The 1981 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the fifteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1981 Premiership as well as the 1981 Craven Mild Cup and 1981 Tooth Cup.
1981 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
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NSWRFL Rank | 4th | |||
1981 record | Wins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 350 (64 tries, 79 goals); against: 351 (70 tries, 68 goals, 5 field goals) | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Greg Pierce | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Endeavour Field | |||
Avg. attendance | 8,439 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Steve Rogers (14) | |||
Goals | Steve Rogers (76) | |||
Points | Steve Rogers (194) | |||
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Ladder
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 385 | 225 | +160 | 32 |
2 | Newtown | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 326 | 268 | +58 | 30 |
3 | Parramatta | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 398 | 246 | +152 | 29 |
4 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 339 | 337 | +2 | 27 |
5 | Manly-Warringah | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 350 | 317 | +33 | 26 |
6 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 311 | 352 | -41 | 23 |
7 | North Sydney | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 322 | 355 | -33 | 18 |
8 | St. George | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 320 | 399 | -79 | 17 |
9 | South Sydney | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 322 | 423 | -101 | 17 |
10 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 340 | 344 | -4 | 16 |
11 | Penrith | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 305 | 350 | -45 | 16 |
12 | Balmain | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 293 | 395 | -102 | 13 |