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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Sharks [Club Headlines]

Squad: Russell Aitken, Phil Bailey, Greg Bird, Cameron Ciraldo, Luke Covell, Adam Dykes, Paul Gallen, Keith Galloway, Matt Hilder, Sam Isemonger, Brett Kimmorley, Kevin Kingston, Phil Leuluai, Andrew Lomu, Hutch Maiava, Clifford Manua, Ryan McGoldrick, Vince Mellars, Paul Mellor, Nathan Merritt, Danny Nutley, David Peachey, Beau Scott, David Simmons, Jason Stevens, James Stosic, Michael Sullivan, Nigel Vagana, Reece Williams
Gains Adam Dykes (Eels), Paul Mellor (Castleford), Vince Mellars (Warriors), Hutch Maiava (Bulldogs), Luke Covell (Tigers), Beau Scott (Dragons)
Losses: Jason Williams (Released), Matt Seers, Paul Franze (Panthers), Chris Beattie, Matt Bickerstaff, Dean Bosnich, Pat Gibson, Andrew Dallalana (France), Matt Rieck (Tigers), Andrew Emelio (Widnes), Jason Kent (Leigh), Michael Russo (retired)
Coach: Stuart Raper
Club Season Index: Sharks [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Sat: Sharks 20 d. Panthers 14
Date: Saturday March 12, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 19,562
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Hutch Maiava (16th), Nigel Vagana (47th), Sam Isemonger (52nd)
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Sun: Sea Eagles 46 d. Sharks 20
Date: Sunday March 20, 2005
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,031
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Russell Aitken (31st), Luke Covell (35th), Nigel Vagana (40th), David Simmons (63rd)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 4)
Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Sat: Eels 10 l. Sharks 18
Date: Saturday March 26, 2005
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,103
Table Position: 7
Tries (3): David Peachey (32nd), Paul Mellor (38th), Luke Covell (59th)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 3)
Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Sun: Sharks 26 d. Bulldogs 12
Date: Sunday April 3, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,053
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Nigel Vagana (10th), Adam Dykes (17th), David Peachey (42nd), Luke Covell (4th)
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 5)
Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Sat: Sharks 38 d. Cowboys 6
Date: Saturday April 9, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,323
Table Position: 2
Tries (7): David Simmons 2 (39th, 72nd), Phil Bailey (24th), Luke Covell (27th), David Peachey (64th), Adam Dykes (67th), Paul Gallen (78th)
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 7)
Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Sharks bye
Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Sat: Sharks 12 l. Broncos 16
Date: Saturday April 23, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,864
Table Position: 3
Tries (2): David Simmons (14th), Brett Kimmorley (21st)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sat: Storm 10 l. Sharks 30
Date: Saturday April 30, 2005
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 8,372
Table Position: 3
Tries (5): David Peachey (30th), Michael Sullivan (46th), Paul Gallen (4th), Phil Bailey (71st), Matt Hilder (79th)
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 7)
Round 9 - May 7-8
Sat: Sharks 28 d. Warriors 24
Date: Saturday May 7, 2005
Venue: Members Equity Stadium, Perth (WA)
Crowd: 13,293
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): Brett Kimmorley (19th), David Simmons (31st), David Peachey (47th), Nigel Vagana (63rd), Adam Dykes (79th)
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 10 - May 13-15
Sun: Raiders 26 l. Sharks 32
Date: Sunday May 15, 2005
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 13,844
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): David Simmons (32nd), Phil Bailey (36th), Brett Kimmorley (48th), Adam Dykes (51st), Nigel Vagana (61st)
Goals (6): Luke Covell (6 from 6)
Round 11 - May 20-22
Sun: Panthers 22 l. Sharks 30
Date: Sunday May 22, 2005
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,505
Table Position: 2
Tries (6): Luke Covell 2 (18th, 64th), Paul Mellor 2 (42nd, 69th), David Simmons (13th), Paul Gallen (22nd)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 6)
Round 12 - May 27-29
Sat: Sharks 26 l. Eels 34
Date: Saturday May 28, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,562
Table Position: 3
