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2011 National Rugby League
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [Club Headlines]
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Round 1 - Mar 11-14
Sun: Canberra Raiders 40 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Sunday March 13, 2011
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 13,450
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Luke Douglas, Nathan Gardner
Goals (2): John Williams (2 from 2)
Round 2 - Mar 18-21
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 10
Date: Monday March 21, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,183
Table Position: 13
Tries (3): Ben Pomeroy 2, Anthony Tupou
Goals (2): John Williams (2 from 4)
Round 3 - Mar 25-28
Sat: Penrith Panthers 12 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 44
Date: Saturday March 26, 2011
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,275
Table Position: 8
Tries (7): Albert Kelly 2, Colin Best, Paul Gallen, Nathan Gardner, Johnny Mannah, Jeremy Smith (1980)
Goals (8): John Williams (8 from 8)
Round 4 - Apr 1-4
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 l. New Zealand Warriors 26
Date: Sunday April 3, 2011
Venue: Owen Delaney Park, Taupo (NZ)
Crowd: 14,645
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Wade Graham, Jeremy Smith (1980), John Williams
Goals (3): John Williams (3 from 3)
Round 5 - Apr 8-11
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 19
Date: Saturday April 9, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,133
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Stuart Flanagan, Matthew Wright
Goals (2): John Williams (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Wade Graham
Round 6 - Apr 15-18
Sun: Newcastle Knights 24 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20
Date: Sunday April 17, 2011
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 12,796
Table Position: 9
Tries (4): Nathan Gardner 2, Ben Pomeroy, John Williams
Goals (2): John Williams (2 from 4)
Round 7 - Apr 22-25
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. North Queensland Cowboys 30
Date: Saturday April 23, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,340
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Luke Douglas, Paul Gallen
Goals (2): Matthew Wright (2 from 2)
Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Friday April 29, 2011
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,263
Table Position: 14
Tries (2): Paul Aiton, Wade Graham
Goals (2): Matthew Wright (2 from 3), John Williams (0 from 1)
Round 9 - May 7-9
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 10 - May 13-16
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. Sydney Roosters 4
Date: Sunday May 15, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,459
Table Position: 11
Tries (4): Ben Pomeroy 2, Paul Gallen, Stewart Mills
Goals (1): Matthew Wright (1 from 1), Scott Porter (0 from 3)
Round 11 - May 20-23
Mon: Parramatta Eels 40 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6
Date: Monday May 23, 2011
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,628
Table Position: 15
Tries (1): Taulima Tautai
Goals (1): Matthew Wright (1 from 1)
Round 12 - May 27-30
Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8
Date: Sunday May 29, 2011
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC (AUS)
Crowd: 9,733
Table Position: 14
Tries (1): Isaac Gordon
Goals (2): Scott Porter (2 from 2)
Round 13 - Jun 3-6
Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Brisbane Broncos 34
Date: Friday June 3, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,436
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): Colin Best, Jayson Bukuya, Johnny Mannah
Goals (2): Chad Townsend (2 from 2), Nathan Stapleton (0 from 1)
Round 14 - Jun 10-13
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 15 - Jun 17-20
Sun: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26
Date: Sunday June 19, 2011
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,879
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): Paul Gallen, Nathan Gardner, Wade Graham, Ben Pomeroy
Goals (5): Chad Townsend (5 from 6)
Round 16 - Jun 24-27
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 12 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36
Date: Saturday June 25, 2011
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 12,997
Table Position: 12
Tries (6): Paul Gallen 2, Nathan Gardner 2, Nathan Stapleton 2
Goals (6): Chad Townsend (6 from 7)
Round 17 - Jul 1-4
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 4
Date: Sunday July 3, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,829
Table Position: 11
Tries (5): Matthew Wright 2, Colin Best, Luke Douglas, Chad Townsend
Goals (3): Chad Townsend (3 from 6)
Round 18 - Jul 8-11
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 d. Canberra Raiders 12
Date: Saturday July 9, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,303
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Colin Best, Jayson Bukuya, Wade Graham, Ben Pomeroy, Taulima Tautai
Goals (3): Chad Townsend (3 from 5)
Round 19 - Jul 15-18
Mon: St George Illawarra Dragons 38 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8
Date: Monday July 18, 2011
Venue: Kogarah Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,879
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Colin Best, Josh Cordoba
Goals (0): Nathan Stapleton (0 from 1), Chad Townsend (0 from 1)
Round 20 - Jul 22-25
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 l. Newcastle Knights 18
Date: Saturday July 23, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,513
Table Position: 11
Round 21 - Jul 29-Aug 1
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 46 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Date: Friday July 29, 2011
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 24,164
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Jeremy Smith (1980), Chad Townsend, Matthew Wright
Goals (2): Nathan Stapleton (2 from 3)
Round 22 - Aug 5-8
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Gold Coast Titans 20
Date: Saturday August 6, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,313
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): John Morris, Ben Pomeroy, Ricky Leutele
Goals (2): Nathan Stapleton (2 from 4)
Round 23 - Aug 12-15
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 19
Date: Monday August 15, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,089
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Nathan Gardner, Sam Tagataese
Goals (2): Nathan Stapleton (2 from 2)
Round 24 - Aug 19-22
Sat: Sydney Roosters 36 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25
Date: Saturday August 20, 2011
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,761
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): John Williams 2, Wade Graham, Ben Pomeroy
Goals (4): Nathan Stapleton (4 from 5)
Field Goals (1): Wade Graham
Round 25 - Aug 26-29
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 28 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20
Date: Saturday August 27, 2011
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 12,655
Table Position: 13
Tries (3): Paul Aiton, Isaac Gordon, Wade Graham
Goals (4): John Williams (4 from 5)
Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Wests Tigers 30
Date: Saturday September 3, 2011
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,879
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): John Williams 2, Stewart Mills, Jeremy Smith (1980)
Goals (3): John Williams (3 from 4)

