2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
Captains: Blayke Brailey (19); Cameron McInnes (6); Addin Fonua-Blake (1)
Biggest home crowd: 14,989 (vs. St Geo Illa in round 14)
Average home crowd: 12,581

Top pointscorer: Nicho Hynes (218)
Top tryscorer: Sione Katoa (19)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Mar 7	Sat 5:30pm	Round 1	H	Gold Coast	W	50	-	10	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	11,548	2nd	>
14	Sat 7:35pm	Round 2	A *	Penrith	L	6	-	26	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Carrington	12,000	5th	>
21	Sat 5:30pm	Round 3	H	Dolphins	L	10	-	38	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	11,096	7th	>
29	Sun 4:05pm	Round 4	A	Canberra	W	34	-	22	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	GIO	17,457	9th	>
Apr 5	Sun 2:00pm	Round 5	H	Warriors	W	36	-	22	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	13,112	5th	>
11	Sat 3:30pm	Round 6	H *	Sydney	L	22	-	34	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Optus Stadium	33,404	8th	>
		Round 7		[bye]			-						7th
24	Fri 6:00pm	Round 8	A	North Qld	L	34	-	46	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	QLD C. Bank	17,888	10th	>
May 3	Sun 4:05pm	Round 9	H	Wests Tigers	W	52	-	10	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	14,479	10th	>
9	Sat 5:30pm	Round 10	A	Souths	L	12	-	36	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Accor	16,714	9th	>
15	Fri 6:00pm	Round 11	H *	Canterbury	W	38	-	16	A Fonua-Blake	C Fitzgibbon	Suncorp	48,673	6th	>
		Round 12		[bye]			-						8th
29	Fri 8:00pm	Round 13	H	Manly	W	28	-	22	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	10,793	7th	>
Jun 7	Sun 4:05pm	Round 14	H	St Geo Illa	W	34	-	12	C McInnes	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	14,989	8th	>
13	Sat 7:30pm	Round 15	A	Warriors	W	10	-	8	C McInnes	C Fitzgibbon	Go Media	24,938	5th	>
21	Sun 6:15pm	Round 16	A	Sydney	L	8	-	27	C McInnes	C Fitzgibbon	Allianz	20,021	7th	>
		Round 17		[bye]			-						6th
Jul 4	Sat 7:35pm	Round 18	A	Brisbane	W	28	-	16	C McInnes	C Fitzgibbon	Suncorp	38,998	8th	>
11	Sat 3:00pm	Round 19	A	Dolphins	W	66	-	0	C McInnes	C Fitzgibbon	Kayo	10,023	3rd	>
17	Fri 6:00pm	Round 20	H	Newcastle	W	20	-	18	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	11,123	3rd	>
26	Sun 4:05pm	Round 21	A	Manly	W	48	-	12	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	4 Pines	17,126	4th	>
Aug 2	Sun 2:00pm	Round 22	H	Souths	W	32	-	16	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	14,125	4th	>
9	Sun 4:05pm	Round 23	A	St Geo Illa	L	16	-	24	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	SGV Jubilee	11,018	4th	>
15	Sat 3:00pm	Round 24	H	Canberra	L	20	-	24	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	12,358	5th	>
23	Sun 2:00pm	Round 25	A	Gold Coast	W	30	-	22	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Cbus Super	16,074	5th	>
30	Sun 4:05pm	Round 26	A	Parramatta	L	18	-	38	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	CommBank	18,074	5th	>
Sep 5	Sat 7:35pm	Round 27	H	Melbourne	L	20	-	24	C McInnes	C Fitzgibbon	Ocean Protect	12,184	5th	>
12	Sat 7:50pm	Elim Final	H *	North Qld	W	26	-	16	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Allianz	17,429	-	>
19	Sat 7:50pm	Semi Finals	A *	Sydney	L	10	-	46	B Brailey	C Fitzgibbon	Allianz	39,147	-	>

26 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
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BERRELL, Jayden	31	Ipswich		-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BRAILEY, Blayke	27	Sydney		21	-	21	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
BURNS, Billy	27	Parkes		12	14	26	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
COLQUHOUN, Jesse	24	Wollongong		19	4	23	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
FONUA-BLAKE, Addin	30	Brisbane		20	3	23	2	-	-	8	1	-	List
GABRAEL, Michael	21	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	List
HAMLIN-UELE, Braden	31	Auckland		-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HAU TAPUHA, Tuku	24	Auckland		-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HAZELTON, Thomas	27	Goulburn		7	17	24	2	-	-	8	1	-	List
HIROTI, Mawene	27	New Plymouth		12	-	12	2	1	-	10	-	-	List
HYNES, Nicho	30	Gosford		22	-	22	8	93	-	218	-	-	List
IRO, KL	26	Leeds		23	-	23	12	-	-	48	-	-	List
JONES, Riley	24	Gosford		2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
KATOA, Sione	29	Hamilton City		20	-	20	19	-	-	76	-	-	List
KAUFUSI, Oregon	27	Auckland		4	17	21	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
KENNEDY, William	29	Bathurst		26	-	26	11	-	-	44	-	-	List
McINNES, Cameron	32	Sydney		17	2	19	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
MULITALO, Ronaldo	26	Auckland		17	-	17	13	-	-	52	1	-	List
NIKORA, Briton	28	Tauranga		18	3	21	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
POLLARD, Riley	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PURU, Hohepa	24	Sydney		5	7	12	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
PURU, Niwhai	24	Sydney		6	1	7	1	4	-	12	-	-	List
RAMIEN, Jesse	29	Dubbo		14	-	14	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
RUDOLF, Toby	30	Sydney		11	3	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
STONESTREET, Samuel	24	Sydney		12	-	12	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
TALAKAI, Siosifa	29	Sydney		3	20	23	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
TRINDALL, Braydon	27	Wee Waa		23	-	23	9	11	1	60	-	-	List
WILTON, Teig	26	Narooma		22	1	23	8	-	-	32	1	-	List
28 players	27.70		9 cur. / 19 tot.	26 matches			122	109	1	708	5	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 19 Sep 2026. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

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Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann

Sources:Official League Website, News Reports

2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks - Season Summary

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