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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [Club Headlines]

Coach: Ricky Stuart
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Round 1 - Mar 14-17
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Date: Saturday March 15, 2008
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,424
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Bryson Goodwin, Brett Kearney
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 2 - Mar 21-24
Sun: Melbourne Storm 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17
Date: Sunday March 23, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,720
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Paul Gallen, Brett Kearney, David Simmons
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 5)
Field Goals (1): Brett Kimmorley
Round 3 - Mar 28-31
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
Date: Saturday March 29, 2008
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 19,050
Table Position: 9
Tries (1): David Simmons
Goals (0): Luke Covell (0 from 2)
Round 4 - Apr 4-7
Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18
Date: Saturday April 5, 2008
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,318
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Greg Bird, Bryson Goodwin, Brett Kearney
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 4)
Round 5 - Apr 11-14
Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Monday April 14, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,988
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Greg Bird, Luke Covell
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
Round 6 - Apr 18-21
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 l. Penrith Panthers 21
Date: Saturday April 19, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,852
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Greg Bird 2, Fraser Anderson, Lance Thompson
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 4)
Round 7 - Apr 25-27
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Wests Tigers 20
Date: Sunday April 27, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,241
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Brett Kearney, Brett Seymour
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 8 - May 3-4
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 9 - May 10-12
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
Date: Saturday May 10, 2008
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 17,065
Table Position: 6
Tries (4): Fraser Anderson, Luke Douglas, Paul Gallen, Brett Kearney
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 10 - May 16-19
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 d. Brisbane Broncos 6
Date: Saturday May 17, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,431
Table Position: 5
Tries (2): Brett Kearney, Misi Taulapapa
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Brett Kimmorley
Round 11 - May 23-26
Mon: Bulldogs 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
Date: Monday May 26, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,289
Table Position: 8
Tries (4): Fraser Anderson, Brett Kimmorley, Danny Nutley, Ben Pomeroy
Goals (3): Brett Seymour (3 from 4)
Round 12 - May 30-Jun 2
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 14
Date: Sunday June 1, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,214
Table Position: 7
Tries (5): Luke Covell 2, Ben Pomeroy 2, Greg Bird
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 6)
Round 13 - Jun 6-9
Sun: Penrith Panthers 22 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
Date: Sunday June 8, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,543
Table Position: 5
Tries (5): Luke Covell 3, Ben Pomeroy, Brett Seymour
Goals (2): Luke Covell (1 from 5), Brett Seymour (1 from 1)
Round 14 - Jun 13-16
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 8
Date: Saturday June 14, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,023
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): David Simmons 2, Luke Covell, Ben Pomeroy
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 6)
Round 15 - Jun 20-23
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 d. Parramatta Eels 14
Date: Sunday June 22, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,547
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Isaac De Gois, Luke Douglas
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 16 - Jun 27-30
Mon: Canberra Raiders 24 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36
Date: Monday June 30, 2008
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 9,136
Table Position: 3
Tries (6): Luke Covell 2, Isaac De Gois, Ben Pomeroy, Ben Ross, David Simmons
Goals (6): Luke Covell (6 from 6)
Round 17 - Jul 4-7
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 18 - Jul 11-14
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34
Date: Saturday July 12, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,217
Table Position: 4
Tries (1): Paul Gallen
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 1)
Round 19 - Jul 18-21
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 d. Newcastle Knights 13
Date: Saturday July 19, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,112
Table Position: 3
Tries (2): Fraser Anderson, David Simmons
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 20 - Jul 25-28
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Friday July 25, 2008
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 27,905
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Brett Kearney, Grant Millington
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 21 - Aug 1-4
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 12
Date: Saturday August 2, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,256
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Luke Covell, Brett Kimmorley
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Brett Kimmorley
Round 22 - Aug 8-11
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 14
Date: Saturday August 9, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,618
Table Position: 3
Tries (5): Ben Pomeroy 2, Luke Covell, Brett Seymour, David Simmons
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 23 - Aug 15-18
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
Date: Saturday August 16, 2008
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 10,417
Table Position: 3
Tries (1): Luke Covell
Goals (0): Luke Covell (0 from 1)
Round 24 - Aug 22-25
Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 d. Sydney Roosters 0
Date: Friday August 22, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,013
Table Position: 3
Tries (3): Fraser Anderson, Luke Covell, Paul Gallen
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 6)
Round 25 - Aug 29-Sep 1
Fri: Wests Tigers 6 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32
Date: Friday August 29, 2008
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,766
Table Position: 3
Tries (5): Fraser Anderson, Luke Covell, Brett Kearney, Brett Seymour, Misi Taulapapa
Goals (6): Luke Covell (6 from 6)
Round 26 - Sep 5-8
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 d. North Queensland Cowboys 22
Date: Saturday September 6, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,057
Table Position: 3
Tries (5): Brett Kearney, Ben Ross, Terrence Seu Seu, Brett Seymour, Kade Snowden
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Finals Week 3 - Sep 26-27
Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Date: Friday September 26, 2008
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 27,570
Table Position: 3

