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 N ...

in his second season with the Sharks and captained by

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 Stor ...

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 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 their ...

. *Round 3: Jesse Ramien played his 100th career game. *Round 5:

Teig Wilton Teig Wilton (born 25 September 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Wilton played his junior rugby league for the Narooma Dev ...

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 made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the

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. *Round 16:

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 N ...

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 junior r ...

scored his 1st career try for the club. *Round 18: Blayke Brailey played his 100th career and club game. *Round 23:

played his 250th game for the club. *Round 23: Jesse Ramien played his 100th game for the club. *Round 23:

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 ...

played his 50th game for the club. *Round 24:

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 ...

played his 100th game for the club.

Fixtures

Pre-season

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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)

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Jersey Flegg Cup (U21s)

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Harvey Norman Women's Premiership

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NSWRL Junior Reps

SG Ball Cup (U19s)

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Harold Matthews Cup (U17s)

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Finals series

Tarsha Gale Cup (U19s)

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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 leag ...

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