2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank	6th
2023 record	Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scored	For: 619; against: 497
Team information
CEO	Dino Mezzatesta
Coach	Craig Fitzgibbon
Assistant coach	Josh Hannay Daniel Holdsworth Steve Price
Captain	Wade Graham (17 games) Dale Finucane (13 games) Nicho Hynes (5 games)
Stadium	PointsBet Stadium (10 games) Suncorp Stadium (1 game) C.ex Coffs International Stadium[1][2] (1 game)
Avg. attendance	11,090
Top scorers
Tries	Ronaldo Mulitalo (21)
Goals	Nicho Hynes (83)
Points	Nicho Hynes (187)
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The 2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 57th in the club's history. The club is coached by Craig Fitzgibbon in his second season with the Sharks and captained by Dale Finucane and Wade Graham. The team is currently competing in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership.

• Round 1: Oregon Kaufusi made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Parramatta Eels.
• Round 3: Jesse Ramien played his 100th career game.
• Round 5: Teig Wilton played his 50th career and club game.
• Round 5: Ronaldo Mulitalo scored his 50th career try for the club.
• Round 8: Sione Katoa scored his 50th career try for the club.
• Round 15: Daniel Atkinson made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Melbourne Storm.
• Round 16: Briton Nikora played his 100th career and club game.
• Round 16: Tom Hazelton scored his 1st career try for the club.
• Round 18: Blayke Brailey played his 100th career and club game.
• Round 23: Wade Graham played his 250th game for the club.
• Round 23: Jesse Ramien played his 100th game for the club.
• Round 23: Royce Hunt played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 24: Matt Moylan played his 100th game for the club.

Source:^[3]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
10 February	Trial Match	Newcastle Knights	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	Win	28-16	Tom Rodwell (3') 1 Mawene Hiroti (31') 1 Tom Hazelton (38') 1 Daniel Atkinson (46') 1 Josh Finau (80') 1	Niwhai Puru 3/3 (5', 40', 48') Daniel Atkinson 1/1 (80') Mawene Hiroti 0/1		[4]
Team Details FB 1 Daniel Atkinson WG 2 Tom Rodwell CE 3 Mawene Hiroti CE 4 Kayal Iro WG 5 Sam Stonestreet FE 6 Wade Graham (c) HB 7 Niwhai Puru PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Jayden Berrell PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Jesse Colquhoun LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Josh Finau IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 17 Max Bradbury IC 18 Lachlan Crouch IC 19 Henry O'Kane IC 20 Sam Healey IC 21 Jacob Gagan IC 22 Blake Hosking IC 23 Max Riolo IC 24 Manaia Waitere IC 25 Oregon Kaufusi IC 26 Kobie Wilson Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
19 February	Trial Match	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney	Win	36-16	Teig Wilton (26', 43') 2 Ronaldo Mulitalo (38', 47') 2 Sione Katoa (16') 1 Sam Stonestreet (62') 1	Nicho Hynes 5/5 (17', 27', 39', 45', 48') Braydon Trindall 1/1 (64')		[5]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Wade Graham IC 16 Oregon Kaufusi IC 18 Braydon Trindall IC 19 Jack Williams IC 20 Mawene Hiroti IC 21 Jesse Colquhoun IC 22 Jayden Berrell IC 23 Niwhai Puru IC 24 Tom Hazelton IC 25 Kayal Iro IC 26 Daniel Atkinson IC 27 Sam Stonestreet IC 29 Josh Finau Reserves: RE 10 Royce Hunt Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Source:^[6]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
4 March	1	South Sydney Rabbitohs	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	18-27	Braydon Trindall (19') 1 Sione Katoa (39') 1 Teig Wilton (71') 1	Braydon Trindall 3/3 (21', 40', 72')		[7]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Wade Graham (c) IC 16 Oregon Kaufusi IC 17 Jack Williams Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Mawene Hiroti Reserves: RE 18 Connor Tracey RE 20 Tom Hazelton RE 21 Jayden Berrell RE 22 Niwhai Puru Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
10 March	2	Parramatta Eels	CommBank Stadium, Sydney	Win	30-26	William Kennedy (18', 36', 55') 3 Briton Nikora (14') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (60') 1	Braydon Trindall 5/5 (16', 19', 37', 56', 62')		[8]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Oregon Kaufusi IC 17 Connor Tracey[a] Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Tom Hazelton Reserves: RE 19 Mawene Hiroti RE 20 Max Bradbury RE 21 Jayden Berrell RE 22 Niwhai Puru Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
