1973 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
| 1973 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 2nd | |||
| 1973 record | Wins: 19; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
| Points scored | For: 438 (87 tries, 88 goals, 1 field goal); against: 254 (44 tries, 60 goals, 2 field goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Tommy Bishop | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Endeavour Field | |||
| Avg. attendance | 8,237 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Tommy Bishop (9) | |||
| Goals | Steve Rogers (49) | |||
| Points | Steve Rogers (119) | |||
| ||||
The 1973 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the seventh in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1973 season.[1]
Three Cronulla players, Ken Maddison, Greg Pierce and Steve Rogers were selected to make their international representative debuts for Australia in 1973.
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manly
|
22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 500 | 226 | +274 | 35 |
| 2 |  Cronulla
|
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 389 | 219 | +170 | 34 |
| 3 |  St. George
|
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 372 | 213 | +159 | 30 |
| 4 |  Newtown Jets
|
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 358 | 224 | +134 | 28 |
| 5 |  Canterbury
|
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 369 | 269 | +100 | 25 |
| 6 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 415 | 314 | +101 | 24 |
| 7 |  South Sydney
|
22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 345 | 367 | -22 | 23 |
| 8 |  North Sydney
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 239 | 350 | -101 | 15 |
| 9 |  Western Suburbs
|
22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 310 | 414 | -104 | 14 |
| 10 |  Balmain
|
22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 254 | 495 | -241 | 14 |
| 11 |  Parramatta
|
22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 275 | 492 | -217 | 12 |
| 12 |  Penrith
|
22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 272 | 525 | -253 | 10 |
References
- ^ Dollin, Shawn (July 21, 2025). "NSWRFL 1973". Rugby League Project. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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