NRL Rd 2: Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders Stats Breakdown

Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders Stats

The Cronulla Sharks and Canberra Raiders have played each other on 75 occasions; the Sharks have won 40 games and the Raiders have won 35 games. There have been no draws.

The Cronulla Sharks have lost the last four games between the two sides, having won four of the last five prior to that.

The first clash between the two sides was a 44-5 win to the Cronulla Sharks in round 3, 1982.

Biggest Wins

The Cronulla Sharks’ biggest win over the Canberra Raiders was their first-ever game, a 44-5 demolition in round 3, 1982.

The Canberra Raiders’ biggest win over the Cronulla Sharks was a 56-12 success in round 16, 1994.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Andrew Ettinghausen (CRO) – 15
Jason Croker (CAN) – 11
Ben Pomeroy (CAN) – 10
Colin Best (CRO/CAN) – 9
Jordan Rapana (CAN) – 9

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 8 tries & 72 goals (176 pts)
Clinton Schifcofske (CAN) – 6 tries & 38 goals (100 pts)
Luke Covell (CRO) – 7 tries & 35 goals (98 pts)
Mat Rogers (CRO) – 6 tries & 19 goals (62 pts)
Alan Wilson (CRO) – 4 tries & 22 goals (60 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Scott Dudman – 1978 & 1980 (CRO) & 1982-1983 (CAN)
2. Craig Dimond – 1985-1988 & 1990-1993 (CRO) & 1989 (CAN)
3. Phil Hurst – 1982-1982 & 1985-1987 (CRO) & 1988 (CAN)
4. Matthew Corkery – 1984-1989 (CAN) & 1990-1991 (CRO)
5. Jason Ferris – 1996 (CAN) & 1999-2001 (CRO)
6. Colin Best – 1998-2002 & 2011-2012 (CRO) & 2007-2008 (CAN)
7. Darren Mapp – 2001-2002 (CAN) & 2006 (CRO)
8. Matt Bickerstaff – 2002-2004 (CRO) & 2007 (CAN)
9. Andrew Lomu – 2004-2005 (CRO) & 2005-2006 (CAN)
10. Todd Carney – 2004-2008 (CAN) & 2012-2014 (CRO)
11. Bronx Goodwin – 2007-2008 (CAN) & 2009 (CRO)
12. Brett Kelly – 2006 (CRO) & 2007-2010 (CAN)
13. Stuart Flanagan – 2009 (CAN) & 2010-2011 (CRO)
14. Blake Ferguson – 2009-2010 (CRO) & 2011-2013 (CAN)
15. Matt McIlwrick – 2012-2014 (CAN) & 2016 (CRO)
16. Sami Sauiluma – 2013-2014 (CAN) & 2015 (CRO)
17. Edrick Lee – 2012-2016 (CAN) & 2017-2018 (CRO)
18. Josh Dugan – 2009-2013 (CAN) & 2018-2020 (CRO)

Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash

1. Chris O’Sullivan & Gary Spears (both CAN) both sin-binned in round 6, 1983.
2. David Grant (CAN) sin-binned in round 1, 1984.
3. Mark McGaw (CRO) sin-binned in round 1, 1989.
4. Paul Aiton (CRO) sent-off in round 1, 2011.
5. Sosaia Feki (CRO) & Jack Wighton (CAN) both sin-binned in round 6, 2015.
6. Jordan Rapana (CAN) sin-binned in round 19, 2018.
7. Corey Harawira-Naera (CAN) sin-binned in round 20, 2020.

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Jason Croker (CAN) scored four tries in round 20, 1993.
2. Mick Mullane Jnr (CRO) scored three tries in round 3, 1982.
3. Mick Mullane Jnr (CRO) scored three tries in round 24, 1982.
4. Colin Best (CRO) scored three tries in round 19, 1999.
5. Ben Pomeroy (CRO) scored three tries in round 6, 2007.
6. Misi Taulapapa (CRO) scored three tries in the 2008 NRL qualifying final.
7. David Simmons (CRO) scored three tries in round 5, 2009.
8. Wade Graham (CRO) scored three tries in round 2, 2017.

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%)
Don Furner (CAN) – 8/12 (66.7%)
Ricky Stuart (CAN) – 9/14 (64.3%)
Stuart Raper (CRO) – 3/5 (60%)
Shane Flanagan (CRO) – 10/17 (58.8%)
David Furner (CAN) – 5/9 (55.6%)
Tim Sheens (CAN) – 8/16 (50%)
Allan Fitzgibbon (CRO) – 4/8 (50%)
Matthew Elliott (CAN) – 4/10 (40%)
Jack Gibson (CRO) – 2/6 (33.3%)
Mal Meninga (CAN) – 3/10 (30%)
Chris Anderson (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%)
John Morris (CRO) – 0/4 (0%)