19 March	3	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium, Canberra	Loss	20-24	William Kennedy (6') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (33') 1 Jesse Ramien (55') 1 Briton Nikora (71') 1	Braydon Trindall 2/3 (8', 72') Siosifa Talakai 0/1		[9]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Oregon Kaufusi IC 17 Jack Williams Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Connor Tracey Reserves: RE 19 Tom Hazelton RE 20 Mawene Hiroti RE 21 Jayden Berrell RE 22 Daniel Atkinson Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
26 March	4	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	40-8	Ronaldo Mulitalo (43', 57') 2 Jesse Ramien (31', 59') 2 William Kennedy (7') 1 Briton Nikora (50') 1 Sione Katoa (68') 1	Nicho Hynes 5/7 (8', 33', 52', 60', 70') Siosifa Talakai 1/1 (79' pen)		[10]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Oregon Kaufusi IC 18 Jack Williams Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Mawene Hiroti Reserves: RE 17 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Tom Hazelton RE 21 Jayden Berrell RE 22 Connor Tracey Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
2 April	5	New Zealand Warriors	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	30-32	Ronaldo Mulitalo (4', 55') 2 Teig Wilton (1') 1 Sione Katoa (14') 1 William Kennedy (26') 1	Nicho Hynes 5/7 (2', 6', 15', 18' pen, 28')		[11]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braydon Trindall[a] Concussion Substitute: RE 21 Sam Stonestreet Reserves: RE 18 Connor Tracey RE 19 Tom Hazelton RE 20 Mawene Hiroti RE 22 Tuku Hau Tapuha Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
	6	Bye
14 April	7	Sydney Roosters	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	22-12	Matt Moylan (20') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (45') 1 Blayke Brailey (68') 1 Briton Nikora (76') 1	Nicho Hynes 3/5 (15' pen, 21', 77')		[12]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes (c) PR 16 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 8 Royce Hunt IC 14 Wade Graham (c) IC 15 Jack Williams IC 17 Tom Hazelton Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Braydon Trindall Reserves: RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 Tuku Hau Tapuha RE 21 Mawene Hiroti RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
22 April	8	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Accor Stadium, Sydney	Win	33-20	William Kennedy (6', 9', 22') 3 Matt Moylan (41') 1 Sione Katoa (56') 1	Nicho Hynes 6/6 (8', 10', 23', 43', 57', 75' pen)	Nicho Hynes 1/2 (79')	[13]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes (c) PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Wade Graham (c) IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Royce Hunt IC 17 Tom Hazelton Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Braydon Trindall Reserves: RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 Tuku Hau Tapuha RE 21 Mawene Hiroti RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
27 April	9	North Queensland Cowboys	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	44-6	Ronaldo Mulitalo (43', 57') 2 Siosifa Talakai (1') 1 Jesse Ramien (13') 1 Sione Katoa (27') 1 Nicho Hynes (59') 1 Teig Wilton (73') 1	Nicho Hynes 8/9 (3', 10' pen, 14', 28', 46' pen, 58', 61', 75')		[14]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes (c) PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Wade Graham (c) IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Royce Hunt IC 17 Tom Hazelton Concussion Substitute: IC 18 Braydon Trindall[b] Reserves: RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 Jesse Colquhoun RE 21 Mawene Hiroti RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
6 May	10	Dolphins	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Loss	16-36	Ronaldo Mulitalo (36') 1 William Kennedy (38') 1 Teig Wilton (66') 1	Nicho Hynes 2/3 (39', 67')		[15]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Royce Hunt SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 14 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 13 Dale Finucane (c) IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Wade Graham (c) IC 17 Tom Hazelton Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Braydon Trindall Reserves: RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 Jesse Colquhoun RE 21 Mawene Hiroti RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
14 May	11	Manly Sea Eagles	4 Pines Park, Sydney	Win	20-14	Royce Hunt (5') 1 Sione Katoa (30') 1 Jesse Ramien (47') 1	Nicho Hynes 4/4 (7', 19' pen, 31', 49')		[16]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 19 Connor Tracey WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 14 Cameron McInnes HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Royce Hunt SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Wade Graham (c) IC 17 Tom Hazelton IC 18 Braydon Trindall Concussion Substitute: RE 21 Mawene Hiroti Reserves: RE 4 Siosifa Talakai RE 8 Oregon Kaufusi RE 20 Jesse Colquhoun RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