Position: 13
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 7, Drawn: 0, Lost: 17, Byes: 2
For: 428 (75 tries, 63 goals, 2 fgoals)
Against: 557 (95 tries, 87 goals, 3 fgoals)
Points: 18, Difference: -129

Round 1 [13 Mar 11] L 12-40 v Canberra (A)
Round 2 [21 Mar 11] W 16-10 v Dragons (H)
Round 3 [26 Mar 11] W 44-12 v Panthers (A)
Round 4 [03 Apr 11] L 18-26 v Warriors (H)
Round 5 [09 Apr 11] L 13-19 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 6 [17 Apr 11] L 20-24 v Knights (A)
Round 7 [23 Apr 11] L 12-30 v Cowboys (H)
Round 8 [29 Apr 11] L 12-31 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 10 [15 May 11] W 18-4 v Roosters (H)
Round 11 [23 May 11] L 6-40 v Eels (A)
Round 12 [29 May 11] L 8-14 v Storm (A)
Round 13 [03 Jun 11] L 16-34 v Broncos (H)
Round 14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 15 [19 Jun 11] W 26-10 v Canterbury (A)
Round 16 [25 Jun 11] W 36-12 v Titans (A)
Round 17 [03 Jul 11] W 26-4 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 18 [09 Jul 11] W 26-12 v Canberra (H)
Round 19 [18 Jul 11] L 8-38 v Dragons (A)
Round 20 [23 Jul 11] L 0-18 v Knights (H)
Round 21 [29 Jul 11] L 16-46 v Broncos (A)
Round 22 [06 Aug 11] L 16-20 v Titans (H)
Round 23 [15 Aug 11] L 12-19 v Canterbury (H)
Round 24 [20 Aug 11] L 25-36 v Roosters (A)
Round 25 [27 Aug 11] L 20-28 v Cowboys (A)
Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 22-30 v Wests Tigers (H)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Paul Aiton	13 (8)	2	0	0	8
Colin Best	21	5	0	0	20
Jayson Bukuya	12 (1)	2	0	0	8
Dean Collis	5 (1)	0	0	0	0
Josh Cordoba	21 (17)	1	0	0	4
Luke Douglas	24	3	0	0	12
Stuart Flanagan	14 (14)	1	0	0	4
Tyson Frizell	2	0	0	0	0
Paul Gallen	20	6	0	0	24
Nathan Gardner	18	8	0	0	32
Isaac Gordon	5	2	0	0	8
Wade Graham	24	6	0	2	26
Albert Kelly	9	2	0	0	8
Ricky Leutele	2	1	0	0	4
Johnny Mannah	11 (9)	2	0	0	8
Stewart Mills	5	2	0	0	8
John Morris	19	1	0	0	4
Ben Pomeroy	23 (2)	9	0	0	36
Scott Porter	3	0	2/5	0	4
Tim Smith	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Smith (1980)	20	4	0	0	16
Kade Snowden	20 (2)	0	0	0	0
Nathan Stapleton	12	2	10/16	0	28
Sam Tagataese	12 (12)	1	0	0	4
Taulima Tautai	13 (10)	2	0	0	8
Chad Townsend	11	2	19/27	0	46
Anthony Tupou	24 (8)	1	0	0	4
Siosaia Vave	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
John Williams	13	6	26/34	0	76
Broderick Wright	9 (9)	0	0	0	0
Matthew Wright	19	4	6/7	0	28
31 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 300602 (Average: 12,525)
Home: Games 12 - 145122 (Average: 12,094)
Away: Games 12 - 155480 (Average: 12,957)

Leading Point Scorers:
76: John Williams (13)
46: Chad Townsend (11)
36: Ben Pomeroy (23)
32: Nathan Gardner (18)
28: Nathan Stapleton (12)

Leading Try Scorers:
9: Ben Pomeroy (23)
8: Nathan Gardner (18)
6: Paul Gallen (20), Wade Graham (24), John Williams (13)
5: Colin Best (21)
4: Jeremy Smith (1980) (20), Matthew Wright (19)
3: Luke Douglas (24)
2: Paul Aiton (13), Jayson Bukuya (12), Isaac Gordon (5), Albert Kelly (9), Johnny Mannah (11), Stewart Mills (5), Nathan Stapleton (12), Taulima Tautai (13), Chad Townsend (11)
1: Josh Cordoba (21), Stuart Flanagan (14), Ricky Leutele (2), John Morris (19), Sam Tagataese (12), Anthony Tupou (24)

Leading Goal Scorers:
26: John Williams. Attempts: 26/34. Accuracy: 76% (13)
19: Chad Townsend. Attempts: 19/27. Accuracy: 70% (11)
10: Nathan Stapleton. Attempts: 10/16. Accuracy: 63% (12)
6: Matthew Wright. Attempts: 6/7. Accuracy: 86% (19)
2: Scott Porter. Attempts: 2/5. Accuracy: 40% (3)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2011 National Rugby League
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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2011 National Rugby League Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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2011 National Rugby League
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks