The 2012 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 46th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 7th (out of 16). The Sharks were then knocked out of contention in their first game of the finals against the Canberra Raiders.
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.Round 1 – Tigers vs Sharks (Loss 17 - 16)Tries –
Isaac De Gois,
Colin Best,
Todd CarneyRound 2 – Sharks vs Knights (Loss 6 - 18)Tries –
Ben PomeroyRound 3 – Sharks vs Sea Eagles (Win 17 - 14)Tries –
Jayson Bukuya,
Nathan Gardner,
Ben PomeroyRound 4 – Cowboys vs Sharks (Win 20 - 14)Tries –
Andrew Fifita, Ben Pomeroy, Paul Gallen
Round 5 – Panthers vs Sharks (Win 14 - 15)Tries –
Jayson Bukuya,
Wade GrahamRound 6 – Sharks vs Dragons (Win 12 - 0)Tries –
John Morris,
Wade GrahamRound 7 – Sharks vs Eels (Win 24 – 18)Tries –
Matthew Wright, Ben Pomeroy, Jayson Bukuya,
Stewart MillsRound 8 – Raiders vs Sharks (Win 22 - 44)Tries –
John Williams (2), Ben Pomeroy, Jayson Bukuya,
John Morris,
Stewart Mills,
Jeff Robson,
Colin BestRound 9 – Rabbitohs vs Sharks (Loss 34 - 28)Tries -
Todd Carney,
Jeff Robson, Stewart Mills. Colin Best, Ben Pomeroy
Round 10 – Sharks vs Storm (Win 12 - 10)Tries –
Isaac Gordon, Jeremy Smith
Round 11 – Bulldogs vs Sharks (Loss 26 – 6)Tries – Jeremy Smith
Round 12 – BYERound 13 – Eels vs Sharks (Loss 29 - 20)Tries –
Isaac Gordon, Colin Best, Paul Gallen
Round 14 – Sharks vs Titans (Win 22 - 12)Tries - Jeremy Smith,
Chad Townsend, Colin Best,
Isaac De GoisRound 15 – Sharks vs Warriors (Win 20 - 19)Tries – Jeff Robson (2), Ben Pomeroy
Round 16 – BYERound 17 – Broncos - (Win 12 - 26)Tries – Colin Best(2), Wade Graham, Ben Pomeroy
Nathan Stapleton,
Round 18 – Sharks vs Roosters (Drew 14 - 14)Tries –
Ricky Leutele, Ben Pomeroy
Round 19 – Dragons vs Sharks (Loss 18 - 10)Tries - Wade Graham(2)
Round 20 – Sharks vs Raiders (Loss 4 - 36)Tries -
Mark TaufuaRound 21 – Sharks vs Panthers (Loss 20 - 21)Tries -
Ricky Leutele(2), Jeff Robson,
Tyson FrizellRound 22 – Warriors vs Sharks (Win 4 - 45)Tries - Todd Carney(2),
Andrew Fifita(2),
John Williams(2), Jeff Robson
Round 23 – Knights vs Sharks (Loss 26 - 4)Tries - John Williams
Round 24 – Sharks vs Rabbitohs (Win 20 - 7)Tries - Andrew Fifita,
Tyson Frizell, John Williams
Round 25 – Storm vs Sharks - (Loss 20 - 18)Tries -
Sam Tagataese,
Nathan Stapleton, Isaac Gordon
Round 26 – Sharks vs Cowboys (Loss 22 - 36)Tries - Colin Best, Isaac De Gois, Paul Gallen, Andrew Fifita
Finals Week 1 - Raiders vs Sharks (Loss - 34 - 16)Tries - Ricky Leutele, Wade Graham, Nathan Stapleton
(Regular Season)
Most Points – Todd Carney - 139Most Tries – Ben Pomeroy - 9Most Conversions – Todd Carney - 46Most Penalty Goals – Todd Carney - 14Most Field Goals – Todd Carney - 3Most Try Assists – Todd Carney - 10Most Line Breaks – Colin Best - 13Most All Runs – Paul Gallen - 347Most Offloads – Paul Gallen - 48Most Kicks in Play – Todd Carney - 213