Editing Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (section)

===1990s===
Cronulla again dropped into a period of poor form and financial trouble in 1990, but the appointment as coach of rugby league Immortal, [[Arthur Beetson]], in 1992 helped turn the on-field problems around. He helped develop a batch of promising players, including five-eighth [[Mitch Healey]], fullback [[David Peachey]], winger [[Richie Barnett]], second-rower [[Sean Ryan (rugby league)|Sean Ryan]], prop [[Adam Ritson]], and hooker [[Aaron Raper]], son of another Immortal, [[Johnny Raper]]. However, Cronulla were forced into receivership in 1993.

Beetson was replaced as coach in 1994 by [[John Lang (Australian rugby league)|John Lang]], a former Australian hooker, and coach of the [[Easts Tigers|Brisbane Easts]] team. Lang brought halfback, [[Paul Green (rugby league)|Paul Green]], down from Brisbane with him. A golden age for the club had begun, signalled by the two lower grade teams (President's Cup and Reserve grade) winning their competitions. During John Lang's coaching period, from 1994 to 2001, Cronulla made the semi-finals every year except for 1994 and 1998. The club had a glamorous image and attracted record crowds, with a corresponding financial improvement.

In 1995, Cronulla were one of the first clubs to join the [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] competition, which kicked off after protracted legal battles and much bitterness, in 1997. The club was motivated by a dissatisfaction with the perceived favouritism of the NSWRL administration towards other clubs, and a still-risky financial situation.

They reached the inaugural – and only – grand final of the ten-team Super League competition, only to lose to a vastly superior Brisbane side 26–8 in Brisbane. The game was notable for being the first grand final to be played outside Sydney. The club rejoined the reunited National Rugby League competition in 1998.

Arguably Cronulla's best season ever was in 1999, when they again won the [[Minor Premiership]] and the [[J. J. Giltinan Shield]] in convincing fashion. Cronulla-Sutherland easily accounted for the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the quarter-final, and led 8–0 in the grand final qualifier against arch rivals the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] before eventually losing 8–24. Following the season, a planned merger with [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] was met with staunch opposition from both clubs,<ref>{{Citation |title=The South Sydney Sharks {{!}} Tales of Reinstatement Ep 5 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2MoJaX79U8 |access-date=2023-05-03 |language=en}}</ref> and Cronulla was retained for the rationalised 14-team 2000 competition. Also in 1999, the Cronulla-Sutherland name was dropped, and the club was simply known as the "Sharks", and would be known as this until the end of 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/a-history-of-heartbreak-cronulla-sharks-tale-of-woe-in-nrl-finals-20160916-grib48.html/|title=A history of heartbreak: Cronulla Sharks' tale of woe in NRL finals|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=17 September 2016}}</ref>