The 1989 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 23rd in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1989 Winfield Cup premiership as well as the 1989 Panasonic Cup.
| 1989 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRL Rank | 6th | |||
| 1989 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9 | |||
| Points scored | For: 416 (71 tries, 65 goals, 2 field goals); against: 326 (58 tries, 46 goals, 2 field goals) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Allan Fitzgibbon | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Caltex Field | |||
| Avg. attendance | 6,994 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Andrew Ettingshausen (14) | |||
| Goals | Alan Wilson (40) | |||
| Points | Alan Wilson (125) | |||
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Ladder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Sydney
|
22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 390 | 207 | +183 | 37 |
| 2 |  Penrith
|
22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 241 | +197 | 32 |
| 3 |  Balmain
|
22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 380 | 236 | +144 | 29 |
| 4 |  Canberra
|
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 457 | 287 | +170 | 28 |
| 5 |  Brisbane
|
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 398 | 290 | +108 | 28 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
|
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 368 | 281 | +87 | 28 |
| 7 |  Newcastle
|
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 281 | 281 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 |  Parramatta
|
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 346 | 366 | -20 | 22 |
| 9 |  Canterbury-Bankstown
|
22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 280 | 337 | -57 | 22 |
| 10 |  St. George
|
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 330 | 356 | -26 | 20 |
| 11 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 348 | 346 | +2 | 19 |
| 12 |  Manly-Warringah
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 334 | 343 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 |  Western Suburbs
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 229 | 389 | -160 | 15 |
| 14 | Gold Coast-Tweed | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 223 | 383 | -160 | 15 |
| 15 |  North Sydney
|
22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 194 | 406 | -212 | 11 |
| 16 |  Illawarra
|
22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 256 | 503 | -247 | 5 |