Back by popular demand, our NRL stats breakdowns are back! We look at biggest wins, top try and point-scorers, general stats and much more.
So, sit back – mainly the Canberra Raiders and Cronulla Sharks fans – and absorb the history of your two sides clashes.
Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks Stats Breakdown
The first clash between the two sides was a 44-5 victory for the Cronulla Sharks in round 10, 1982.
The two sides have played 76 games against each other; the Raiders winning 33, the Sharks 41 and 2 draws.
Canberra have won just two of the last eight games against the Cronulla Sharks.
Jordan Rapana has scored 9 tries in 9 games against the Cronulla Sharks.
Top try-scorers in this clash
Andrew Ettinghausen (CRO) – 12
Jason Croker (CAN) – 12
Ben Pomeroy (CRO) – 10
Colin Best (CAN) – 9
Brett Mullins (CAN) – 7
Laurie Daley (CAN) – 7
Luke Covell (CRO) – 7
Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 7
Mick Mullane Jnr (CRO) – 6
Chris O’Sullivan (CAN) – 6
Clinton Schifcofske (CAN) – 6
Gary Belcher (CAN) – 5
Mat Rogers (CRO) – 5
Paul Gallen (CRO) – 5
Top point-scorers in this clash
Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 7 tries & 61 goals (150 pts)
Clinton Schifcofske (CAN) – 6 tries & 37 goals (102 pts)
Luke Covell (CRO) – 7 tries & 36 goals (98 pts)
Mat Rogers (CRO) – 6 tries & 19 goals (62 pts)
Alan Wilson (CRO) – 4 tries & 22 goals (60 pts)
Ron Giteau (CAN) – 4 tries & 21 goals (58 pts)
David Furner (CAN) – 28 goals (56 pts)
Mal Meninga (CAN) – 4 tries & 19 goals (54 pts)
Gary Belcher (CAN) – 6 tries & 13 goals (50 pts)
Andrew Ettinghausen (CRO) – 12 tries (48 pts)
Jason Croker (CAN) – 12 tries (48 pts)
James Maloney (CRO) – 2 tries & 20 goals (48 pts)
Brett Kimmorley (CRO) – 4 tries & 15 goals (46 pts)
Todd Carney (CAN & CRO) – 4 tries & 15 goals (46 pts)
Ben Pomeroy (CRO) – 10 tries (40 pts)
Michael Gordon (CRO) – 20 goals (40 pts)
Head coaching records
Wayne Bennett (CAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Greg Pierce (CRO) – 2/2 (100%)
Ricky Stuart (CRO) – 5/6 (83.3%)
John Lang (CRO) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Stuart Raper (CRO) – 3/5 (60%)
Shane Flanagan (CRO) – 10/17 (58.2%)
Matthew Elliott (CAN) – 5/9 (55.6%)
David Furner (CAN) – 5/9 (55.6%)
Tim Sheens (CAN) – 8/16 (50%)
Allan Fitzgibbon (CRO) – 4/8 (50%)
John Gibson (CRO) – 3/6 (50%)
Ricky Stuart (CAN) – 4/10 (40%)
Mal Meninga (CAN) – 3/10 (30%)
Chris Anderson (CRO) – 1/4 (25%)
Arthur Beetson (CRO) – 1/4 (25%)
Andrew Dunemann (CAN) – 0/1 (0%)
Jamie Shepherd (CRO) – 0/1 (0%)
Neil Henry (CAN) – 0/4 (0%)
Terrence Fearnley (CRO) – 0/4 (0%)
Players to have played for both sides
- Scott Dudman – 1978-1980 (CRO) & 1982-1983 (CAN)
- Phil Hurst – 1982-1983 & 1985-1987 (CRO) & 1988 (CAN)
- Jason Ferris – 1996 (CAN) & 1999-2001 (CRO).
- Colin Best – 1998-2002 & 2011-2012 (CRO) & 2007-2008 (CAN).
- Jason Williams – 2004 (CRO) & 2005-2006 (CAN).
- Andrew Lomu – 2004-2005 (CRO) & 2005-2006 (CAN).
- Todd Carney – 2004-2008 (CAN) & 2012-2014 (CRO).
- Bronx Goodwin – 2007-2008 (CAN) & 2009 (CRO).
- Blake Ferguson – 2009-2010 (CAN) & 2011-2013 (CRO).
- Josh Dugan – 2009-2013 (CAN) & 2018-2019 (CRO).
- Matt McIlwrick – 2012-2014 (CAN) & 2016 (CRO)
- Edrick Lee – 2012-2016 (CAN) & 2017-2018 (CRO)
Players sin-binned or sent-off in this clash
- Chris O’Sullivan & Gary Spears (both CAN), both sin-binned in round 6, 1983.
- David Grant (CAN), sin-binned in round 1, 1984.
- Mark McGaw (CRO), sin-binned in round 1, 1989.
- Paul Aiton (CRO), sent-off in round 1, 2011.
- Jordan Rapana (CAN), sin-binned in round 19, 2018.
Biggest winning margins
The Cronulla Sharks biggest win over the Canberra Raiders was a 44-5 victory (39 pt margin) in round 10, 1982.
The Canberra Raiders biggest win over the Cronulla Sharks was a 56-12 demolition in round 16, 1994.
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