title: 2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
text: # 2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
  
  The 2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 47th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership. The Sharks finished the regular season 5th (out of 16), thus reaching the finals for a second consecutive season. They were then knocked out of contention in the second week of the finals by eventual grand finalists the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
  
  This year Damian Keogh became chairman of the club's board of directors.
  
  ## Ladder
  
  2013 NRL seasonvte :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40 |
  | 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40 |
  | 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37 |
  | 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35 |
  | 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32 |
  | 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30 |
  | 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29 |
  | 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28 |
  | 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26 |
  | 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26 |
  | 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26 |
  | 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25 |
  | 13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24 |
  | 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18 |
  | 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18 |
  | 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14 |
  
  ## Results
  
  * Round 1 - Sharks vs Titans (12 - 10)
  * Round 2 - Rabbitohs vs Sharks (14 - 12)
  * Round 3 - Sharks vs Warriors (28 - 4)
  * Round 4 - Sharks vs Dragons (12 - 25)
  * Round 5 - Eels vs Sharks (13 - 6)
  * Round 6 - Sea Eagles vs Sharks (25 - 18)
  * Round 7 - Shark vs Bulldogs (8 - 24)
  * Round 8 - Knights vs Sharks (20 - 21)
  * Round 9 - Tigers vs Sharks (6 - 30)
  * Round 10 - Sharks vs Raiders (30 - 20)
  * Round 11 - Sharks vs Rabbitohs (14 - 12)
  * Round 12 - Bye
  * Round 13 - Storm vs Sharks (38 - 6)
  * Round 14 - Sharks vs Eels (32 - 14)
  * Round 15 - BYE
  * Round 16 - Cowboys vs Sharks (24 - 4)
  * Round 17 - Sharks vs Tigers (36 - 22)
  * Round 18 - Broncos vs Sharks (18 - 19)
  * Round 19 - Roosters vs Sharks (40 - 0)
  * Round 20 - Sharks vs Panthers (38 - 10)
  * Round 21 - Warriors vs Sharks (14 - 18)
  * Round 22 - Sharks vs Knights (14 - 18)
  * Round 23 - Dragons vs Sharks (18 - 22)
  * Round 24 - Sharks vs Roosters (32 - 22)
  * Round 25 - Sharks vs Cowboys (18 - 31)
  * Round 26 - Raiders vs Sharks (18 - 38)
  * Week 1 Finals - Sharks vs Cowboys (20 - 18)
  * Week 2 Finals - Sea Eagles vs Sharks (24 - 18)
  
  ## Team Stats
  
  * Most Points - Michael Gordon (112)
  * Most Tries - Andrew Fifita (9)
  * Most Try Assists - Todd Carney (21)
  * Most Offloads - Anthony Tupou (40)
  * Most Linebreaks - Michael Gordon (14)
  * Most Tackles - Andrew Fifita (781)
  * Most Runs - Andrew Fifita (436)
  * Most Run Metres - Andrew Fifita (3777)
  * Most Kick Metres - Todd Carney (6669)
  * Most Tackle Busts - Andrew Fifita (114)
  * Most Errors - Todd Carney (25)
  * Most Linebreak Assists - Todd Carney (14)
  