1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
Appearance
1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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ARL Rank | 5th | |||
1996 record | Wins: 16; draws: 2; losses: 6 | |||
Points scored | For: 441 (75 tries, 70 goals, 1 field goal); against: 320 (55 tries, 48 goals, 4 field goals) | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | John Lang | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Shark Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 10,515 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ryan Metreson (47) | |||
Goals | Mat Rogers (59) | |||
Points | Mat Rogers (150) | |||
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The 1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 30th in the club's history. They competed in the ARL's 1996 Optus Cup premiership and came within one match of the grand final.
Ladder
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 549 | 191 | +358 | 36 |
2 | Brisbane | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 607 | 263 | +344 | 34 |
3 | North Sydney | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 598 | 325 | +273 | 32 |
4 | Sydney City | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 521 | 321 | +200 | 31 |
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 399 | 268 | +131 | 30 |
6 | Canberra | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 538 | 384 | +154 | 27 |
7 | St. George | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 443 | 360 | +83 | 27 |
8 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 394 | 434 | −40 | 25 |
9 | Newcastle | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 416 | 388 | +28 | 23 |
10 | Canterbury | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 375 | 378 | −3 | 22 |
11 | Auckland | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 412 | 427 | −15 | 22 |
12 | Balmain | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 319 | 459 | −140 | 22 |
13 | Parramatta | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 404 | 415 | −11 | 21 |
14 | Illawarra | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 403 | 444 | −41 | 16 |
15 | Penrith | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 363 | 464 | −101 | 15 |
16 | Western Reds | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 313 | 420 | −107 | 13 |
17 | North Queensland | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 288 | 643 | −355 | 12 |
18 | Gold Coast | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 359 | 521 | −162 | 11 |
19 | South Sydney | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 314 | 634 | −320 | 11 |
20 | South Queensland | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 220 | 496 | −276 | 8 |