1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

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.

1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NSWRL Rank1st
1988 recordWins: 16; Draws: 2; Losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 517 (81 tries, 95 goals, 3 field goals); Against: 365 (61 tries, 59 goals, 3 field goals)
Team information
CoachAllan Fitzgibbon
Captain
StadiumCaltex Field
Avg. Attend.9,789
Top scorers
TriesAndrew Ettingshausen (17)
GoalsAlan Wilson (69)
PointsAlan Wilson (167)
< 1987 1989 >

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 221624507330+17734
2 Canterbury-Bankstown 221606412268+14432
3 Canberra 221507596346+25030
4 Manly-Warringah 221507538347+19130
5 Penrith 221507394258+13630
6 Balmain 221507402341+6130
7 Brisbane 221408474368+10628
8 South Sydney 221228425383+4224
9 North Sydney 229211366424-5820
10 St. George 229013352493-14118
11 Parramatta 228014359412-5316
12 Eastern Suburbs 226313387443-5615
13 Illawarra 226115353510-15713
14 Newcastle 225116270460-19011
15Gold Coast-Tweed 224216238484-24610
16 Western Suburbs 224117287493-2069
  • South Sydney were stripped of 2 competition points due to an illegal replacement in one game.

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