2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 53rd in the club's history. The team was coached by John Morris, who replaced Shane Flanagan after he resigned in January.^[1] The Cronulla Sharks were captained by Paul Gallen and Wade Graham and competed in the National Rugby League's 2019 Telstra Premiership.

2019 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank	7th
Play-off result	Elimination Finalist
2019 record	Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 514; against: 464
Team information
CEO	Barry Russell → Richard Munro
Coach	John Morris
Assistant coach	Jim Dymock
Captains	Paul Gallen Wade Graham
Stadium	PointsBet Stadium
Avg. attendance	12,224
Top scorers
Tries	Josh Morris (15)
Goals	Shaun Johnson (45)
Points	Shaun Johnson (102)
← 2018 2020 →

Milestones

• Round 1: Josh Morris made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
• Round 1: Shaun Johnson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the New Zealand Warriors and kicked his 1st goal for the club.
• Round 1: Briton Nikora made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 1: Blayke Brailey made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 2: John Morris recorded his first victory as head coach.
• Round 2: Chad Townsend played his 100th game for the club.
• Round 2: Briton Nikora scored his 1st career try.
• Round 3: Paul Gallen played his 329th career and club game, eclipsing Andrew Ettingshausen's all-time games record of 328 games.
• Round 3: Josh Morris scored his 1st try for the club.
• Round 3: Blayke Brailey scored his 1st career try.
• Round 4: Bronson Xerri made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 4: Kyle Flanagan kicked his 1st NRL goal for the club.
• Round 5: Jayden Brailey played his 50th career game.
• Round 6: William Kennedy made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 6: Bronson Xerri scored his 1st career try.
• Round 7: Ronaldo Mulitalo made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 8: Braden Hamlin-Uele scored his 1st career try.
• Round 9: Aaron Gray scored his 1st try for the club.
• Round 9: Paul Gallen kicked his 1st NRL goal for the club.
• Round 10: Andrew Fifita played his 200th career game.
• Round 11: Chad Townsend played his 150th career game.
• Round 11: Kurt Capewell played his 50th career game.
• Round 13: Kyle Flanagan scored his 1st career try.
• Round 19: Billy Magoulias made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 19: Ronaldo Mulitalo scored his 1st career try.
• Round 25: Paul Gallen kicked his 1st NRL field goal for the club.

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Cro.	Opp.	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
23 February	Trial Match	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Shark Park, Sydney	Win	28	22	Mulitalo (2), Morris, Xerri, Katoa	Flanagan 4/5		[2]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Ava Seumanufagai HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Scott Sorensen LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Jaimin Jolliffe IC 15 Billy Magoulias IC 16 Braydon Trindall IC 17 Cruz Topai-Aveai IC 18 Ronaldo Mulitalo IC 19 Daniel Vasquez IC 20 Luke Polselli IC 21 Isaac Lumelume IC 22 Jackson Ferris IC 23 Jack A Williams IC 24 Teig Wilton IC 25 Josh Carr Coach: John Morris
2 March	Trial Match	Newcastle Knights	Maitland Sports Ground, Newcastle	Win	30	6	Dugan, Morris, Fifita, Katoa, Townsend	Johnson 4/4, Flanagan 1/1		[3]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Jayson Bukuya IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Aaron Woods IC 17 Scott Sorensen IC 18 Bronson Xerri IC 19 Kyle Flanagan IC 20 Billy Magoulias IC 21 Ronaldo Mulitalo IC 22 William Kennedy Coach: John Morris