20 May	12	Newcastle Knights	C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour	Win	26-6	William Kennedy (6') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (26') 1 Connor Tracey (44') 1 Royce Hunt (69') 1	Nicho Hynes 5/5 (8', 27', 46', 55' pen, 70')		[17]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Connor Tracey WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Royce Hunt SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Wade Graham (c) IC 17 Tom Hazelton IC 20 Braden Hamlin-Uele Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Daniel Atkinson Reserves: RE 14 Braydon Trindall RE 19 Mawene Hiroti RE 21 Jesse Colquhoun RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
	13	Bye
3 June	14	Brisbane Broncos	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	12-20	Siosifa Talakai (21') 1 William Kennedy (75') 1	Nicho Hynes 2/2 (23', 75')		[18]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Royce Hunt SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Wade Graham (c) IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Braydon Trindall Reserves: RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 Jesse Colquhoun RE 21 Daniel Atkinson RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
11 June	15	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park, Melbourne	Loss	10-54	Teig Wilton (7') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (76') 1	Nicho Hynes 1/3 (9')		[19]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Royce Hunt SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 8 Oregon Kaufusi IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Wade Graham (c) IC 16 Jack Williams Concussion Substitute: IC 21 Daniel Atkinson[b] Reserves: RE 18 Braydon Trindall RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 Tom Hazelton RE 22 Jesse Colquhoun Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
18 June	16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	48-10	Teig Wilton (8') 1 Braden Hamlin-Uele (17') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (24') 1 Cameron McInnes (33') 1 Jack Williams (36') 1 Tom Hazelton (47') 1 Briton Nikora (54') 1 Jesse Ramien (59') 1	Nicho Hynes 8/9 (10', 12' pen, 19', 35', 37', 48', 55', 61')		[20]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Wade Graham (c) IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Tom Hazelton Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Connor Tracey Reserves: RE 19 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Toby Rudolf RE 21 Daniel Atkinson RE 22 Jesse Colquhoun Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
	17	Bye
29 June	18	St. George Illawarra Dragons	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	52-16	Briton Nikora (24', 76') 2 Ronaldo Mulitalo (55', 70') 2 Nicho Hynes (7') 1 Jesse Ramien (31') 1 Tom Hazelton (39') 1 William Kennedy (59') 1 Siosifa Talakai (67') 1	Nicho Hynes 8/9 (9', 26', 33', 40', 56', 69', 71', 77')		[21]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 15 Tom Hazelton IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Wade Graham (c) Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Connor Tracey Reserves: RE 19 Mawene Hiroti RE 20 Toby Rudolf RE 21 Braydon Trindall RE 22 Jesse Colquhoun Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
6 July	19	Wests Tigers	CommBank Stadium, Sydney	Win	36-12	Sione Katoa (15', 45', 79') 3 Siosifa Talakai (22', 67') 2 Jesse Ramien (56') 1 Nicho Hynes (72') 1	Nicho Hynes 4/8 (11' pen, 23', 46', 69')		[22]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes (c) PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 15 Wade Graham (c) IC 16 Jesse Colquhoun IC 17 Tom Hazelton Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Braydon Trindall Reserves: RE 18 Connor Tracey RE 20 Tuku Hau Tapuha RE 21 Mawene Hiroti RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
16 July	20	New Zealand Warriors	Go Media Stadium, Auckland	Loss	12-44	Nicho Hynes (9') 1 Briton Nikora (73') 1	Nicho Hynes 2/2 (10', 74')		[23]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Nicho Hynes (c) PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Wade Graham (c) IC 15 Tom Hazelton IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Jesse Colquhoun Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Connor Tracey Reserves: RE 19 Kayal Iro RE 20 Braden Hamlin-Uele RE 21 Braydon Trindall RE 22 Tuku Hau Tapuha Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
