1967 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
| 1967 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | ||||
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| League | 12th NSWRFL | |||
| 1967 record | W3 L18 D1 | |||
| Points for | 208 (22 tries, 67 goals, 4 field goals) | |||
| Points against | 486 (88 tries, 104 goals, 7 field goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Ken Kearney | |||
| Captain | Monty Porter | |||
| Ground | Sutherland Oval | |||
| Average attendance | 5,825 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries |
Monty Porter (3) Dennis Hewett (3) | |||
| Goals | Terry Hughes (67) | |||
| Points | Terry Hughes (139) | |||
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The 1967 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the club's inaugural season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership.
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. George |
22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 437 | 267 | +170 | 33 |
| 2 |  South Sydney |
22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 422 | 271 | +151 | 32 |
| 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 349 | 269 | +80 | 29 |
| 4 |  Eastern Suburbs |
22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 269 | 219 | +50 | 28 |
| 5 |  Manly-Warringah |
22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 365 | 271 | +94 | 26 |
| 6 |  Balmain |
22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 344 | 258 | +86 | 26 |
| 7 |  Western Suburbs |
22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 269 | 255 | +14 | 22 |
| 8 |  North Sydney |
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 297 | 370 | -73 | 17 |
| 9 |  Parramatta |
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 309 | 322 | -13 | 16 |
| 10 |  Newtown |
22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 274 | 406 | -132 | 16 |
| 11 |  Penrith |
22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 203 | 352 | -149 | 12 |
| 12 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 208 | 486 | -278 | 7 |
Results
| Round 1 2 April 1967 | Eastern Suburbs | 5 – 11 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Sydney Sports Ground | ||
| Tries: Jim Matthews Goals: Gwyl Barnes |
Tries: John Hynes Goals: Terry Hughes (4) |
Attendance: 6,137 | ||||
| Round 2 8 April 1967 | Balmain | 30 – 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Leichhardt Oval | ||
| Tries: Hal Browne (2) Kevin Yow Yeh Peter Provan Goals: Keith Barnes (9) |
Tries: Alan McRitchie Dennis Hewett Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Attendance: 8,741 Referee: Les Samuelson | ||||
| Round 3 15 April 1967 | South Sydney | 23 – 15 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Redfern Oval | ||
| Tries: Bob Moses Brian James John Sattler Goals: Eric Simms (5) Kevin Longbottom Field Goals: Bob Honan |
Tries: Dave Cooper Goals: Terry Hughes (6) |
Attendance: 8,256 Referee: Phil Elliss | ||||
| Round 4 22 April 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 23 – 11 | Parramatta | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: Jack Danzey Dave Cooper Greg Miller Goals: Terry Hughes (6) Field Goals: Jack Danzey |
Tries: John McMartin Goals: Brian Bevan (2) Frank Glover (2) |
Attendance: 5,245 Referee: Keith Page | ||||
| Round 5 25 April 1967 | Western Suburbs | 19 – 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Lidcombe Oval | ||
| Tries: Barry Bryant John Hayes Roy Ferguson Goals: Tony Ford (4) Field Goals: Barry Glasgow |
Tries: Brian Cox Goals: Terry Hughes (2) |
Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Phil Elliss | ||||
| Round 6 29 April 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 15 – 29 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: Dennis Hewett Goals: Terry Hughes (5) Field Goals: Jack Danzey |
Tries: Dick Webb John Larcombe Kevin Goldspink Leo Toohey Max Brown Goals: George Taylforth (7) |
Attendance: 7,020 Referee: Keith Page | ||||
| Round 7 7 May 1967 | Newtown | 29 – 9 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Henson Park | ||
| Tries: Brian Moore (3) Alan Maddalena Bob Lanigan Goals: Bob Lanigan (5) Field Goals: Bob Lanigan Peter Nobbs |
Tries: Alan McRitchie Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Col Pearce | ||||
| Round 8 14 May 1967 | Manly-Warringah | 39 – 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Brookvale Oval | ||
| Tries: Les Hanigan (5) Mick Veivers Bob Batty Goals: Bob Batty (8) Field Goals: Bob Batty |
Tries: Dennis Hewett Goals: Terry Hughes |
