Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2008

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This article is about the 2008 season of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, a rugby league team in Australia's National Rugby League (NRL).

1 2008 Season Summary
2 2008 Season Ladder
3 2008 Season Results
4 References

[edit] 2008 Season Summary

The Sharks have begun the season on a positive note, with a victory over 2007 runners-up Manly Sea Eagles in Round 1 and a shock 17-16 victory over 2007 premiers Melbourne Storm in Round 2. The match against the Storm was marred by a on-field brawl after an illegal tackle by Cronulla's Ben Ross on Melbourne's Cooper Cronk, resulting in both Ross and Melbourne's Brett White being sent off and later being referred to the NRL judiciary.^[1]

[edit] 2008 Season Ladder

National Rugby League season 2008 v • d • e
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Manly	12	8	0	4	1	307	157	+150	18
2	Melbourne	12	8	0	4	1	234	151	+83	18
3	Sydney	12	8	0	4	1	271	210	+61	18
4	Gold Coast	12	8	0	4	1	274	215	+59	18
5	Cronulla	12	8	0	4	1	216	201	+15	18
6	Brisbane	12	7	0	5	1	294	241	+53	16
7	Wests Tigers	12	7	0	5	1	278	257	+21	16
8	Penrith	11	6	0	5	2	252	240	+12	16
9	St. George Illawarra	12	6	0	6	1	264	202	+62	14
10	Newcastle	11	5	0	6	2	223	228	-5	14
11	Parramatta	11	5	0	6	2	231	269	-38	14
12	Canberra	11	4	0	7	2	191	254	-63	12
13	New Zealand	12	5	0	7	1	254	361	-107	12
14	Bulldogs	12	4	0	8	1	223	320	-97	10
15	North Queensland	12	3	0	9	1	228	313	-85	8
16	South Sydney	12	2	0	10	1	189	310	-121	6

[edit] 2008 Season Results

2008 Season Results
Round	Opponent	Result	Date	Venue	Crowd	Referee	Position/16
1	Manly Sea Eagles	Win ^[2]	15 March 2008	Brookvale Oval (A)	15,424	Jared Maxwell	8^th
1	Manly Sea Eagles	16 - Sharks (Tries: Goodwin, Kearney; Goals: Covell 4/4) 10 - Sea Eagles (Tries: Watmough, Bani; Goals: Orford 1/1)					8^th
2	Melbourne Storm	Win ^[3]	23 March 2008	Olympic Park (A)	10,720	Tony Archer	4^th
2	Melbourne Storm	16 - Storm (Tries: Aitken, White, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 2/3; Field Goals: Cronk 0/1) 17 - Sharks (Tries: Simmons, Kearney, Gallen; Goals: Covell 2/5; Field Goals: Kimmorley 1/1)					4^th
3	Gold Coast Titans	Loss ^[4]	29 March 2008	Skilled Park (A)	19,050	Jason Robinson	9^th
3	Gold Coast Titans	18 - Titans (Tries: Rogers, Meyers, Atkins; Goals: Prince 3/3, Jeffery 0/1) 4 - Sharks (Tries: Pomeroy; Goals: Covell 0/2)					9^th
4	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Win ^[5]	5 April 2008	ANZ Stadium (A)	15,318	Sean Hampstead	4^th
4	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18 - Sharks (Tries: ; Goals: ) 16 - Dragons (Tries: ; Goals: )					4^th
5	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Win	14 April 2008	ANZ Stadium (A)	12,988	Jason Robinson	4^th
5	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12 - Sharks (Tries: Bird, Covell; Goals: Covell 2/3) 10 - Rabbitohs (Tries: Sutton, Champion; Goals: Merritt 1/2)					4^th
6	Penrith Panthers		19 April 2008	Toyota Stadium (H)
6	Penrith Panthers	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
7	Wests Tigers			Toyota Stadium (H)
7	Wests Tigers	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
8	Bye
9	North Queensland Cowboys			Dairy Farmers Stadium (A)
9	North Queensland Cowboys	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
10	Brisbane Broncos			Toyota Stadium (H)
10	Brisbane Broncos	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
11	Bulldogs			ANZ Stadium (A)
11	Bulldogs	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
12	Gold Coast Titans			Toyota Stadium (H)
12	Gold Coast Titans	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
13	Penrith Panthers			CUA Stadium (A)
13	Penrith Panthers	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
14	New Zealand Warriors			Toyota Stadium (H)
14	New Zealand Warriors	- (Tries: ; Goals:) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
15	Parramatta Eels			Toyota Stadium (H)
15	Parramatta Eels	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
16	Canberra Raiders			Canberra Stadium (A)
16	Canberra Raiders	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
17	Bye
18	Manly Sea Eagles			Toyota Stadium (H)
18	Manly Sea Eagles	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
19	Newcastle Knights			Toyota Stadium (H)
19	Newcastle Knights	- (Tries: Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
20	Brisbane Broncos			Suncorp Stadium (A)
20	Brisbane Broncos	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
21	St. George Illawarra Dragons			Toyota Stadium (H)
21	St. George Illawarra Dragons	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
22	South Sydney Rabbitohs			Toyota Stadium (H)
22	South Sydney Rabbitohs	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
23	New Zealand Warriors			Mt Smart Stadium (A)
23	New Zealand Warriors	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
24	Sydney Roosters			Toyota Stadium (H)
24	Sydney Roosters	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
25	Wests Tigers			Leichhardt Oval (A)
25	Wests Tigers	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )
26	North Queensland Cowboys			Toyota Stadium (H)
26	North Queensland Cowboys	- (Tries: ; Goals: ) - (Tries: ; Goals: )