23 July	21	Manly Sea Eagles	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	26-30	Ronaldo Mulitalo (46') 1 Sione Katoa (59') 1 Cameron McInnes (70') 1 Jesse Ramien (72') 1 William Kennedy (74') 1	Nicho Hynes 3/5 (71', 73', 74')		[24]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Connor Tracey WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Oregon Kaufusi HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Jesse Colquhoun LK 13 Dale Finucane (c) Interchange: IC 14 Cameron McInnes IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Tom Hazelton IC 20 Royce Hunt Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Kayal Iro Reserves: RE 15 Siosifa Talakai RE 19 Mawene Hiroti RE 21 Daniel Atkinson RE 22 Tuku Hau Tapuha Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
29 July	22	Penrith Panthers	BlueBet Stadium, Penrith	Loss	0-28				[25]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 15 Siosifa Talakai WG 4 Connor Tracey FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 20 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 8 Oregon Kaufusi IC 14 Jack Williams IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 17 Royce Hunt Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Matt Moylan Reserves: RE 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo RE 19 Kayal Iro RE 21 Daniel Atkinson RE 22 Tuku Hau Tapuha Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
5 August	23	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Optus Stadium, Perth	Win	26-16	Braydon Trindall (44', 57') 2 Mawene Hiroti (17') 1 Sione Katoa (23') 1	Nicho Hynes 5/5 (18', 24', 32' pen, 45', 58')		[26]
Team Details FB 1 Connor Tracey WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 20 Mawene Hiroti FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 15 Tom Hazelton IC 16 Royce Hunt IC 18 Matt Moylan[a] Concussion Substitute: RE 17 Jesse Colquhoun Reserves: RE 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo RE 19 Kayal Iro RE 21 Tuku Hau Tapuha RE 22 Daniel Atkinson Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
11 August	24	Gold Coast Titans	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	36-6	Ronaldo Mulitalo (3', 30') 2 Connor Tracey (17') 1 Cameron McInnes (35') 1 Wade Graham (44') 1 Toby Rudolf (63') 1 Jesse Ramien (75') 1	Nicho Hynes 4/7 (18', 36', 46', 64')		[27]
Team Details FB 1 Connor Tracey WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Jesse Colquhoun IC 17 Matt Moylan Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Tuku Hau Tapuha Reserves: RE 18 Mawene Hiroti RE 20 Daniel Atkinson RE 21 Kayal Iro RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
17 August	25	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville	Win	32-12	Ronaldo Mulitalo (17') 1 Tom Hazelton (30') 1 Royce Hunt (33') 1 Wade Graham (48') 1 Nicho Hynes (72') 1	Nicho Hynes 6/6 (19', 32', 35', 50', 66' pen, 73')		[28]
Team Details FB 1 Connor Tracey WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 17 Matt Moylan Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Jesse Colquhoun Reserves: RE 18 Mawene Hiroti RE 19 Tuku Hau Tapuha RE 21 Kayal Iro RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
27 August	26	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle	Loss	32-6	Connor Tracey (6') 1	Braydon Trindall 1/1 (17')		[29]
Team Details FB 1 Connor Tracey WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 17 Matt Moylan HB 6 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 18 Jesse Colquhoun Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Mawene Hiroti Reserves: RE 7 Nicho Hynes RE 20 Oregon Kaufusi RE 21 Kayal Iro RE 22 Jayden Berrell Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
3 September	27	Canberra Raiders	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Win	24-6	Jesse Ramien (15') 1 Jack Williams (52') 1 Braydon Trindall (60') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (63') 1 Sione Katoa (71') 1	Braydon Trindall 2/5 (54', 65')		[30]
Team Details FB 1 Connor Tracey WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 20 Oregon Kaufusi Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Kayal Iro Reserves: RE 17 Matt Moylan RE 19 Mawene Hiroti RE 21 Jesse Colquhoun RE 22 Daniel Atkinson Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
9 September	Finals Week 1	Sydney Roosters	PointsBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	13-12	Sione Katoa (14') 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo (52') 1	Nicho Hynes 2/4 (20' pen, 61' pen)		[31]
Team Details FB 1 Connor Tracey WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jesse Ramien CE 4 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Nicho Hynes PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 15 Royce Hunt SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Cameron McInnes Interchange: IC 14 Jack Williams IC 16 Tom Hazelton IC 17 Oregon Kaufusi IC 20 Jesse Colquhoun Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Kayal Iro Reserves: RE 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele RE 19 Daniel Atkinson RE 21 William Kennedy RE 22 Matt Moylan Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

