1972 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
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| 1972 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 8th | |||
| 1972 record | Wins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 14 | |||
| Points scored | For: 332 (61 tries, 74 goals, 1 field goal); against: 378 (71 tries, 82 points, 1 field goal) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Tommy Bishop | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Endeavour Field | |||
| Avg. attendance | 6,162 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Ray Corcoran (13) | |||
| Goals | Barry Andrews (71) | |||
| Points | Barry Andrews (151) | |||
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The 1972 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the sixth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1972 premiership.
Ladder
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manly-Warringah
|
22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 460 | 255 | +205 | 37 |
| 2 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 514 | 297 | +217 | 35 |
| 3 |  St. George
|
22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 398 | 221 | +177 | 34 |
| 4 |  South Sydney
|
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 331 | +125 | 28 |
| 5 |  Newtown
|
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 402 | 371 | +31 | 24 |
| 6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown
|
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 382 | 373 | +9 | 24 |
| 7 |  Western Suburbs
|
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 367 | 398 | -31 | 17 |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
|
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 332 | 378 | -46 | 16 |
| 9 |  North Sydney
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 320 | 405 | -85 | 15 |
| 10 |  Balmain
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 333 | 455 | -122 | 13 |
| 11 |  Penrith
|
22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 278 | 490 | -212 | 11 |
| 12 |  Parramatta
|
22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 317 | 585 | -268 | 10 |