1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
League 1st NSWRL
1988 record W16 L6 D2
Points for 517 (81 tries, 95 goals, 3 field goals)
Points against 365 (61 tries, 59 goals, 3 field goals)
Team information
Coach Allan Fitzgibbon
Captain David Hatch
Ground Caltex Field
Average attendance 9,789
Top scorers
Tries Andrew Ettingshausen (17)
Goals Alan Wilson (69)
Points Alan Wilson (167)
 < 1987 1989 > 

The 1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 22nd in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers. They then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Balmain Tigers. The Sharks also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup.

Three Sharks players, Andrew Ettinghausen, Gavin Miller and Mark McGaw were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1988.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Cronulla-Sutherland 22 16 2 4 507 330 +177 34
2 Canterbury-Bankstown 22 16 0 6 412 268 +144 32
3 Canberra 22 15 0 7 596 346 +250 30
4 Manly-Warringah 22 15 0 7 538 347 +191 30
5 Penrith 22 15 0 7 394 258 +136 30
6 Balmain 22 15 0 7 402 341 +61 30
7 Brisbane 22 14 0 8 474 368 +106 28
8 South Sydney 22 12 2 8 425 383 +42 24
9 North Sydney 22 9 2 11 366 424 -58 20
10 St. George 22 9 0 13 352 493 -141 18
11 Parramatta 22 8 0 14 359 412 -53 16
12 Eastern Suburbs 22 6 3 13 387 443 -56 15
13 Illawarra 22 6 1 15 353 510 -157 13
14 Newcastle 22 5 1 16 270 460 -190 11
15 Gold Coast-Tweed 22 4 2 16 238 484 -246 10
16 Western Suburbs 22 4 1 17 287 493 -206 9

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