2023 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	18	0	6	3	645	312	+333	42
2	Brisbane Broncos	24	18	0	6	3	639	425	+214	42
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	0	8	3	627	459	+168	38
4	New Zealand Warriors	24	16	0	8	3	572	448	+124	38
5	Newcastle Knights	24	14	1	9	3	626	451	+175	35
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	3	619	497	+122	34
7	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	472	496	−24	32
8	Canberra Raiders	24	13	0	11	3	486	623	−137	32
9	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	12	0	12	3	564	505	+59	30
10	Parramatta Eels	24	12	0	12	3	587	574	+13	30
11	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	3	546	542	+4	30
12	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	11	1	12	3	545	539	+6	29
13	Dolphins	24	9	0	15	3	520	631	−111	24
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	3	527	653	−126	24
15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	7	0	17	3	438	769	−331	20
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	5	0	19	3	474	673	−199	16
17	Wests Tigers	24	4	0	20	3	385	675	−290	14

No	Nat	Player	1st Position	2nd Position	Age	Height	Weight	NRL Games	Previous 1st Grade Club
1		William Kennedy	Fullback		26	183	88	62	None
2		Sione Katoa	Wing		26	180	88	64	None
3		Jesse Ramien	Centre		26	184	98	97	Newcastle Knights
4		Siosifa Talakai	Centre		26	178	100	63	South Sydney Rabbitohs
5		Ronaldo Mulitalo	Wing		24	190	95	64	None
6		Matt Moylan	Five-Eighth		32	185	90	171	Penrith Panthers
7		Braydon Trindall	Five-Eighth	Halfback	24	180	90	38	None
8		Toby Rudolf	Prop		27	190	106	66	None
9		Blayke Brailey	Hooker		25	180	86	85	None
10		Braden Hamlin-Uele	Prop		28	191	115	80	North Queensland Cowboys
11		Briton Nikora	Second Row		26	185	94	86	None
12		Teig Wilton	Second Row		24	186	98	45	None
13		Dale Finucane (c)	Lock		32	188	106	235	Melbourne Storm
14		Cameron McInnes	Lock	Prop	29	177	91	155	St. George Illawarra Dragons
15		Wade Graham (c)	Second Row		33	186	106	277	Penrith Panthers
16		Oregon Kaufusi	Prop	Lock	24	188	114	72	Parramatta Eels
17		Jack Williams	Lock		27	184	98	75	None
18		Royce Hunt	Prop	Lock	28	192	112	36	Canberra Raiders
19		Nicho Hynes	Halfback	Fullback	27	188	90	61	Melbourne Storm
20		Tom Hazelton	Prop		24	198	114	1	None
21		Connor Tracey	Centre	Fullback	27	183	87	56	South Sydney Rabbitohs
22		Daniel Atkinson Development player	Five-Eighth	Fullback	22	185	89	1	Melbourne Storm
23		Jesse Colquhoun	Second Row	Prop	22	190	105	4	None
24		Mawene Hiroti	Wing	Centre	24	187	95	23	South Sydney Rabbitohs
		Jayden Berrell	Hooker		28	177	87	0	None
		Max Bradbury Development player	Prop		20	???	??	0	None
		Kade Dykes	Fullback	Five-Eighth	21	???	??	2	None
		Josh Finau Development player	Prop	Second Row	21	194	112	0	None
		Tuku Hau Tapuha Mid-season gain	Prop		22	196	114	3	Sydney Roosters
		Matt Ikuvalu Mid-season loss	Wing	Centre	30	184	100	43	Sydney Roosters
		Kayal Iro Development player	Centre	Wing	21	185	94	1	None
		Niwhai Puru Development player	Halfback	Five-Eighth	21	178	91	0	None
		Sam Stonestreet	Wing	Centre	21	193	97	0	None
		Siteni Taukamo	Fullback	Wing	19	185	89	0	None

Nat	Pos	Player	From	Date	Ref
	PR	Oregon Kaufusi	Parramatta Eels	December 2021	[32]
	FE	Niwhai Puru	Penrith Panthers	December 2022	[33]
	PR	Max Bradbury	Newcastle Knights	February 2023	[34]
	HB	Daniel Atkinson	Sunshine Coast Falcons	February 2023	[35]
	PR	Tuku Hau Tapuha	Sydney Roosters	March 2023 Mid-season transfer	[36]

Nat	Pos	Player	To	Date	Ref
	FE	Luke Metcalf	New Zealand Warriors	November 2021	[37]
	PR	Franklin Pele	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	August 2022	[38]
	PR	Aiden Tolman	Retirement	August 2022	[39]
	C	Jensen Taumoepeau	Released	October 2022	[40]
	PR	Andrew Fifita	Retirement	October 2022	[41]
	PR	Jack Martin	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	November 2022	[42]
	HB	Ryan Rivett	Newcastle Knights	December 2022	[43]
	FB	Lachlan Miller	Newcastle Knights	January 2023	[44]
	W	Jonaiah Lualua	Released	February 2023	Undisclosed
	W	Matt Ikuvalu	Catalans Dragons	April 2023 Mid-season transfer	[45]

FB=Fullback	W=Winger	C=Centre	FE=Five-Eighth	HB=Halfback	PR=Prop	H=Hooker	SR=Second Row	L=Lock	B=Bench	R=Reserve

No	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	F1
1	Jayden Berrell	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	–	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	–	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)			H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	–	–
2	Blayke Brailey	H	H	H	H	H	–	H	H	H	H	H	H	–	H	H	H	–	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
3	Jesse Colquhoun								PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	–	PR (NSW)	–	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	SR (NSW)	SR (NSW)	B	B	SR	–	–	B	L (NSW)	B	–	B
4	Kade Dykes