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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [Club Headlines]
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Round 1 - Mar 13-16
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. Penrith Panthers 10
Date: Saturday March 14, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,617
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Trent Barrett, Anthony Tupou
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 5)
Round 2 - Mar 20-23
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Newcastle Knights 24
Date: Monday March 23, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,148
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Trent Barrett, Blake Green
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 3 - Mar 27-30
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 10 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6
Date: Sunday March 29, 2009
Venue: Kogarah Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 20,047
Table Position: 11
Tries (1): David Simmons
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 1)
Round 4 - Apr 3-6
Sun: Bulldogs 24 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Sunday April 5, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,520
Table Position: 14
Tries (2): Paul Gallen, Anthony Tupou
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 5 - Apr 10-13
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 l. Canberra Raiders 24
Date: Saturday April 11, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,561
Table Position: 16
Tries (3): David Simmons 3
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 4)
Round 6 - Apr 17-20
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide (SA)
Crowd: 8,547
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Anthony Tupou, Matthew Wright
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 2)
Round 7 - Apr 24-27
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26
Date: Friday April 24, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,208
Table Position: 16
Tries (5): Luke Covell 2, Paul Gallen, Ben Pomeroy, David Simmons
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 5)
Round 8 - May 1-3
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Sydney Roosters 19
Date: Saturday May 2, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,879
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Paul Gallen, Reece Williams
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 9 - May 9-11
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 10 - May 15-18
Sat: Penrith Panthers 26 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
Date: Saturday May 16, 2009
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,750
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Anthony Tupou 2, Trent Barrett, Blake Ferguson
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 4)
Round 11 - May 22-25
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 26
Date: Saturday May 23, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,201
Table Position: 16
Tries (1): Blake Ferguson
Goals (0): Luke Covell (0 from 1)
Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
Sat: Parramatta Eels 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13
Date: Saturday May 30, 2009
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,014
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Mitch Brown, Luke Covell
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Trent Barrett
Round 13 - Jun 5-8
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 10
Date: Sunday June 7, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,082
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Nathan Stapleton, Anthony Tupou, Matthew Wright
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 3)
Round 14 - Jun 12-15
Sun: Canberra Raiders 22 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
Date: Sunday June 14, 2009
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 10,104
Table Position: 15
Tries (5): Paul Gallen 2 (31, 77), Nathan Stapleton (23), Matthew Wright (55), Ben Pomeroy (60)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 5)
Round 15 - Jun 19-22
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 46 d. Brisbane Broncos 12
Date: Monday June 22, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,117
Table Position: 14
Tries (8): Blake Ferguson 3, Grant Millington 2, Mitch Brown, Luke Covell, Kade Snowden
Goals (7): Luke Covell (7 from 9)
Round 16 - Jun 26-29
Sat: Sydney Roosters 19 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Saturday June 27, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,472
Table Position: 14
Tries (2): Blake Ferguson, Nathan Stapleton
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 17 - Jul 3-6
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
Date: Saturday July 4, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 17,283
Table Position: 15
Tries (1): Matthew Wright
Goals (0): Luke Covell (0 from 1)
Round 18 - Jul 10-13
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 19 - Jul 17-20
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32
Date: Saturday July 18, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,114
Table Position: 15
Tries (5): Ben Pomeroy 2, Luke Covell, Blake Ferguson, Matthew Wright
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 6)
Round 20 - Jul 24-27
Sat: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Date: Saturday July 25, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,533
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Luke Covell, Blake Ferguson
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 2)
Round 21 - Jul 31-Aug 3
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 l. Parramatta Eels 30
Date: Sunday August 2, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,246
Table Position: 15
Round 22 - Aug 7-10
Mon: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Date: Monday August 10, 2009
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 20,114
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Luke Covell, Grant Millington
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 2)
Round 23 - Aug 14-17
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 l. Wests Tigers 56
Date: Sunday August 16, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,982
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Mitch Brown, Matthew Wright
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 2)
Round 24 - Aug 21-24
Sun: Gold Coast Titans 20 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Date: Sunday August 23, 2009
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 14,714
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Blake Ferguson, Paul Gallen
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 2)
Round 25 - Aug 28-31
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Date: Sunday August 30, 2009
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,844
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Luke Covell, Grant Millington
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 26 - Sep 4-6
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 26
Date: Saturday September 5, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,879
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Mitch Brown, Luke Douglas, Paul Gallen, Kade Snowden
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)

