The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Women are an Australian professional

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club based in

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, in the

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. They compete in the

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Women's Premiership (NRLW),

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's premier rugby league competition for female players. The Sharks, as they are commonly known, were admitted to the NRLW in June 2022 to commence in the 2023 NRL Women's season.

Seasons

Head-to-head records

Notes * Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against. * Clubs listed in the order than the Sharks Women first played them. * Last updated: 18 September 2023

Current squad

The team is coached by Tony Herman.

Club Records

Player Records

Lists and tables last updated: 18 September 2023. Most Games for the Sharks * 10 players have played in all 9 matches. Most Tries for the Sharks * Ellie Johnston 6, Georgia Ravics 5,

Quincy Dodd Quincy Dodd (born 13 April 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. A or , she is a New South Wales ...

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3. Most Points for the Sharks (20+) Most Points in a Season (16+)

Margins and Streaks

Biggest winning margins Biggest losing margins Most consecutive wins * 2 (7 September 2023 17 September 2023) Most consecutive losses * 3 (30 July 2023 13 August 2023)

History

In 2016, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Illawarra Dragons Women contested a Women's Nine's match, which served as a curtain-raiser to the NRL match between the Sharks and

Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional 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 fifteen Ne ...

, at Southern Cross Group Stadium. The Sharks won the match 16–12. Also in 2016, the feeder club

Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks Cronulla-Caringbah Junior Rugby League Football Club is a junior and amateur rugby league football club that was formed in 1952 and competes in the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League; the junior side of the club was formed in 1963 ...

won the NSWRL Women’s Premiership. In March 2017, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks played another Women's Nine's match, this time defeating the

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by 28–10. In 2018 the club entered teams as Cronulla-Sutherland in the NSWRL Women’s Premiership and the inaugural

Tarsha Gale Cup The Tarsha Gale Cup is one of the main Women's rugby league elite aged group competitions in Australia. The New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league for 2017 Named the Tarsha Gale Nines after ...

for Under 18 players. The Sharks’ Under 18 team were undefeated premiers. In April 2022 the club submitted their application to enter the 2023 NRL Women’s Premiership. In June 2022 the NRL announced that the Sharks were one of four clubs accepted into the NRLW for the 2023 season.

Players

The following players have appeared in

NRL Women's Premiership The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is ...

matches for the Sharks.
Table last updated: 18 September 2023.

Feeder Team Seasons

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks run women's teams in the

NSWRL Women's Premiership The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League. The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...

and the

NSWRL Women's Premiership

Tarsha Gale Cup

For Under 18 players from 2018 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.

References

External links

* {{Sydney Sports Teams NRL Women's Premiership clubs Rugby league teams in Sydney 2016 establishments in Australia Rugby clubs established in 2016