1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
| 1971 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 7th | |||
| 1971 record | Wins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 12 | |||
| Points scored | For: 352 (66 tries, 77 goals); against: 310 (62 tries, 62 goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Tommy Bishop | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Endeavour Field | |||
| Avg. attendance | 7,699 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Ray Corcoran (17) | |||
| Goals | Dave Cotter (27) George Taylforth (27) | |||
| Points | Dave Cotter (78) | |||
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The 1971 NSWRFL's 1971 premiership. The Sharks also won the Endeavour Cup this year. The Endeavour Cup competition was only run for two years, it was a knockout competition involving the teams that didn't make the final five for that year. The trophy was recently found at the club thanks to a request from life member Andrew Downie.[1]
Ladder[1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manly-Warringah
|
22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 528 | 260 | +268 | 38 |
| 2 |  South Sydney
|
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 499 | 308 | +191 | 34 |
| 3 |  St. George
|
22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 392 | 283 | +109 | 31 |
| 4 |  Parramatta
|
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 383 | 355 | +28 | 24 |
| 5 |  Balmain
|
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 366 | 398 | -32 | 22 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown
|
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 355 | 422 | -87 | 22 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland
|
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 352 | 310 | +42 | 20 |
| 8 |  Penrith
|
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 283 | 372 | -89 | 20 |
| 9 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 344 | 339 | +5 | 19 |
| 10 |  Newtown
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 282 | 401 | -119 | 15 |
| 11 |  North Sydney
|
22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 265 | 446 | -181 | 11 |
| 12 |  Western Suburbs
|
22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 336 | 471 | -135 | 8 |