The 1987 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 21st in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1987 Winfield Cup premiership as well as the 1987 National Panasonic Cup.
| 1987 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRL Rank | 8th | |||
| 1987 record | Wins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 12 | |||
| Points scored | For: 390 (66 tries, 63 goals); against: 433 (73 tries, 68 goals, 5 field goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Jack Gibson | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Endeavour Field | |||
| Avg. attendance | 8,550 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Glenn Coleman (10) | |||
| Goals | Sean Watson (41) | |||
| Points | Sean Watson (106) | |||
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Ladder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manly-Warringah
|
24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 553 | 356 | +197 | 41 |
| 2 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 390 | 353 | +37 | 35 |
| 3 |  Canberra
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 441 | 325 | +116 | 34 |
| 4 |  Balmain
|
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 469 | 349 | +120 | 33 |
| 5 |  South Sydney
|
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 310 | 342 | -32 | 31 |
| 6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 353 | 316 | +37 | 30 |
| 7 |  Parramatta
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 417 | 411 | +6 | 28 |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 390 | 433 | -43 | 27 |
| 9 |  St. George
|
24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 394 | 409 | -15 | 26 |
| 10 |  North Sydney
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 368 | 401 | -33 | 26 |
| 11 |  Illawarra
|
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 372 | 449 | -77 | 20 |
| 12 |  Penrith
|
24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 274 | 399 | -125 | 17 |
| 13 |  Western Suburbs
|
24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 339 | 527 | -188 | 16 |