The 1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 22nd in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers. They then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Balmain Tigers. The Sharks also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup.
Three Sharks players, Andrew Ettinghausen, Gavin Miller and Mark McGaw were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1988.
Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Cronulla-Sutherland221624507330+177342 Canterbury-Bankstown221606412268+144323 Canberra221507596346+250304 Manly-Warringah221507538347+191305 Penrith221507394258+136306 Balmain221507402341+61307 Brisbane221408474368+106288 South Sydney221228425383+42249 North Sydney229211366424-582010 St. George229013352493-1411811 Parramatta228014359412-531612 Eastern Suburbs226313387443-561513 Illawarra226115353510-1571314 Newcastle225116270460-1901115 Gold Coast-Tweed224216238484-2461016 Western Suburbs224117287493-2069 South Sydney were stripped of 2 competition points due to an illegal replacement in one game.
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