldogs as junior. Before being scouted by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for their SG ball team. After playing for Canterbury's Under 20's side, Mahoney was released by the club midway through the year after Canterbury declared he would never play first grade and rejected the offer of $1500 to keep him. In 2017, he was signed by the Parramatta Eels until the end of 2018 on a $6000 contract. He played in 28 games in 2017 NYC tournament, primarily playing off the bench as a sec ...
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Matt Burton
Matt 'Robert' Burton (born 14 March 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He is on-field Co-Captain of the club alongside Reed Mahoney. Burton has represented Australia at international level and previously played for the Penrith Panthers with whom he won the 2021 NRL Grand Final as a , and has represented the NSW Blues in State of Origin. Background Burton was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia to Lisa and Guy Burton. He was educated at St Johns College, Dubbo. He played his junior rugby league for St Johns, Dubbo and Dubbo CYMS in the Group 11 Rugby League before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Playing career 2019 Burton made his first grade debut for Penrith against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 21 of the 2019 NRL season which ended in a 26–20 victory for Penrith at Panthers Stadium. 2020 In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, Burton missed five field goal atte ...
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Cameron Ciraldo
Cameron Ciraldo (born 30 October 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL, and a former professional rugby league footballer. He is known as the defensive coach behind the Penrith Panthers back-to-back premierships in 2021 and 2022. He was previously the head coach of the Italian national team and an assistant coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. During his playing career, Ciraldo played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Newcastle Knights and the Penrith Panthers, all in the NRL, and was selected to represent Italy. He primarily played as a or . Early life Ciraldo was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to parents Nick and Kelly. He is of Italian descent through his grandmother, who migrated from Italy as a child. He played his junior rugby league for the Menai Roosters and St Joseph's. Cameron completed his schooling at Menai High School class of 2 ...
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Belmore Sports Ground
Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-purpose stadium in Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. The park covers and from 1951 has contained the Belmore Bowling Recreation Club green. It is close to Belmore railway station. The stadium has a capacity of 19,000 people and was built in 1920, with the grandstand itself having the capacity to seat 10,000 people. The ground record crowd for Belmore was set on 12 April 1993 when 27,804 fans saw Canterbury defeat local rivals Parramatta 42–6. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Olympic Football Club are the current co-tenants of the ground. History In 1920, the local council took steps to acquire park areas around the Belmore area. The park was named after the suburb it was located: Belmore Park. Belmore Park was eventually purchased in three sections between 1918 and 1921. The first two parcels were purchased by the State government and the third by Council. The park was opened around the early ...
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Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia. The stadium, which in Australia is sometimes referred to as Sydney Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium or simply the Olympic Stadium, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of A$690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Stadium was leased by a private company, the Stadium Australia Group, until the Stadium was sold back to the NSW Government on 1 June 2016 after NSW Premier Michael Baird announced the Stadium was to be redeveloped as a world-class rectangular stadium. The Stadium is owned by Venues NSW on behalf of the NSW Government. The stadium was originally built to hold 110,000 spectators, making it the second largest Olympic Stadium ever built and the second largest stadium in Australia after the Melbourne Cricket Ground which held more than 120,000 before its re-design in the early 2000s. In 2003, recon ...
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