Regular season

Source:^[4]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Cro.	Opp.	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
15 March	1	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle	Loss	8	14	Katoa	Johnson 2/2		[5]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Aaron Woods IC 17 Jack Williams Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 Bronson Xerri RE 21 Braden Hamlin-Uele Coach: John Morris
23 March	2	Gold Coast Titans	Shark Park, Sydney	Win	20	6	Katoa (2), Dugan, Nikora	Johnson 2/4		[6]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Aaron Woods IC 17 Jack Williams Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 Bronson Xerri RE 21 Braden Hamlin-Uele Coach: John Morris
30 March	3	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville	Win	42	16	Townsend (2), Morris (2), Nikora, Dugan, B. Brailey	Johnson 7/7		[7]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Aaron Woods IC 17 Jack Williams Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 Bronson Xerri RE 21 Braden Hamlin-Uele Coach: John Morris
6 April	4	Parramatta Eels	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Loss	12	24	Feki (2)	Flanagan 2/2		[8]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 19 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita (c) HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 15 Jayson Bukuya Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 16 Aaron Woods IC 17 Jack Williams IC 18 Scott Sorensen Reserves: RE 6 Shaun Johnson RE 13 Paul Gallen RE 20 Aaron Gray RE 21 Braden Hamlin-Uele Coach: John Morris
13 April	5	Sydney Roosters	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	16	30	Morris, Johnson, Williams	Townsend 2/3		[9]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita (c) HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 16 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 17 Scott Sorensen IC 20 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 13 Paul Gallen RE 18 Kyle Flanagan RE 19 William Kennedy RE 21 Aaron Gray Coach: John Morris
18 April	6	Penrith Panthers	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	24	20	Xerri, Townsend, Fifita, Dugan	Townsend 4/4		[10]
Team Details FB 19 William Kennedy WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 1 Josh Dugan FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Scott Sorensen IC 20 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 5 Sione Katoa RE 15 Jayson Bukuya RE 18 Kyle Flanagan RE 21 Aaron Gray Coach: John Morris
27 April	7	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Loss	6	29	J. Brailey	Townsend 1/1		[11]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 18 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Scott Sorensen SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 5 Josh Dugan RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 Sione Katoa RE 21 Billy Magoulias Coach: John Morris
3 May	8	Melbourne Storm	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	20	18	Katoa, Nikora, Hamlin-Uele	Flanagan 4/5		[12]
Team Details FB 21 Josh Dugan WG 20 Aaron Gray CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Sione Katoa FE 6 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 1 William Kennedy RE 2 Sosaia Feki RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Ronaldo Mulitalo Coach: John Morris
9 May	9	Gold Coast Titans	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Win	26	18	Morris (2), Gray (2), Gallen	Flanagan 2/5, Gallen 1/1		[13]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Aaron Gray FE 6 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Sione Katoa RE 20 Billy Magoulias RE 21 William Kennedy Coach: John Morris
19 May	10	Manly Sea Eagles	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	14	24	Xerri, Hamlin-Uele, Feki	Flanagan 1/3		[14]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Aaron Gray FE 6 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Sione Katoa RE 20 Billy Magoulias RE 21 William Kennedy Coach: John Morris
26 May	11	St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium, Sydney	Win	22	9	Xerri (3), B. Brailey	Flanagan 2/3, Gallen 1/1		[15]
Team Details FB 21 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 1 Josh Dugan FE 6 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 5 Aaron Gray RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Sione Katoa RE 20 Billy Magoulias Coach: John Morris
	12	Bye
8 June	13	Parramatta Eels	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	42	22	Xerri (2), Fifita, Dugan, Townsend, Flanagan, Gray	Flanagan 7/8		[16]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Dugan WG 5 Aaron Gray FE 6 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 20 Wade Graham (c) Reserves: RE 14 Blayke Brailey RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Sione Katoa RE 21 Shaun Johnson Coach: John Morris
13 June	14	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium, Canberra	Loss	20	22	Dugan (2), Morris, Hamlin-Uele	Johnson 2/4		[17]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Josh Dugan FE 21 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Wade Graham (c) IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 6 Kyle Flanagan RE 18 Aaron Gray RE 19 Scott Sorensen RE 20 Billy Magoulias Coach: John Morris
30 June	15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Loss	12	14	Feki, Johnson, Dugan	Johnson 0/3		[18]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Josh Dugan FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 16 Jack Williams HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 17 Kurt Capewell IC 21 Aaron Woods Reserves: RE 14 Blayke Brailey RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 Aaron Gray Coach: John Morris
7 July	16	Brisbane Broncos	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	22	24	Morris (3), Dugan, Townsend	Townsend 0/4, Flanagan 1/1		[19]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Josh Dugan FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Kyle Flanagan IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Blayke Brailey RE 19 Scott Sorensen RE 20 Billy Magoulias RE 21 Aaron Gray Coach: John Morris
13 July	17	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park, Melbourne	Loss	14	40	Gray, Capewell, Johnson	Johnson 2/3		[20]
Team Details FB 20 Aaron Gray WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Dugan WG 5 Josh Morris FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita (c) HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 16 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 14 Kurt Capewell LK 10 Matt Prior Interchange: IC 13 Jack Williams IC 15 Jayson Bukuya IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 21 Blayke Brailey Reserves: RE 1 Matt Moylan RE 12 Wade Graham RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Kyle Flanagan Coach: John Morris
19 July	18	New Zealand Warriors	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Loss	18	19	Nikora, Townsend, Feki	Johnson 3/3		[21]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Kurt Capewell WG 21 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Scott Sorensen LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 17 Matt Prior Reserves: RE 5 Aaron Gray RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 William Kennedy Coach: John Morris
25 July	19	North Queensland Cowboys	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	16	14	Mulitalo, Dugan, Xerri	Johnson 2/3		[22]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 16 Matt Prior HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Kurt Capewell LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 14 Blayke Brailey IC 15 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 18 Jayson Bukuya RE 19 Kyle Flanagan RE 20 Scott Sorensen RE 21 Sione Katoa Coach: John Morris
3 August	20	South Sydney Rabbitohs	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	39	24	Xerri (2), Mulitalo, Dugan, Morris, Nikora	Johnson 7/8	Townsend 1/1	[23]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 20 Ronaldo Mulitalo CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Dugan WG 5 Josh Morris FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 2 Sosaia Feki RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 21 Kyle Flanagan Coach: John Morris
9 August	21	Penrith Panthers	Panthers Stadium, Sydney	Loss	20	26	Graham, Williams, Morris, Feki	Johnson 2/4		[24]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 20 Sione Katoa RE 21 Kyle Flanagan Coach: John Morris
18 August	22	St George Illawarra Dragons	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	18	12	Woods, Feki, Xerri	Johnson 3/3		[25]
Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Dugan WG 5 Josh Morris FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Billy Magoulias IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Jayson Bukuya RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 20 Ronaldo Mulitalo RE 21 Kyle Flanagan Coach: John Morris
24 August	23	New Zealand Warriors	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	42	16	Morris (2), Xerri, Dugan, Nikora, Hamlin-Uele, Mulitalo	Johnson 7/7		[26]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 20 Sione Katoa RE 21 Kyle Flanagan Coach: John Morris
1 September	24	Canberra Raiders	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	14	15	Mulitalo (2), J. Brailey	Flanagan 0/3	Townsend 2/2	[27]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 20 Kyle Flanagan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aaron Woods HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Jayson Bukuya Reserves: RE 6 Shaun Johnson RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 21 Matt Moylan Coach: John Morris
8 September	25	Wests Tigers	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	Win	25	8	Feki (2), Nikora, Morris	Johnson 4/5	Gallen 1/1	[28]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 16 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 8 Aaron Woods IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 20 Kyle Flanagan RE 21 Matt Moylan Coach: John Morris

