Matthew Hood scores one of his 2 tries (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

SG BALL v BEARS FOTO GALLERY

MATTS CUP v BEARS FOTO GALLERY

This weeks round 6 game against the North Sydney Bears the Sharks got to spread the ball and play some good footy.

The Bears didnt have much to stop the onslaught when the dave Howlett coached Sharks wacked up 52 points, to the Bears credit they took their limited opportunities and but on 10 points of their own to make the score semi reasonable.

This week the Sharks Junior reps face the might of the Penrith Panthers at home again

Cronulla & St. Helen's after their International game at Shark Park in 2009 (Photo :OuFootyMedia)

Click on the image to see some of the Sharks v St. Helens 2009 match

The young Sharks, most of who will go on to represent the club in the SG Ball competition in 2012, will face a formidable challenge against a St Helens team which boasts five England Academy Squad players.

The St Helens Academy, which makes regular visits to Australian shores as a part of their development program, has already played and soundly beaten the Wests Juniors so far on their 2011 tour and were scheduled to play the Central Coast prior to the Sharks match on Sunday.

St Helens in fact have an outstanding record from previous tours, having lost just one match on their previous three visits, that loss coincidently coming at the hands of the Sharks back in 2009.

In a testimony to the strength of their academy program, in one match during the UK Super League season in September, 15 of the 17 players in the St Helens first grade side came through the St Helens academy, with a 16th player having joined the club as an 18-year-old.

The Sharks however will present them with strong opposition, with the Cronulla club having high hopes for a number of the local players within the age group.

Congratulations to those who have been selected. We sincerely apologise for the late notice and would would ask all players to assist in informing colleagues and teammates of this announcement.

As we have begun our preparations for the 2012 Junior Representative season, a bigger emphasis has been placed on the 17's and 15's age groups, and this is reflected in the numbers of players named. We are also mindful of the 2013 junior representative groups and the development of those squads, with additions to be made to these squads in the coming weeks.

Players not selected for SATS for Block 2 are reminded that we will select teams in the 13's, 14's, 15's and 17's age groups to play Group 10 on September 24. Player performances will be monitored and assessed for the remainder of the Junior League season in consideration for selection.

Training for SATS Block 2 will commence this Monday July 25, at Toyota Stadium. Sessions will run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Training will be held tonight irrespective of the weather as a player information night and video session will be conducted.

If there is any doubt with regards to the weather in coming weeks, players should contact Sharks Leagues Club after 3pm on 9523 0222.

UNDER 14'S	UNDER 15'S	UNDER 16'S-17'S
Luke Egan Raymond Reyes Jack Williams Daniel Vasquez Jye Challenor Brock Ilett Tom Aquilina Jordan Collins Jake Piggott Cameron Scott	Scott Allen Ryan Cummins Tyler McIlroy Connor Tracey Corey Willis Jayden Brailey Jayden Walker Daniel Smithers Marcus Pappas Jesse McPhee Josh Kedwell Seaso Sauvao Cameron Burgess Hayden Mills Sam Keast Dylan Tupea Corey Napper Kennedy Stewart	Sam Rauicava Dean Spanos Wade Nelson Taylar Garrett Jason Gray Matthew Hood Alex Tracey Kurt Drysdale David Tavita Kurt Dillon Brock Cope Brandon Sweeney Riley Snowden Daniel Byrne Ben Chahoud Sage Wilder Jordan Bowles Shaun Lane Levi McLean Blake Osgood Ryan Almond Anthony Moratis Harry Vanderhart Clayton Williams Josh Taito

Cronulla Sharks 2011 Harold Matthew's Cup team (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

Cronulla Sharks 2011 SG Ball team (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

CRONULLA SHARKS TRIALS

The Cronulla Sharks are asking any players interested in playing for the Sharks Harold Matthews (U16s), SG Ball (U18s) or NYC (U20s) teams to nominate for a chance to play in the upcoming trials.

The Sharks have a strong junior base with the Under 20s currently sitting in the Top 4 of the Toyota Cup and the SG Ball team just loosing in the Semis to eventual Premiers, the Newcastle Knights in this year's SG Ball Competition.

