1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
League 5th ARL
1996 record W16 L6 D2
Points for 441 (75 tries, 70 goals, 1 field goal)
Points against 320 (55 tries, 48 goals, 4 field goals)
Team information
Coach John Lang
Captain Andrew Ettingshausen
Mitch Healey
Les Davidson
Ground Shark Park
Average attendance 10,515
Top scorers
Tries Ryan Metreson (47)
Goals Mat Rogers (59)
Points Mat Rogers (150)
 < 1995 1997 > 

The 1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 30th in the club's history. They competed in the ARL's 1996 Optus Cup premiership and came within one match of the grand final.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Manly 22 18 0 4 549 191 +358 36
2 Brisbane 21 17 0 4 607 263 +344 34
3 North Sydney 22 15 2 5 598 325 +273 32
4 Sydney City 22 15 1 6 521 321 +200 31
5 Cronulla 21 14 2 5 399 268 +131 30
6 Canberra 21 13 1 7 538 384 +154 27
7 St. George 21 12 1 8 443 360 +83 27
8 Western Suburbs 22 12 1 9 394 434 −40 25
9 Newcastle 21 10 1 10 416 388 +28 23
10 Canterbury 21 11 0 10 375 378 −3 22
11 Auckland 21 10 0 11 412 427 −15 22
12 Balmain 22 11 0 11 319 459 −140 22
13 Parramatta 21 9 1 11 404 415 −11 21
14 Illawarra 22 8 0 14 403 444 −41 16
15 Penrith 21 7 1 13 363 464 −101 15
16 Western Reds 21 6 1 14 313 420 −107 13
17 North Queensland 21 6 0 15 288 643 −355 12
18 Gold Coast 22 5 1 16 359 521 −162 11
19 South Sydney 22 5 1 16 314 634 −320 11
20 South Queensland 21 3 0 18 220 496 −276 8

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