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.

Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Eastern Suburbs221606385225+160322 Newtown221426326268+58303 Parramatta221417398246+152294 Cronulla-Sutherland221318339337+2275 Manly-Warringah221228350317+33266 Western Suburbs2211110311352-41237 North Sydney229013322355-33188 St. George228113320399-79179 South Sydney228113322423-1011710 Canterbury-Bankstown228014340344-41611 Penrith228014305350-451612 Balmain226115293395-10213

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