11 Facts About Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales.

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The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have been in competition for 56 years, appearing in four grand finals, winning their first premiership in 2016 after defeating the Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia.

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks was rushed back in for the final against Balmain, but he was severely hampered by the injury, and Cronulla were bundled out.

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Also in 1999, the Cronulla-Sutherland name was dropped, and the club was simply known as the "Sharks", and would be known as this until the end of 2002.

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks had a strong season in 2008, finishing the season in equal first spot.

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One of these losses caused great controversy as the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing against Manly, were forced to field just 12 men for most of the game after Luke Douglas was sent off by referee Phil Haines for a careless high tackle.

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The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks managed to avoid the wooden spoon in 2009 when the Roosters were soundly beaten by the Cowboys in the final round, resulting in a lower overall standing than the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

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Captain Paul Gallen's transformation into an Origin prop alleviated this problem somewhat, and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks were active in the player market, signing prop Jon Green from St George, former Shark Isaac de Gois, prop Mark Taufua from Newcastle, halfback Jeff Robson from Parramatta and props Bryce Gibbs and Andrew Fifita from Wests Tigers.

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks finished 8th on the table in the 2020 NRL season and qualified for the finals after recovering from a poor start to the year.

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Since 2003, the name has since been changed back to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and changed their logo again in 2004, which is currently in use.

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On 4 July 2013, the Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks announced their new stadium naming rights partner Remondis, an international waste solutions and management company.

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