This is also on the back of local products Stewart Mills and Chad Townsend making their NRL debuts this season as well.

Trials are on the following dates:

- Harold Matthew & SG Ball - Saturday 17th September
- NYC Trial - Saturday 1st October

Cronulla Sharks Academy Under 17's Team Photo (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

The Sharks Academy players recently played the Canterbury Bulldogs and suprised the visitors by winning 3 of the 4 games and a draw to keep the slate clean for 2011.

Just like the Bulldogs Academy teams, Souths will turn up prepared for the fast & skillfull Sharkies teams and Sharks Co-ordinator Alan Wilson is confident of another good performance by the local Shaire boyz.

So come on down to Shark Park this school holidays to watch the cream of southern Sydney's youth in what promises to be an entertaining day of footyball.

Man of the Match Dane MALONE at training earlier this year (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

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Following their squandering of a 20-0 lead after 26 minutes last week against the Bulldogs, it was imperative the Sharks held their nerve after skipping out to a 10-0 advantage during the first half of this match.

The lowly Titans certainly did their best to emulate the Dogs of last week, posting a try five minutes before the break and the first two after the resumption to assume a shock 16-10 lead midway through the second stanza.

But the young Sharks were determined not to let another one slip, with winger Luke Pickerd, prop Teni Waipouri and man-of-the-match Dane Malone all scoring in the final 15 minutes to give the visitors a comfortable victory in the final analysis.

It was a pretty even affair in the early exchanges, but a clever inside pass by half-back Penani Manumalealii saw Malone crash over for the first of his two tries to open the scoring for the Sharks in the 16th minute.

Five-eighth Jake Walsh slotted the simple conversion to give Cronulla a 6-0 lead.

A few minutes later the Titans were desperately unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty try.

A bomb was allowed to bounce by Sharks full-back Nesiasi Mataitonga, giving Titans winger Mitch Ardler a seemingly clear shot a diving on the ball for a try, but he was dragged down from behind by opposite Pickerd, resulting only in a penalty against Cronulla.

The Sharks took advantage of their good fortune when lock Tyrone Peachey used a clever left-foot step on his way to a fine 20m solo try in the 23rd minute – his 10th four-pointer of the season.

Walsh's conversion attempt was pushed across the face, leaving the Sharks 10-0 up.

Cronulla suffered a massive blow on the half-hour when gun second-rower Tyson Frizell was forced from the field after suffering a shoulder injury in a thumping, but legal tackle by opposite number Jackson Springer.

Five minutes before the break the Titans posted their first points via an 80-metre try by winger Shaun Carney against the run of play.

They went into break 10-6 down before a huge bust down the left edge by winger Lausi'i Taliauli resulted in five-eighth Matthew Beddow sneaking over for a soft try in the 53rd minute to give the Titans a 12-10 lead following Carney's simple conversion.

Beddow was proving a handful for the Sharks' defence and he was over again in the 58th minute to open up a six-point lead for his team.

But Pickerd was not about to see his side let another game slip by, running a great line off a Manumalealii pass to score a 65th minute try to level the scores at 16-16.

The Sharks were well and truly back in business in the 70th minute when huge prop Teni Waipouri used his significant bulk to power over beside the posts and hand his side a six-point lead following Walsh's easy conversion.

Malone sealed the deal for the Sharks with a sneaky try under the sticks with five minutes to go.

The NYC Sharks have a perfect opportunity to seal their first ever Toyota Cup finals appearance over the next month, with three of their next four games at Toyota Stadium.

Cronulla Sharks 28
Tries : Malone 2, Peachey, Pickerd,Waipouri
Conversions : J. Walsh 4

The teams, made up entirely of players identified from local Cronulla-Sutherland District junior league clubs, will come together for training from Monday, June 20.

Additional players may be added to the respective squads in the weeks leading up to the Souths games as a result of form or due to injury to selected players.