Finals series

Source:^[29]

Date	Week	Opponent	Venue	Result	Cro.	Opp.	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
14 September	1	Manly Sea Eagles	Lottoland, Sydney	Loss	16	28	Xerri, Gray, Morris	Johnson 2/3		[30]
Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sosaia Feki CE 3 Bronson Xerri CE 4 Josh Morris WG 5 Aaron Gray FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 16 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Jayden Brailey PR 10 Matt Prior SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: IC 8 Aaron Woods IC 14 Kurt Capewell IC 15 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Blayke Brailey RE 20 Kyle Flanagan RE 21 Matt Moylan Coach: John Morris

Ladder

2019 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	20	0	4	1	631	300	+331	42
2	Sydney Roosters	24	17	0	7	1	627	363	+264	36
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	16	0	8	1	521	417	+104	34
4	Canberra Raiders	24	15	0	9	1	524	374	+150	32
5	Parramatta Eels	24	14	0	10	1	533	473	+60	30
6	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	14	0	10	1	496	446	+50	30
7	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	12	0	12	1	514	464	+50	26
8	Brisbane Broncos	24	11	1	12	1	432	489	−57	25
9	Wests Tigers	24	11	0	13	1	475	486	−11	24
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	1	413	474	−61	24
11	Newcastle Knights	24	10	0	14	1	485	522	−37	22
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	10	0	14	1	326	477	−151	22
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	1	14	1	433	574	−141	21
14	North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	0	15	1	378	500	−122	20
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	1	427	575	−148	18
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	4	0	20	1	370	651	−281	10

