| 1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | ||||
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| League | 7th NSWRFL | |||
| 1971 record | W10 L12 D0 | |||
| Points for | 352 (66 tries, 77 goals) | |||
| Points against | 310 (62 tries, 62 goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Tommy Bishop | |||
| Captain | Tommy Bishop Kevin Hogan Ron Turner Greg Pierce |
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| Ground | Endeavour Field | |||
| Average attendance | 7,699 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Ray Corcoran (17) | |||
| Goals | Dave Cotter (27) George Taylforth (27) |
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| Points | Dave Cotter (78) | |||
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The 1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 5th in club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1971 premiership.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Manly-Warringah | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 528 | 260 | +268 | 38 |
| 2 | South Sydney | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 499 | 308 | +191 | 34 |
| 3 | St. George | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 392 | 283 | +109 | 31 |
| 4 | Parramatta | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 383 | 355 | +28 | 24 |
| 5 | Balmain | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 366 | 398 | -32 | 22 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 355 | 422 | -87 | 22 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 352 | 310 | +42 | 20 |
| 8 | Penrith | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 283 | 372 | -89 | 20 |
| 9 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 344 | 339 | +5 | 19 |
| 10 | Newtown | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 282 | 401 | -119 | 15 |
| 11 | North Sydney | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 265 | 446 | -181 | 11 |
| 12 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 336 | 471 | -135 | 8 |
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