Position: 3
Played: 26 (Home 14, Away 12)
Won: 18, Drawn: 0, Lost: 8, Byes: 2
For: 487 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Against: 422 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 40, Difference: 65

Round 1 [15 Mar 08] W 16-10 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 2 [23 Mar 08] W 17-16 v Storm (A)
Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 4-18 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 4 [05 Apr 08] W 18-16 v Dragons (A)
Round 5 [14 Apr 08] W 12-10 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 20-21 v Panthers (H)
Round 7 [27 Apr 08] L 16-20 v Tigers (H)
Round 8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 9 [10 May 08] W 24-18 v Cowboys (A)
Round 10 [17 May 08] W 13-6 v Broncos (H)
Round 11 [26 May 08] L 22-30 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 12 [01 Jun 08] W 30-14 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 13 [08 Jun 08] W 24-22 v Panthers (A)
Round 14 [14 Jun 08] W 24-8 v Warriors (H)
Round 15 [22 Jun 08] W 16-14 v Eels (H)
Round 16 [30 Jun 08] W 36-24 v Raiders (A)
Round 17 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 18 [12 Jul 08] L 6-34 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 16-13 v Knights (H)
Round 20 [25 Jul 08] L 12-18 v Broncos (A)
Round 21 [02 Aug 08] W 13-12 v Dragons (H)
Round 22 [09 Aug 08] W 28-14 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 23 [16 Aug 08] L 4-18 v Warriors (A)
Round 24 [22 Aug 08] W 20-0 v Roosters (H)
Round 25 [29 Aug 08] W 32-6 v Tigers (A)
Round 26 [06 Sep 08] W 28-22 v Cowboys (H)
Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] W 36-10 v Raiders (H)
Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 08] L 0-28 v Storm

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Fraser Anderson	25 (2)	6	0	0	24
Greg Bird	16 (4)	5	0	0	20
Mitch Brown	6	0	0	0	0
Jayson Bukuya	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Dustin Cooper	5 (3)	0	0	0	0
Luke Covell	26	15	73/103	0	206
Isaac De Gois	26 (6)	2	0	0	8
Luke Douglas	26 (3)	2	0	0	8
Karlos Filiga	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Paul Gallen	20 (1)	4	0	0	16
Bryson Goodwin	7	2	0	0	8
Blake Green	7 (3)	0	0	0	0
Brett Kearney	20	10	0	0	40
Brett Kimmorley	26	2	1/1	3	13
Kevin Kingston	6 (1)	0	0	0	0
Grant Millington	9 (3)	1	0	0	4
Sam Moa	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Bryan Norrie	14 (13)	0	0	0	0
Danny Nutley	21 (18)	1	0	0	4
Adam Peek	21 (8)	0	0	0	0
Ben Pomeroy	26	9	0	0	36
Ben Ross	19 (1)	2	0	0	8
Jacob Selmes	3 (2)	0	0	0	0
Terrence Seu Seu	14 (14)	1	0	0	4
Brett Seymour	23	6	4/5	0	32
David Simmons	25	7	0	0	28
Kade Snowden	17 (13)	1	0	0	4
Paul Stephenson	6 (3)	0	0	0	0
Eddie Su'a	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Misi Taulapapa	19 (1)	5	0	0	20
Lance Thompson	2	1	0	0	4
Reece Williams	2	0	0	0	0
32 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 26 - 370024 (Average: 14,232)
Home: Games 13 - 173833 (Average: 13,372)
Away: Games 12 - 168621 (Average: 14,052)

Leading Point Scorers:
206: Luke Covell (26)
40: Brett Kearney (20)
36: Ben Pomeroy (26)
32: Brett Seymour (23)
28: David Simmons (25)

Leading Try Scorers:
15: Luke Covell (26)
10: Brett Kearney (20)
9: Ben Pomeroy (26)
7: David Simmons (25)
6: Fraser Anderson (25), Brett Seymour (23)
5: Greg Bird (16), Misi Taulapapa (19)
4: Paul Gallen (20)
2: Isaac De Gois (26), Luke Douglas (26), Bryson Goodwin (7), Brett Kimmorley (26), Ben Ross (19)
1: Grant Millington (9), Danny Nutley (21), Terrence Seu Seu (14), Kade Snowden (17), Lance Thompson (2)

Leading Goal Scorers:
73: Luke Covell. Attempts: 73/103. Accuracy: 71% (26)
4: Brett Seymour. Attempts: 4/5. Accuracy: 80% (23)
1: Brett Kimmorley. Attempts: 1/1. Accuracy: 100% (26)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Draw, results and other info.

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Draw, results and other info.

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks