The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Women are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire of Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW), Australasia's premier rugby league competition for female players. The Sharks, as they are commonly known, were admitted to the NRLW in June 2022 to commence in the 2023 NRL Women's season.
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2026 Draw The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025.
Round Opponent Score Date Time Venue 1 Knights Thu 2 Jul 2026 7:45 PM Home Sharks Stadium 2 Broncos Thu 9 Jul 2026 7:45 PM Home Sharks Stadium 3 Bulldogs Sat 18 Jul 2026 5:15 PM Away Accor Stadium 4 Raiders Sat 25 Jul 2026 12:45 PM Away GIO Stadium 5 Tigers Sat 1 Aug 2026 12:00 PM Neutral Geohex Stadium, Wagga Wagga 6 Titans Sat 8 Aug 2026 3:15 PM Home Sharks Stadium 7 Cowboys Sun 16 Aug 2026 6:15 PM Away Queensland Country Bank Stadium 8 Eels Sun 23 Aug 2026 6:15 PM Home Sharks Stadium 9 Roosters Sat 29 Aug 2026 3:15 PM Away Allianz Stadium 10 Warriors Sat 5 Sep 2026 12:45 PM Away Go Media Stadium 11 Dragons Sat 12 Sep 2026 5:10 PM Home Allianz Stadium
Head-to-head records
Opponent First Meeting Win % Share Raiders 23 Jul 2023 4 4 0 0 130 42 100.00% 75.58% Tigers 30 Jul 2023 4 1 0 3 50 70 25.00% 41.67% Titans 5 Aug 2023 4 2 0 2 52 48 50.00% 52.00% Roosters 13 Aug 2023 6 0 0 6 74 201 0.00% 26.91% Cowboys 19 Aug 2023 5 3 0 2 110 76 60.00% 59.14% Knights 27 Aug 2023 4 2 0 2 51 70 50.00% 42.15% Broncos 2 Sep 2023 5 1 0 4 88 102 20.00% 46.32% Dragons 7 Sep 2023 4 4 0 0 80 26 100.00% 75.47% Eels 17 Sep 2023 4 2 0 2 106 82 50.00% 56.38% Warriors 24 Aug 2025 2 2 0 0 62 46 100.00% 57.41% Bulldogs 6 Sep 2025 2 0 0 2 32 48 0.00% 40.00% Totals 23 Jul 2023 44 21 0 23 835 811 47.73% 50.73% Notes Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against. Clubs listed in the order than the Sharks Women first played them.
Coaches The inaugural coach of the Cronulla Sharks Women's team will coach a fourth successive season in 2026.
Coach Season Span Win % Share % Tony Herman 2023present 44 21 0 23 835 811 47.73% 50.73%
Captains All players that have captained the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Women's in NRLW matches.
Name Years as Captain Debut Games as Captain Games for Club Date Round Solo Joint Total 1 Tiana Penitani Gray 2023present 23 Jul 2023 1 40 0 40 40 2 Quincy Dodd 2025present 9 Aug 2025 6 4 0 4 37
Current squad The team is coached by Tony Herman.
2027 Gains and Losses
Off contract after 2027
Individual awards Club awards The Cronulla Sharks NRLW club award winners since 2023.
Year Player of the Year Player's Player NRLW Members' Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Sharks Have Heart Community Award Wellbeing & Education Excellence Award 2023 Tiana Penitani Annessa Biddle Annessa Biddle Jada Taylor Andie Robinson 2024 Tiana Penitani Quincy Dodd & Brooke Anderson Tiana Penitani Georgia Hannaway Emma Tonegato Tiana Penitani 2025 Emma Verran Manilita Takapautolo Emma Verran Stephanie Faulkner Rhiannon Byers Quincy Dodd 2026 Quincy Dodd Jacinta Carter Ellie Johnston Madison Ashby Jada Taylor Grace-Lee Weekes
Club records Win Loss Record since entering the NRLW in 2023
Games Wins Drawn Loss Points For Points Against +/- Win % 44 21 0 23 835 811 +24 47.73%
Player records Lists and tables last updated: 15 September 2026.