Squad

Cronulla Sharks 2019 Squad

First Grade (Top 30) Squad						Development Players		Coaching staff
Blayke Brailey – HK Jayden Brailey – HK Jayson Bukuya – SR, LK Kurt Capewell – SR, CE Josh Dugan – CE, FB, WG Sosaia Feki – WG Andrew Fifita (vc) – PR Kyle Flanagan (gk) – HB, FE Paul Gallen (c) – LK, PR Wade Graham (c) – SR, FE		Aaron Gray – WG, CE Braden Hamlin-Uele – PR Shaun Johnson (gk) – HB, FE Sione Katoa – WG William Kennedy – FB Billy Magoulias – LK, HK Kayleb Milne – SR, LK Josh Morris – CE, WG Matt Moylan – FB, FE Ronaldo Mulitalo – CE, WG		Briton Nikora – SR Matt Prior – PR, LK Scott Sorensen – SR Cruz Topai-Aveai – PR Chad Townsend (gk) – HB Braydon Trindall – HB, FE Jack Williams – LK Teig Wilton – SR Aaron Woods – PR Bronson Xerri – CE		Josh Carr – SR Jackson Ferris – CE, WG Jaimin Jolliffe – PR, LK Toby Rudolf – PR, SR Daniel Vasquez – PR, LK		Head coach John Morris Assistant coach Jim Dymock Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Injured

Player movements

Source:^[31]

Losses Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga to Central Queensland Capras Kurt Dillon to South Sydney Rabbitohs Valentine Holmes to New York Jets Edrick Lee to Newcastle Knights Ricky Leutele to Toronto Wolfpack Luke Lewis to retirement Isaac Lumelume to Melbourne Storm (mid-season) Joseph Paulo to St Helens R.F.C. Jesse Ramien to Newcastle Knights James Segeyaro to Brisbane Broncos (mid-season) Ava Seumanufagai to Leeds Rhinos (mid-season)

Gains Jackson Ferris from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jersey Flegg Cup Shaun Johnson from New Zealand Warriors Jaimin Jolliffe from Newtown Jets (mid-season) Josh Morris from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Kayleb Milne from Melbourne Storm (mid-season) Ronaldo Mulitalo from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jersey Flegg Cup Toby Rudolf from Redcliffe Dolphins Braydon Trindall from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jersey Flegg Cup Teig Wilton from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jersey Flegg Cup Bronson Xerri from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jersey Flegg Cup

Representative honours

The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2019. (C) = Captain

Player	2019 All Stars match	State of Origin 1	2019 Oceania Cup and Internationals	State of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	World Cup 9s	International Rugby League tests
Andrew Fifita	Indigenous All Stars	-	-1	-	-	Tonga	Tonga
Josh Morris	-	New South Wales	-	-	-	-	-
Shaun Johnson	-	-	New Zealand	-	-	New Zealand	New Zealand
Briton Nikora	-	-	New Zealand	-	-	New Zealand	New Zealand
Isaac Lumelume	-	-	Fiji	-	-	-	-
Jayson Bukuya	-	-	Fiji	-	-	-	-
Wade Graham	-	-	-	New South Wales	New South Wales	Australia	Australia Prime Minister's XIII
Braden Hamlin-Uele	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	New Zealand
Sione Katoa	-	-	-	-	-	Tonga	-
Ronaldo Mulitalo	-	-	-	-	-	United States	Samoa
Billy Magoulias	-	-	-	-	-	-	Greece

¹ – Andrew Fifita was originally selected to play, but was subsequently forced to withdraw following suspension.

Squad statistics

Statistics Source:^[32]

Further information: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Blayke Brailey	15	2	0	0	8
Jayden Brailey	24	2	0	0	8
Jayson Bukuya	16	0	0	0	0
Kurt Capewell	25	1	0	0	4
Josh Dugan	23	11	0	0	44
Sosaia Feki	22	9	0	0	36
Andrew Fifita	21	2	0	0	8
Kyle Flanagan	8	1	19	0	42
Paul Gallen	22	1	2	1	9
Wade Graham	10	1	0	0	4
Aaron Gray	6	5	0	0	20
Braden Hamlin-Uele	21	4	0	0	16
Shaun Johnson	18	3	45	0	102
Sione Katoa	7	4	0	0	16
William Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0
Billy Magoulias	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Morris	23	15	0	0	60
Matt Moylan	11	0	0	0	0
Ronaldo Mulitalo	8	5	0	0	20
Briton Nikora	24	7	0	0	28
Matt Prior	25	0	0	0	0
Scott Sorensen	5	0	0	0	0
Chad Townsend	25	6	7	3	41
Jack Williams	24	2	0	0	8
Aaron Woods	16	1	0	0	4
Bronson Xerri	22	13	0	0	52
26 Players used	—	0	0	0	0