Training will run from 4.30pm to 6.30pm for under 13’s and 14’s and from 5.30pm to 7.30pm for the 15’s and 17’s and will be conducted on the back fields at Toyota Stadium. A player briefing will still take place on Monday in the advent of inclement weather.

Following the initial session on Monday, June 20, training will also be held on Monday June 27 and on Monday, July 4. Additional training may take place at times yet to be determined.

Players listed are asked to confirm their availability on or before Sunday June 19 by replying to the Sharks Academy by emailing sharksacademy2011@hotmail.com.

Selected players are also requested to report any injury concerns which may prohibit training in the coming weeks or playing on July 6.

The Sharks Academy would like to announce players invited to join the 2011 (Sharks Academy Talent Squad) Program for Block 1.

The program will commence on Monday May 2 at Toyota Stadium from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, and run for 6 consecutive Monday nights.

This program will lead into the Sharks Academy playing against the South Sydney Junior Bunnies on Wednesday July 6.

A smaller squad has been invited but players will be added to the squad at any time as a result of performances in the Junior League Competition.

Cronulla Sharks Academy Under 14's Team Photo (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

Cronulla Sharks Academy Under 15's Team Photo (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

Cronulla Sharks Academy Under 17's Team Photo (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

The under-14’s, despite being considerably outsized by their opponents, used skill and commitment in scoring three tries to two against the Bulldogs in what was an extremely impressive performance.

At the conclusion of the match 14’s Academy coach Glenn Brailey singled out Jye Challenor and Jackson Garrett for special praise, however he also expressed his satisfaction with the display given by his entire playing group.

In the 15’s the result was reversed, with the Bulldogs crossing for three tries to the Sharks two, however after conceding the first three tries, fighting back with two four pointers of their own was an indication of the character of the Sharks side.

Marcus Pappas put in a man of the match performance for the Sharks, with his solid defence and strong charges with the football particularly pleasing to coach Chris Deiner. Ryan Cummins was busy in the backs, while Jayden Brailey tackled himself to a standstill at hooker.

While the first two games may have been dominated by defence, the 17’s Sharks let the ball do the work and reaped the benefits of their entertaining play in running in seven tries to two against the more highly fancied Canterbury side.

Instructed by coach Craig Holmes to use an obvious speed advantage, Taylar Garrett, playing centre and five eighth, and Jason Gray out on the wing, were amongst the Sharks to cause havoc with the Bulldogs defence, with the pair crossing for five of the Sharks seven tries.

In the forwards the likes of Brandon Sweeney, Brock Cope, Kurt Dillon and Daniel Byrne more than matched their opposites, while Kurt Drysdale was enterprising from dummy half.

The Sharks Summer Academy concluded with the Bulldogs games after 12 weeks of training both before and after the Christmas period.

All players and coaches were selected from local area clubs, with the Academy program to progress to Sharks Academy Talent Squads (SATS) for the winter period.

Under 14’s	Under 15’s	Under 17’s
SHARKS ACADEMY 12 Nick Hamilton, Jordan Ramirez, Dylan Issa tries beat the BULLDOGS 8	SHARKS ACADEMY 8 Dylan Tupaea, Corey Willis tries lost to BULLDOGS 12	SHARKS ACADEMY 28 Jason Gray 3, Taylar Garrett 2, Sage Wilder, Daniel Byrne tries Beat the BULLDOGS 8
Under 14's	Under 15's	Under 17's

CRONULLA SHARKS ACADEMY and Canterbury - Bankstown BULLDOGS ACADEMY TeamPhoto's (Photo's : OurFootyMedia)

| UNDER 14's | UNDER 15's | UNDER 17's |

The young Sharks won 2 of the 3 games with the U17's looking good for next years SG Ball competition taking all the bark out of the Doggies win a convincing win.

Cronulla Sharks SG Ball team after defeating the Magpies at Shark Park (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

LISTEN TO THE SG BALL TEAM SING UP UP CRONULLA (.mp3) 1 mg

The Sharks forwards lead the way with Tooks having his best game of the season and everyone contributed

The Sharks Harold Matthew's Cup team were unlucky not to win their round 6 clash with the Magpies and after a great game of footy, went down by only 4 points

Following 12 weeks of Summer Academy training, the Sharks have selected teams in the 14’s and 15’s age groups to play the Bulldogs at Toyota Stadium on March 26.

