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1997 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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1997 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
SL Rank2nd
1997 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 445 (75 tries, 72 goals, 1 field goal); against: 312 (50 tries, 55 goals, 2 field goals)
Team information
CoachJohn Lang
Captain
StadiumShark Park
Avg. attendance13,558
Top scorers
TriesMat Rogers (14)
GoalsMat Rogers (70)
PointsMat Rogers (196)
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 31st in the club's history and they competed in Super League's 1997 Telstra Cup premiership. Coached by John Lang and captained by Andrew Ettingshausen and Mitch Healey, they reached the Grand Final in which they were defeated by the Brisbane Broncos.

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane (P) 18 14 1 3 481 283 +198 29
2 Cronulla 18 12 0 6 403 230 +173 24
3 Canberra 18 11 0 7 436 337 +99 22
4 Canterbury 18 10 0 8 453 447 +6 20
5 Penrith 18 9 0 9 431 462 -31 18
6 Hunter 18 7 0 11 350 363 -13 14
7 Auckland 18 7 0 11 332 406 -74 14
8 Perth 18 7 0 11 321 456 -135 14
9 Adelaide 18 6 1 11 303 402 -99 13
10 North Queensland 18 5 2 11 328 452 -124 12
  • (P) - Premiers


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