Tries (5): David Peachey (43rd), Keith Galloway (49th), Paul Gallen (54th), Luke Covell (77th), David Simmons (80th)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 5)
Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Sat: Cowboys 56 d. Sharks 14
Date: Saturday June 4, 2005
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 20,843
Table Position: 5
Tries (3): Nigel Vagana 2 (13th, 21st), Michael Sullivan (24th)
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 3)
Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Fri: Tigers 34 d. Sharks 18
Date: Friday June 10, 2005
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,570
Table Position: 5
Tries (3): Greg Bird (26th), Keith Galloway (39th), Reece Williams (78th)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 3)
Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Fri: Sharks 16 d. Roosters 10
Date: Friday June 17, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,355
Table Position: 5
Tries (3): Nigel Vagana (54th), Paul Mellor (64th), Phil Bailey (74th)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 4)
Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Sharks bye
Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Sun: Broncos 22 d. Sharks 10
Date: Sunday July 3, 2005
Venue: Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 23,900
Table Position: 5
Tries (2): David Peachey (16th), David Simmons (74th)
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 2)
Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Sat: Souths 24 d. Sharks 14
Date: Saturday July 9, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,707
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Paul Mellor 2 (30th, 45th), David Simmons (14th)
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 3)
Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Sun: Sharks 30 d. Knights 26
Date: Sunday July 17, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,027
Table Position: 3
Tries (6): Nathan Merritt 2 (20th, 46th), Vince Mellars 2 (67th, 89th), David Peachey (28th), Michael Sullivan (52nd)
Goals (3): Nathan Merritt (3 from 5)
Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Sun: Dragons 20 d. Sharks 10
Date: Sunday July 24, 2005
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,113
Table Position: 7
Tries (2): David Peachey (73rd), David Simmons (78th)
Goals (1): Nathan Merritt (1 from 3)
Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Sun: Sharks 6 l. Tigers 46
Date: Sunday July 31, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,321
Table Position: 8
Tries (1): David Peachey (35th)
Goals (1): Nathan Merritt (1 from 1)
Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Sat: Sharks 40 d. Storm 16
Date: Saturday August 6, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,575
Table Position: 7
Tries (7): David Simmons 2 (39th, 43rd), Danny Nutley (12th), Reece Williams (20th), Matt Hilder (27th), Adam Dykes (58th), Beau Scott (74th)
Goals (6): Luke Covell (6 from 8)
Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Sat: Roosters 14 d. Sharks 8
Date: Saturday August 13, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,842
Table Position: 8
Tries (1): Luke Covell (67th)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Sun: Sharks 68 d. Sea Eagles 6
Date: Sunday August 21, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,325
Table Position: 7
Tries (12): Brett Kimmorley 3 (13th, 32nd, 52nd), Nigel Vagana 3 (29th, 57th, 76th), Beau Scott 2 (25th, 49th), Matt Hilder (18th), Jason Stevens (22nd), Paul Mellor (34th), Paul Gallen (63rd)
Goals (10): Luke Covell (10 from 12)
Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Sat: Knights 44 d. Sharks 14
Date: Saturday August 27, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 23,084
Table Position: 7
Tries (3): David Simmons 2 (60th, 79th), Luke Covell (53rd)
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 3)
Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sat: Sharks 22 l. Souths 26
Date: Saturday September 3, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,111
Table Position: 7
Tries (4): Paul Mellor 2 (26th, 54th), Kevin Kingston (19th), David Peachey (72nd)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 5)
Finals Week One - Sep 9-11
Sat: Dragons 28 d. Sharks 22
Date: Saturday September 10, 2005
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 19,608
Tries (4): Beau Scott (12th), David Simmons (44th), Nigel Vagana (66th), Paul Gallen (78th)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 4)