Career records (at the Sharks)
Most Games for the Sharks Qualification: 20 games
Rank Player Games 1 2023present 43 2 2023present 40 3 2023present 39 4 2023present 37 5 2023present 36 6 2023present 35 7 20232025 32 7 2023present 32 9 2024present 31 10 2023present 30 11 2024present 29 12 20232024, 2026 28 13 2023present 25 14 2023present 23 15 2025present 22 16 20232024 20 16 20232024 20
Most Points for the Sharks Qualification: 20 points
Rank Player 2026 Club Points 1 35 25 0 0 100 2 20 1 47 0 98 3 22 3 29 1 71 4 39 17 0 0 68 5 29 6 21 0 66 6 43 14 0 0 56 7 40 13 0 0 52 8 37 12 0 0 48 8 30 12 0 0 48 10 25 8 0 0 32 11 32 6 0 0 24 12 23 5 0 0 20
Most tries for the Sharks Qualification: 5 tries
Rank Player Tries 1 25 2 17 3 14 4 13 5 12 5 12 7 8 8 6 8 6 10 5
Most goals for the Sharks All goal kickers
Rank Player Goals 1 Tayla Preston 47 2 Chantay Kiria-Ratu 29 3 Georgia Hannaway 21
Most field goals for the Sharks One instance to date
Rank Player Field goals 1 1
Season records Season length has increased over time as the competition has expanded.
Most points in a season Qualification: 20 points
Rank Player Season Points 1 2023 9 1 25 0 54 2 2024 11 0 22 0 44 2 2026 9 2 18 0 44 4 2025 13 2 17 0 42 5 2025 12 10 0 0 40 6 2024 11 9 0 0 36 6 2025 12 9 0 0 36 8 2025 13 8 0 0 32 9 2025 13 1 11 1 27 10 2023 9 6 0 0 24 11 2023 5 5 0 0 20 11 2024 11 5 0 0 20 11 2026 9 3 4 0 20 11 2026 7 5 0 0 20
Most tries in a season for the Sharks Qualification: 4 tries
Rank Player Season Tries 1 2025 12 10 2 2024 11 9 2 2025 12 9 4 2025 13 8 5 2023 9 6 6 2023 5 5 6 2024 11 5 6 2026 7 5 9 2024 11 4 9 2024 11 4 9 2024 11 4 9 2026 10 4 9 2026 4 4
Match records Most points in a game Qualification: 10 points
Rank Player Date Opponent Venue Points 1 Tayla Preston 17 Sep 2023 Eels GIO Stadium 1 8 0 20 2 12 Jul 2025 Raiders GIO Stadium 4 0 0 16 2 Georgia Hannaway 12 Jul 2025 Raiders GIO Stadium 0 8 0 16 4 Chantay Kiria-Ratu 5 Sep 2026 Warriors Go Media Stadium 1 5 0 14 5 Georgia Hannaway 20 Sep 2025 Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 1 4 0 12 5 Tayla Preston 19 Aug 2023 Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 0 6 0 12 5 Georgia Ravics 31 Aug 2025 Knights Sharks Stadium 3 0 0 12
Most tries in a game Qualification: 2 tries
Rank Player Date Opponent Venue Tries 1 12 Jul 2025 Raiders GIO Stadium 4 2 Georgia Ravics 31 Aug 2025 Knights Sharks Stadium 3 3 Annessa Biddle 17 Sep 2023 Eels GIO Stadium 2 3 Quincy Dodd 23 Jul 2023 Raiders PointsBet Stadium 2 3 Ellie Johnston 17 Sep 2023 Eels GIO Stadium 2 3 Georgia Ravics 17 Sep 2023 Eels GIO Stadium 2 3 Cassie Staples 27 Jul 2024 Cowboys PointsBet Stadium 2 3 Georgia Ravics 25 Aug 2024 Dragons WIN Stadium 2 3 Tiana Penitani-Gray 25 Aug 2024 Dragons WIN Stadium 2 3 Georgia Ravics 31 Aug 2024 Titans Cbus Super Stadium 2 3 Tiana Penitani-Gray 6 Oct 2024 Roosters Accor Stadium 2 3 Rhiannon Byers 12 Jul 2025 Raiders GIO Stadium 2 3 Stephanie Faulkner 12 Jul 2025 Raiders GIO Stadium 2 3 Georgia Ravics 19 Jul 2025 Cowboys Sharks Stadium 2 3 Cassie Staples 27 Jul 2025 Tigers Sharks Stadium 2 3 Georgia Ravics 9 Aug 2025 Dragons Jubilee Stadium 2 3 Cassie Staples 9 Aug 2025 Dragons Jubilee Stadium 2 3 24 Aug 2025 Warriors FMG Stadium Waikato 2 3 Georgia Ravics 1 Aug 2026 Tigers Geohex Park, Wagga Wagga 2 3 Milla Elaro 16 Aug 2026 Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 2 3 Quincy Dodd 5 Sep 2026 Warriors Go Media Stadium 2
Most Goals in a game Qualification: 4 goals
Rank Player Date Opponent Venue Tries 1 Tayla Preston 17 Sep 2023 Eels GIO Stadium 8 1 Georgia Hannway 12 Jul 2025 Raiders GIO Stadium 8 3 Tayla Preston 19 Aug 2023 Cowboys GIO Stadium 6 4 Chantay Kiria-Ratu 5 Sep 2026 Warriors Go Media Stadium 5 5 Tayla Preston 2 Sep 2023 Broncos Queensland Country Bank Stadium 4 5 Georgia Hannaway 20 Sep 2025 Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 4
Oldest and youngest players The oldest and youngest players to represent the Cronulla Sharks women in the NRLW.
