The 1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 30th in the club's history. They competed in the ARL's 1996 Optus Cup premiership and came within one match of the grand final.
Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Manly-Warringah22 1804549191+358362 Brisbane211704607263+344343 North Sydney221525598325+273324 Sydney City221516521321+200315 Cronulla-Sutherland211425399268+131306 Canberra211317538384+154277 St. George211218443360+83278 Western Suburbs221219394434−40259 Newcastle2110110416388+282310 Canterbury2111010375378−32211 Auckland2110011412427−152212 Balmain2211011319459−1402213 Parramatta219111404415−112114 Illawarra228014403444−411615 Penrith217113363464−1011516 Western Reds216114313420−1071317 North Queensland216015288643−3551218 Gold Coast225116359521−1621119 South Sydney225116314634−3201120 South Queensland213018220496−2768
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