title: 1987 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
text: # 1987 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
  
  The 1987 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 21st in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1987 Winfield Cup premiership as well as the 1987 National Panasonic Cup.
  
  ## Ladder
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Manly-Warringah | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 553 | 356 | +197 | 41 |
  | 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 390 | 353 | +37 | 35 |
  | 3 | Canberra | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 441 | 325 | +116 | 34 |
  | 4 | Balmain | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 469 | 349 | +120 | 33 |
  | 5 | South Sydney | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 310 | 342 | -32 | 31 |
  | 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 353 | 316 | +37 | 30 |
  | 7 | Parramatta | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 417 | 411 | +6 | 28 |
  | 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 390 | 433 | -43 | 27 |
  | 9 | St. George | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 394 | 409 | -15 | 26 |
  | 10 | North Sydney | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 368 | 401 | -33 | 26 |
  | 11 | Illawarra | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 372 | 449 | -77 | 20 |
  | 12 | Penrith | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 274 | 399 | -125 | 17 |
  | 13 | Western Suburbs | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 339 | 527 | -188 | 16 |
  