Attendance: 6,726 Referee: Laurie Bruyeres | ||||
| Round 9 21 May 1967 | St. George | 20 – 9 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Kogarah Oval | ||
| Tries: Stan Gorton (2) Barry Beath Johnny King Goals: Dennis Preston (4) |
Tries: Graeme Sams Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Attendance: 7,388 Referee: Jack Bradley | ||||
| Round 10 27 May 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 19 – 13 | North Sydney | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: Monty Porter (2) Graeme Sams Goals: Terry Hughes (5) |
Tries: Ken Irvine (2) Lloyd Weier Goals: Ken Irvine Field Goals: Tommy Smales |
Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Keith Holman | ||||
| Round 11 4 June 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 10 – 13 | Penrith | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Goals: Terry Hughes (5) |
Tries: David Applebee Maurie Raper Wayne Peckham Goals: Grahame Moran (2) |
Attendance: 5,602 Referee: Don Macdonald | ||||
| Round 12 12 June 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 4 – 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Goals: Terry Hughes (2) |
Tries: Barry Reilly (2) Ron Saddler Goals: Allan McKean |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Keith Holman | ||||
| Round 13 17 June 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 6 – 6 | Balmain | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Goals: Terry Hughes (2) Field Goals: Gordon Abercrombie |
Tries: Gary Leo Kevin Yow Yeh |
Attendance: 4,717 Referee: Don MacDonald | ||||
| Round 14 24 June 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 14 – 29 | South Sydney | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: Monty Porter Ron Dutton Goals: Terry Hughes (3) Field Goals: Terry Hughes |
Tries: Brian James (2) Bob McCarthy Ron Coote Eric Simms Goals: Eric Simms (7) |
Attendance: 10,094 Referee: Brian Barry | ||||
| Round 15 2 July 1967 | Parramatta | 15 – 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Cumberland Oval | ||
| Tries: Joe Turski Ron Graham Len Stacker Goals: Len Stacker (3) |
Tries: Jack Danzey Terry Hughes Goals: Terry Hughes (2) |
Attendance: 7,625 Referee: Don MacDonald | ||||
| Round 16 9 July 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 – 26 | Western Suburbs | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: John Elford (2) Denis Pittard Peter Dimond Goals: Don Parish (7) |
Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Don MacDonald | |||||
| Round 17 15 July 1967 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 25 – 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Belmore Oval | ||
| Tries: Max Brown (2) Ron Raper Dick Webb George Taylforth Goals: George Taylforth (4) Field Goals: Ron Raper |
Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Attendance: 7,309 Referee: Don MacDonald | ||||
| Round 18 23 July 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 9 – 22 | Newtown | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: Ron Dutton Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Tries: Bob Carnegie Brian Moore John Oakley Bob Lanigan Goals: Bob Lanigan (5) |
Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Carl Langton | ||||
| Round 19 30 July 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 7 – 27 | Manly-Warringah | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Tries: Warren Ryan Goals: Terry Hughes (2) |
Tries: John Morgan (2) Alec Tennant Gary Collins Bob Batty Goals: Bob Batty (5) David Knox |
Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Don MacDonald | ||||
| Round 20 5 August 1967 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 6 – 42 | St. George | Sutherland Oval | ||
| Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Tries: Bruce Pollard (2) Reg Gasnier (2) George Evans Graeme Langlands Johnny King Dennis Preston Goals: Dennis Preston (9) |
Attendance: 3,936 Referee: Laurie Bruyeres | ||||
| Round 21 13 August 1967 | North Sydney | 30 – 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland | North Sydney Oval | ||
| Tries: Ken Irvine (4) Col Greenwood Dave Wood Goals: Keith Russell (6) |
Goals: Terry Hughes (3) |
Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Keith Page | ||||
| Round 22 19 August 1967 | Penrith | 22 – 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | Penrith Park | ||
| Tries: Wayne Peckham (2) David Applebee Geoff Waldie Goals: Bob Landers (5) |
Tries: Brian Cox Goals: Terry Hughes |
Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Brian Barry | ||||
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