Position: 7
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 12, Drawn: 0, Lost: 12, Byes: 2
For: 550 (99 tries, 77 goals, 0 fgoals)
Against: 564 (97 tries, 88 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 28, Difference: -14

Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 20-14 v Panthers (H)
Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 20-46 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 3 [26 Mar 05] W 18-10 v Eels (A)
Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 26-12 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 5 [09 Apr 05] W 38-6 v Cowboys (H)
Round 6 Sharks bye
Round 7 [23 Apr 05] L 12-16 v Broncos (H)
Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 30-10 v Storm (A)
Round 9 [07 May 05] W 28-24 v Warriors (H)
Round 10 [15 May 05] W 32-26 v Raiders (A)
Round 11 [22 May 05] W 30-22 v Panthers (A)
Round 12 [28 May 05] L 26-34 v Eels (H)
Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 14-56 v Cowboys (A)
Round 14 [10 Jun 05] L 18-34 v Tigers (A)
Round 15 [17 Jun 05] W 16-10 v Roosters (H)
Round 16 Sharks bye
Round 17 [03 Jul 05] L 10-22 v Broncos (A)
Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 14-24 v Souths (A)
Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 30-26 v Knights (H)
Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-20 v Dragons (A)
Round 21 [31 Jul 05] L 6-46 v Tigers (H)
Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 40-16 v Storm (H)
Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 8-14 v Roosters (A)
Round 24 [21 Aug 05] W 68-6 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 25 [27 Aug 05] L 14-44 v Knights (A)
Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 22-26 v Souths (H)
Finals Week One [10 Sep 05] L 22-28 v Dragons (A)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Russell Aitken	1	1	0	0	4
Phil Bailey	23	4	0	0	16
Greg Bird	12 (6)	1	0	0	4
Cameron Ciraldo	2	0	0	0	0
Luke Covell	22	9	75	0	186
Adam Dykes	21 (1)	5	0	0	20
Paul Gallen	25 (1)	6	0	0	24
Keith Galloway	15 (14)	2	0	0	8
Matt Hilder	20 (1)	3	0	0	12
Sam Isemonger	10 (6)	1	0	0	4
Brett Kimmorley	23	6	0	0	24
Kevin Kingston	8 (3)	1	0	0	4
Phil Leuluai	19 (15)	0	0	0	0
Andrew Lomu	3	0	0	0	0
Hutch Maiava	24 (14)	1	0	0	4
Clifford Manua	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Ryan McGoldrick	6	0	0	0	0
Vince Mellars	5 (2)	2	0	0	8
Paul Mellor	15 (3)	9	0	0	36
Nathan Merritt	3	2	5	0	18
Danny Nutley	22	1	0	0	4
David Peachey	25	11	0	0	44
Beau Scott	5	4	0	0	16
David Simmons	25	16	0	0	64
Jason Stevens	16 (1)	1	0	0	4
James Stosic	6 (6)	0	0	0	0
Michael Sullivan	20 (19)	3	0	0	12
Nigel Vagana	25	12	0	0	48
Reece Williams	21 (6)	2	0	0	8
29 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 25 - 396893 (Average: 15,876)
Home: Games 12 - 195371 (Average: 16,281)
Away: Games 13 - 201522 (Average: 15,502)

Leading Point Scorers:
186: Luke Covell (22)
64: David Simmons (25)
48: Nigel Vagana (25)
44: David Peachey (25)
36: Paul Mellor (15)

Leading Try Scorers:
16: David Simmons (25)
12: Nigel Vagana (25)
11: David Peachey (25)
9: Luke Covell (22), Paul Mellor (15)
6: Paul Gallen (25), Brett Kimmorley (23)
5: Adam Dykes (21)
4: Phil Bailey (23), Beau Scott (5)
3: Matt Hilder (20), Michael Sullivan (20)
2: Keith Galloway (15), Vince Mellars (5), Nathan Merritt (3), Reece Williams (21)
1: Russell Aitken (1), Greg Bird (12), Sam Isemonger (10), Kevin Kingston (8), Hutch Maiava (24), Danny Nutley (22), Jason Stevens (16)

Leading Goal Scorers:
75: Luke Covell (22)
5: Nathan Merritt (3)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sharks

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership Sharks

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sharks