Position: 15
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 5, Drawn: 0, Lost: 19, Byes: 2
For: 359 (64 tries, 51 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 568 (100 tries, 83 goals, 2 fgoals)
Points: 14, Difference: -209

Round 1 [14 Mar 09] W 18-10 v Panthers (H)
Round 2 [23 Mar 09] L 12-24 v Knights (H)
Round 3 [29 Mar 09] L 6-10 v Dragons (A)
Round 4 [05 Apr 09] L 12-24 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 5 [11 Apr 09] L 14-24 v Raiders (H)
Round 6 [19 Apr 09] L 10-34 v Cowboys (H)
Round 7 [24 Apr 09] L 26-32 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 8 [02 May 09] L 12-19 v Roosters (H)
Round 9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 10 [16 May 09] L 22-26 v Panthers (A)
Round 11 [23 May 09] L 4-26 v Dragons (H)
Round 12 [30 May 09] W 13-10 v Eels (A)
Round 13 [07 Jun 09] W 18-10 v Warriors (H)
Round 14 [14 Jun 09] W 24-22 v Raiders (A)
Round 15 [22 Jun 09] W 46-12 v Broncos (H)
Round 16 [27 Jun 09] L 12-19 v Roosters (A)
Round 17 [04 Jul 09] L 4-24 v Cowboys (A)
Round 18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 19 [18 Jul 09] L 26-32 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 20 [25 Jul 09] L 10-30 v Storm (A)
Round 21 [02 Aug 09] L 0-30 v Eels (H)
Round 22 [10 Aug 09] L 10-30 v Broncos (A)
Round 23 [16 Aug 09] L 10-56 v Tigers (H)
Round 24 [23 Aug 09] L 10-20 v Titans (A)
Round 25 [30 Aug 09] L 16-18 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 26 [05 Sep 09] L 24-26 v Rabbitohs (H)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Jack Afamasaga	10 (7)	0	0	0	0
Trent Barrett	14	3	0	1	13
Mitch Brown	19 (6)	4	0	0	16
Tony Caine	6 (3)	0	0	0	0
Luke Covell	24	8	51/75	0	134
Ian Donnelly	7 (7)	0	0	0	0
Luke Douglas	24 (3)	1	0	0	4
Blake Ferguson	20 (2)	9	0	0	36
Paul Gallen	16 (1)	7	0	0	28
Bronx Goodwin	4	0	0	0	0
Blake Green	12 (2)	1	0	0	4
Corey Hughes	21	0	0	0	0
Lancen Joudo	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Brett Kearney	1	0	0	0	0
Reni Maitua	8 (4)	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Mannah	12 (5)	0	0	0	0
Grant Millington	17 (6)	4	0	0	16
Bryan Norrie	11 (9)	0	0	0	0
Ben Pomeroy	23 (4)	4	0	0	16
Joel Porter	1	0	0	0	0
Scott Porter	12	0	0	0	0
Ben Ross	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Selmes	5 (5)	0	0	0	0
Terrence Seu Seu	17 (17)	0	0	0	0
Brett Seymour	6	0	0	0	0
David Simmons	7	5	0	0	20
Kade Snowden	23 (2)	2	0	0	8
Nathan Stapleton	14 (2)	3	0	0	12
Misi Taulapapa	5	0	0	0	0
Anthony Tupou	21 (1)	6	0	0	24
Atelea Vea	8 (3)	0	0	0	0
Tim Weyman	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Reece Williams	19 (1)	1	0	0	4
Matthew Wright	17 (3)	6	0	0	24
34 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 297976 (Average: 12,416)
Home: Games 12 - 136373 (Average: 11,364)
Away: Games 12 - 161603 (Average: 13,467)

Leading Point Scorers:
134: Luke Covell (24)
36: Blake Ferguson (20)
28: Paul Gallen (16)
24: Anthony Tupou (21), Matthew Wright (17)

Leading Try Scorers:
9: Blake Ferguson (20)
8: Luke Covell (24)
7: Paul Gallen (16)
6: Anthony Tupou (21), Matthew Wright (17)
5: David Simmons (7)
4: Mitch Brown (19), Grant Millington (17), Ben Pomeroy (23)
3: Trent Barrett (14), Nathan Stapleton (14)
2: Kade Snowden (23)
1: Luke Douglas (24), Blake Green (12), Reece Williams (19)

Leading Goal Scorers:
51: Luke Covell. Attempts: 51/75. Accuracy: 68% (24)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks