2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 54th in the club 's history. The team was coached by John Morris and captained by Wade Graham . The team competed in the National Rugby League 's 2020 Telstra Premiership . This season marked the first since 2001 without club legend Paul Gallen , who retired at the end of the 2019 season .[ 1]
Milestones
Harvey Norman Women's Premiership
Regular season
Source:[ 2]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Field Goals
Report
19 July
1
Wentworthville Magpies
Ringrose Park , Sydney
Win
28-14
Robinson (2), Cherrington , Cowan , Penitani
Studdon 4/5
[ 3]
25 July
2
North Sydney Bears
Cronulla High School , Sydney
Win
18-10
Penitani , McGregor , Metzler , Chapman
McGregor 1/4
[ 4]
3
Bye
8 August
4
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Cronulla High School , Sydney
Win
16-0
Fay (2), Robinson , Holmes
Studdon 0/4
[ 5]
15 August
5
Wests Tigers
Cronulla High School , Sydney
Win
16-4
Fay , Chapman , Wright , Takairangi
Studdon 0/4
[ 6]
22 August
6
Central Coast Roosters
Cronulla High School , Sydney
Loss
22-6
Davis
Studdon 1/1
[ 7]
29 August
7
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Hammondville Oval , Sydney
Win
14-8
Cherrington , Holmes , Wright
Studdon 1/3
[ 8]
Finals series
At the end of Round 1, the NSWRL announced the immediate suspension of the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 11] It was later announced that the season would resume and the competition restarted from 18 July.[ 12]
Jersey Flegg Cup (U20)
Regular season
Source:[ 13]
On 27 March, the 2020 Jersey Flegg Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 15]
Canterbury Cup NSW (Newtown Jets)
Regular season
Source:[ 16]
On 27 March, the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 18]
Fixtures
Pre-season
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Field Goals
Report
14 February
2020 NRL Nines Pool Match
St. George Illawarra Dragons
HBF Park , Perth
Loss
5-27
Katoa (Bonus Zone Try)
Townsend 0/1
[ 19]
15 February
2020 NRL Nines Pool Match
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
HBF Park , Perth
Win
27-4
Morris (3), Tracey (Bonus Zone Try), Mulitalo
Johnson 2/5
[ 20]
23 February
Trial Match
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
PNG Football Stadium , Port Moresby
Loss
18-30
Kennedy , Katoa , Trindall , Tracey
Trindall 1/4
[ 21]
2 March
Trial Match
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Win
28-16
Tracey (2), Morris , Rudolf , Pele
Townsend 2/3, Hiroti 2/2
[ 22]
Regular season
Source:[ 23]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Field Goals
Report
14 March
1
South Sydney Rabbitohs
ANZ Stadium , Sydney
Loss
18-22
Katoa (2), Graham
Johnson 3/4
[ 24]
21 March
2
Melbourne Storm
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Loss
10-12
Magoulias
Johnson 3/3
[ 25]
30 May
3
Wests Tigers
Bankwest Stadium , Sydney
Loss
16-28
Dugan (2), Kennedy
Johnson 2/3
[ 26]
6 June
4
North Queensland Cowboys
Queensland Country Bank Stadium , Townsville
Win
26-16
Ramien (2), Mulitalo (2), Nikora
Johnson 3/6
Johnson 0/1
[ 27]
14 June
5
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Campbelltown Stadium , Sydney
Loss
30-16
Hiroti , Katoa , Graham
Johnson 2/3
[ 28]
21 June
6
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bankwest Stadium , Sydney
Win
20-18
Katoa (3), Goodwin
Johnson 2/4
[ 29]
28 June
7
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Central Coast Stadium , Central Coast
Win
40-22
Katoa (2), Hamlin-Uele , Ramien , Dugan , Goodwin , Brailey
Johnson 6/7
[ 30]
4 July
8
Gold Coast Titans
Cbus Super Stadium , Gold Coast
Win
40-10
Hamlin-Uele , Fifita , Nikora , Brailey , Townsend , Hunt , Goodwin
Johnson 6/7
[ 31]
11 July
9
Penrith Panthers
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Loss
24-56
Nikora , Brailey , Ramien , Macdonald
Johnson 4/4
[ 32]
19 July
10
New Zealand Warriors
Central Coast Stadium , Central Coast
Win
46-10
Ramien (2), Katoa (2), Hamlin-Uele , Kennedy , Mulitalo , Johnson
Johnson 7/8
[ 33]
25 July
11
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Win
28-24
Williams , Katoa , Johnson , Kennedy , Woods
Johnson 4/5
[ 34]
31 July
12
Brisbane Broncos
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
Win
36-26
Mulitalo , Talakai , Ferris , Katoa , Tracey , Hamlin-Uele
Johnson 6/6
[ 35]
9 August
13
Parramatta Eels
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Loss
12-14
Mulitalo (2), Ramien
Johnson 0/3
[ 36]
15 August
14
Gold Coast Titans
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Win
30-18
Dugan , Talakai , Katoa , Graham , Williams
Johnson 3/3, Moylan 2/2
[ 37]
21 August
15
Penrith Panthers
Panthers Stadium
Loss
12-38
Ramien , Tracey
Moylan 2/2
[ 38]
29 August
16
North Queensland Cowboys
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Win
28-12
Nikora , Katoa , Hamlin-Uele , Talakai , Tracey
Trindall 4/5
[ 39]
4 September
17
Newcastle Knights
McDonald Jones Stadium , Newcastle
Loss
10-38
Mulitalo , Tracey
Goodwin 1/1, Trindall 0/1
[ 40]
13 September
18
New Zealand Warriors
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Win
22-14
Mulitalo (2), Katoa , Rudolf
Johnson 3/5
[ 41]
19 September
19
Sydney Roosters
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Loss
18-34
Talakai , Mulitalo , Hamlin-Uele
Johnson 2/2, Katoa 1/1
[ 42]
26 September
20
Canberra Raiders
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium , Sydney
Loss
28-38
Nikora (2), Mulitalo , Graham , Goodwin
Hiroti 4/5
[ 43]
From Round 2, the NRL announced that matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice due to the ongoing and escalating COVID-19 situation.[ 44] At the end of the round however the NRL ceded to the dangers of the pandemic, announcing the immediate and indefinite suspension of the 2020 NRL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 45] The season was announced to be reinstated from 28 May and matches were redrawn due to the resulting shortened season.[ 46]
Finals series
Ladder
Squad
Player movements
Source:[ 48]
Representative honours
The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2020. (C) = Captain
1 – Andrew Fifita was originally selected to play, but was subsequently forced to withdraw following injury.
Squad statistics
Statistics Source:[ 49]
References
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