Players were chosen from local junior league clubs, with the subsequent teams announced an indication of commitment to the program throughout the summer months as well as to the capacity of the chosen players to perform at a junior representative level.

The Sharks Academy would like to thank all players from summer academy, including those not selected for the Bulldogs game, for their participation in the program and wish them well for the upcoming junior league season.

The games against the Bulldogs will take place on March 26, with the under-14’s kicking off at 9.00am. The 15’s will follow at 10.05am, before the Under-17’s Sharks Academy also play the Bulldogs, starting at 11.10am.

In a big day for the junior Sharks, Matthew Cup and SG Ball will follow, with Round 6 matches against the Western Suburbs Magpies.

The academy teams listed below will be re-assessed after junior league trials over the next two weeks, to address any injury concerns.

Sharks Academy 14's v Bulldogs	Sharks Academy 15's v Bulldogs
1- Luke Egan 2 - Dylan Issa 3 - Jordan Ramirez 4 - Carter Quinn 5 - Brad Whetters 6 -Kamren Cryer 7 - Zac Bouzounis 8 - Raymond Reyes 9 -Terry Isherwood 10 - Nick Hamilton 11 - Daniel Vasquez 12 - Jye Challenor 13 - Jackson Garrett 14 - Jake Piggott 15 - Blake Higgins 16 - Jack Williams 17 - Brock Illett 18 - Corey Philpott 19 - Daniel Marshall Standby (to attend training) Joshua Bradstock Jack Gibbons Lachlan Hughes Jarrod Whetu	1 - Cameron Scott 2 - Dylan Tupea 3 - Ryan Cummins 4 - Billy Lennon 5 - Anthony Rentzipis 6 -Tyler McIlroy 7 - Corey Willis 8 - Pat Hasson 9 - Jayden Brailey 10 - Christian White 11 - Pat Driscoll 12 - Corey Napper 13 - Marcus Pappas 14 - Connor Tracey 15 - Ashleigh Nisbett 16 - James Facey 17 - Jose Punch 18 - Hayden Mills 19 - Kennedy Stewart Standby (to attend training) James Corbett Cameron Burges

The junior Sharks have been coming along nicely under the expert guidance of Sharks Junior Academy Co-Ordinator Alan Wilson and the other coaches and Alan is particularly happy with the progress of the Under 17's Academy Squad.

But last night it was the Under 15's who improved the most, the Under 15 are leaning about attitude and the importance of communication in defence and not can be quite scarey to any attacking team they wil face, if they remember what they have learnt.

The three Sharks Academy games at Shark Park will be only the start of the the days as the Shire junior talent will be followed by round 6 of the Harold Matthew's & SG Ball Cup matches where the in form u18 SG Ball side take on the might of the the competition leaders the Western Suburbs Magpies.

So put Saturday March 26 into your diaries and get down to Shark Park for a full day of fantastic junior rugby league

Cronulla SHARKS Harold Matthew's Cup Squad after the trial v Bulldogs (Photo : OurFootyMedia)

Both Sharks teams showed encouraging signs against the powerful Canterbury teams and the Sharks will improve over the next few weeks.

Sharks Matthew's Cup squad sweat it out at training monday arvo (Photo : ourfootymedia)

The Sharks Junior Rep squads have a road trip for the annual trail game against the Canberra Raiders in Canberra on Saturday.

The Sharks looked sharp at training with all 3 squads working hard in preperation for the upcoming footy season.

The Matt's kick off at 2:00 PM

Oh YEAH - CHECK OUT THE FOTO'S FROM TONITES SESS'

FOOTY SEASON IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING WITH SHARKS well represented by local players this year in the NSWRL Harold Matthew's and SG Ball competitions

This should prove to be another exciting season in the Cronulla Junior Comp with lots of teams wanting to go through to the 2011 finals and club rivalary as strong as ever.