2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season will be the 55th in the club's history. The team will be coached by John Morris and captained by Wade Graham. The team will compete in the National Rugby League's 2021 Telstra Premiership.

2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
Team information
CEODino Mezzatesta[1]
CoachJohn Morris[2]
Assistant coachJosh Hannay[3] & Dave Howlett[4]
Captain
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium[6]
< 2020 2022 >

Fixtures

Pre-season

Source:[7]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsField GoalsReport
13 FebruaryTrial Match St. George Illawarra DragonsShark Park, Sydney
27 FebruaryTrial Match Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney

Regular season

Source:[8]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsField GoalsReport
14 March1 St. George Illawarra DragonsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
21 March2 Canberra RaidersNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
27 March3 Parramatta EelsBankwest Stadium, Sydney
3 April4 North Queensland CowboysSunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
10 April5 Sydney RoostersCentral Coast Stadium, Central Coast
16 April6 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
24 April7 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
30 April8 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, Melbourne
7 May9 Penrith PanthersPanthers Stadium, Sydney
15 May10 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
21 May11 St. George Illawarra DragonsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
30 May12 Gold Coast TitansC.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
13Bye
11 June14 Penrith PanthersNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
18 June15 North Queensland CowboysQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
4 July16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11 July17 New Zealand WarriorsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
17 July18 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium, Canberra
25 July19 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBankwest Stadium, Sydney
1 August20 Manly Sea EaglesNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
7 August21 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, Auckland
15 August22 Newcastle KnightsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
21 August23 Wests TigersScully Park, Tamworth
28 August24 Brisbane BroncosNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
3 September25 Melbourne StormNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney

Coaching staff

Source:[9]

  • John Morris — NRL Head Coach
  • Darren Mooney — General Manager – Football
  • Mark Noakes — NRL Performance Operations
  • Nathan Pickworth — Head of Performance
  • Dave Howlett — NRL Assistant Coach
  • Josh Hannay — NRL Assistant Coach
  • Paul Gallen – NRL Specialist coach
  • Luke Lewis – NRL Specialist coach
  • Daniel Holdsworth – Elite Development Coach/NRL Assistant
  • Tony Grimaldi — Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Alex Clarke — Strength Coach
  • Dave Garrick – NRL Physiotherapist
  • Pat Williams – NRL Physiotherapist
  • John Davey – Sports Scientist
  • Marc Leabres – Performance Analyst
  • Luke Mace - NRL Operations
  • Amanda King – Education and Wellbeing
  • Jeff Robson – Education and Wellbeing
  • Glenn Brailey – Academy and Talent Identification
  • Dr. George Pitsis – Club Doctor

Squad
No Nat Player 1st Position 2nd Position Age Height Weight NRL Games Previous 1st Grade Club
Blayke Brailey Hooker 21 180 80 35 None
Josh Dugan Centre Fullback 30 189 102 207 St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jackson Ferris
Development player		 Centre Wing 22 178 93 1 None
Andrew Fifita Prop 31 194 118 223 Wests Tigers
Wade Graham (c) Second Row 29 186 96 248 Penrith Panthers
Braden Hamlin-Uele Prop 25 191 115 44 North Queensland Cowboys
Mawene Hiroti Centre Wing 21 187 95 7 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Royce Hunt Prop 25 192 112 15 Canberra Raiders
Shaun Johnson Five-Eighth Halfback 30 179 91 196 New Zealand Warriors
Sione Katoa Wing 23 180 88 35 None
William Kennedy Fullback 23 183 88 19 None
Jonaiah Lualua
Development player		 Wing 20 ??? ?? 0 None
Nene Macdonald Wing 26 192 108 98 North Queensland Cowboys
Billy Magoulias Lock Second Row 23 179 99 5 None
Jack Martin
Development player		 Prop 19 ??? ?? 0 None
Luke Metcalf
Development player		 Fullback Five-Eighth 21 183 84 0 None
Matt Moylan Fullback Five-Eighth 29 185 90 132 Penrith Panthers
Ronaldo Mulitalo Wing Centre 20 190 95 24 None
Briton Nikora Second Row 22 185 94 40 None
Kyle Paterson Hooker 21 178 83 0 None
Franklin Pele Prop 19 190 132 0 None
Jesse Ramien Centre 23 184 98 58 Newcastle Knights
Toby Rudolf Lock Prop 24 190 106 20 None
Siosifa Talakai Second Row Lock 23 178 100 27 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jensen Taumoepeau Centre Wing 20 189 102 0 None
Aiden Tolman Prop 32 183 102 275 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Chad Townsend Halfback 29 181 89 176 New Zealand Warriors
Connor Tracey Five-Eighth Fullback 24 183 87 18 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Braydon Trindall Halfback Five-Eighth 21 180 90 5 None
Daniel Vasquez
Development player		 Lock Prop 23 189 107 1 None
Jack Williams Lock Prop 24 184 98 45 None
Teig Wilton Second Row 20 186 98 5 None
Aaron Woods Prop 29 194 111 209 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bronson Xerri
Provisionally suspended via ASADA		 Centre 20 187 99 22 None

Player movements

Source:

Representative honours

The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2021. (C) = Captain

Player2021 All Stars matchState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3World Cup
Jesse Ramien
Indigenous All Stars[16]
-
-
-
-
Andrew Fifita
Indigenous All Stars[16]
-
-
-
-
Wade Graham
Indigenous All Stars[16]
-
-
-
-
Briton Nikora
Māori All Stars[16]
-
-
-
-

Squad statistics

Statistics Source:[17]

Further information: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records
NameAppTGFGPts
Blayke Brailey00000
Josh Dugan00000
Andrew Fifita00000
Wade Graham00000
Braden Hamlin-Uele00000
Mawene Hiroti00000
Royce Hunt00000
Shaun Johnson00000
Sione Katoa00000
William Kennedy00000
Nene Macdonald00000
Billy Magoulias00000
Matt Moylan00000
Ronaldo Mulitalo00000
Briton Nikora00000
Kyle Paterson00000
Franklin Pele00000
Jesse Ramien00000
Toby Rudolf00000
Siosifa Talakai00000
Jensen Taumoepeau00000
Aiden Tolman00000
Chad Townsend00000
Connor Tracey00000
Braydon Trindall00000
Jack Williams00000
Teig Wilton00000
Aaron Woods00000
Bronson Xerri00000
0 Players used—0000

References
  1. "Sharks announce new leadership team". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Sharks name John Morris as new NRL coach". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "Hannay confirmed as Sharks assistant". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. "Sharks confirm NRL coaching set up". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Sharks to go with Co-Captains in 2018". Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. "2021 Season Update". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. "NRL 2021: Pre-season trials, All Stars kick off new year". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. "2021 Cronulla Sharks Draw". Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. "Sharks legends complement Sharks coaching structure". Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. "2021 Player Transfers". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  11. "Cameron King joins the Mendi Blackhawks". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. "Sorensen signs with Panthers". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  13. "Sharks secure young talent". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  14. "Metcalf added to Sharks Development list". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  15. "Tolman signs on at the Sharks". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. "Four Sharks selected for All Stars". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  17. "NRL 2021 - Players". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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