Name Age Year36 and 190 days202418 and 50 days2024
First try and last try Who scored the first try and most recent try for the Sharks.
Name Year Round Minute Opponent 2023 1 7' Raiders 2026 11 47' Warriors
Margins and streaks Biggest winning margins Qualification: 14 point margin
Margin Score Opponent Venue Date Round 50 566 Eels GIO Stadium 17 Sep 2023 9 50 566 Raiders GIO Stadium 12 Jul 2025 2 28 4012 Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 19 Aug 2023 5 24 28 4 Dragons WIN Stadium 25 Aug 2024 5 16 22 6 Titans Cbus Super Stadium 31 Aug 2024 6 14 14 0 Broncos Totally Workwear Stadium 29 Sep 2024 Semi Final 14 14 0 Cowboys Sharks Stadium 27 July 2024 1 14 28 14 Raiders Sharks Stadium 23 July 2023 1 14 20 6 Dragons Jubilee Stadium 9 Aug 2025 6 Biggest losing margins Qualification: 14 point margin
Margin Score Opponent Venue Date Round 40 040 Roosters PointsBet Stadium 8 Sep 2024 7 30 1040 Roosters Polytec Stadium 11 Sep 2025 11 28 836 Roosters Allianz Stadium 29 Aug 2026 9 26 1642 Eels Ocean Protect Stadium 23 Aug 2026 8 24 1236 Roosters PointsBet Stadium 13 Aug 2023 4 14 1428 Broncos McDonald Jones Stadium 2 Aug 2025 5 14 418 Knights Ocean Protect Stadium 2 Jul 2026 1 14 1024 Titans Ocean Protect Stadium 8 Aug 2026 6
Most consecutive wins 8 (7 September 2023 31 August 2024) 4 (9 August 2025 31 August 2025)
Most consecutive losses 5 (1 August 2026 29 August 2026) 4 (27 September 2025, and 2 July 2026 18 July 2026)
Biggest Comeback Recovered from 14 point deficit to win. Trailed Newcastle Knights 4-18 after 61 minutes at Sharks Stadium on August 31, 2025 and won 19-18.
Worst Collapse Surrendered 12 point lead. Led Sydney Roosters 12-0 after 24 minutes at PointsBet Stadium on August 13, 2023 and lost 12-36.
History In 2016, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Illawarra Dragons Women contested a Women's Nine's match, which served as a curtain-raiser to the NRL match between the Sharks and Sydney Roosters, at Southern Cross Group Stadium. The Sharks won the match 16–12. Also in 2016, the feeder club Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks won the NSWRL Women’s Premiership.
In March 2017, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks played another Women's Nine's match, this time defeating the Canberra Raiders by 28–10.
In 2018 the club entered teams as Cronulla-Sutherland in the NSWRL Women’s Premiership and the inaugural Tarsha Gale Cup for Under 18 players. The Sharks’ Under 18 team were undefeated premiers.
In April 2022 the club submitted their application to enter the 2023 NRL Women’s Premiership. In June 2022 the NRL announced that the Sharks were one of four clubs accepted into the NRLW for the 2023 season.
The club announced their NRLW coaching staff for the 2023 season in late November 2022, with Tony Herman appointed head coach. In April 2023 the first four Sharks signings were announced, in order: Quincy Dodd (Jillaroos, Dragons), Emma Tonegato (Jillaroos, Dragons), Holli Wheeler (Jillaroos, Dragons) and Jada Taylor (Roosters). A further five players were announced as having signed with the Sharks at the end of that same month.
First match and first win
Result Score Opponent Venue Date Canberra Raiders PointsBet Stadium 6 October 2024
First Team The first ever Cronulla Sharks team who played the Canberra Raiders on the 23rd July 2023 at PointsBet Stadium. The Cronulla Sharks won the match 28-14.
Jersey Position Player 1 Jada Taylor 2 Annessa Biddle 3 Tiana Penitani-Gray (c) 4 Kiana Takairangi 5 Andie Robinson 6 Emma Verran 7 Tayla Preston 8 Ellie Johnston 9 Quincy Dodd 15 Harata Butler 11 Talei Holmes 12 Vanessa Foliaki 13 Brooke Anderson 14 Sereana Naitoktoka 15 Rhiannon Byers 16 Jazmon Tupou-Witchman 17 Chloe Saunders Coach Tony Herman
Grand Final appearances
Result Score Opponent Venue Date Sydney Roosters Accor Stadium 6 Oct 2024
Players
The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Sharks. Table last updated: 15 September 2026.