# Endeavour Field

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Rugby league stadium in Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia

Ocean Protect Stadium Interactive map of Ocean Protect Stadium Former names Pointsbet Stadium Southern Cross Group Stadium Remondis Stadium Toyota Park Ronson Field Caltex Field Shark Park Sharks Stadium Location Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia Coordinates 34°2′19″S 151°8′27″E / 34.03861°S 151.14083°E / -34.03861; 151.14083 Owner Cronulla-Sutherland Rugby League Club Operator Cronulla-Sutherland Rugby League Football Club Capacity 15,000 (reduced due to ongoing construction)[1] 22,000 (1968–2019) Surface Grass Record attendance 22,302 – Sharks vs St George Illawarra, 2004 Public transit Woolooware Construction Opened 1960 Tenants Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (NRL) (1968–2019, 2022–present) Olympic Sharks (NSL) (2001–2003)

Endeavour Field from the front.

**Endeavour Field**[1], currently known as Ocean Protect Stadium under a naming rights agreement[2], is a [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) stadium in the southern [Sydney](/source/Sydney) suburb of [Woolooware](/source/Woolooware), New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Cronulla Sharks Rugby League Club, which represents the [Cronulla](/source/Cronulla%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Sutherland Shire](/source/Sutherland_Shire) areas in the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League) competition. The Sharks are as of 2023 just one of two professional sporting clubs in Australia (excluding the [Australian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League)'s ownership of [Docklands Stadium](/source/Docklands_Stadium)) that own and operate their home ground (alongside the [Dolphins](/source/Dolphins_(NRL)) via their parent club [Redcliffe](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins) who compete in the [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) with their home ground, [Kayo Stadium](/source/Dolphin_Stadium_(Brisbane))) as well as [Western United](/source/Western_United_FC)'s future home ground [Wyndham City Stadium](/source/Wyndham_City_Stadium). The [Sharkies Leagues Club](/source/Sharkies_Leagues_Club) sits beside the stadium.

## History

The stadium was built in 1966 and currently has a capacity of 20,000. The first match to be played at the ground came on the 30 June 1968 where Cronulla-Sutherland defeated [Parramatta](/source/Parramatta_Eels) 10-7.[3]

In 1991 the original western grandstand was demolished and the new Endeavour Stand was built in its place for the 1992 season.[4]

The [Cronulla-Sutherland Rugby League Club](/source/Cronulla-Sutherland_Sharks) owns the stadium as well as the adjacent Leagues Club, one of only two [NRL](/source/National_Rugby_League) clubs to own its own stadium. State government authorities and local councils generally own sporting venues in Australia.

On 21 April 2006 the Federal Government announced a [A$](/source/Australian_dollar)9.6 million grant to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to upgrade the stadium. The upgrade included a new covered stand to seat over 1,500 spectators at the southern end. The new stand was completed in time for the 2008 season.

Renovations were also planned for the ET Stand (originally the Endeavour Stand), named for Cronulla club legend [Andrew Ettingshausen](/source/Andrew_Ettingshausen), and the Peter Burns Stand.

As of June 2020 the Leagues Club was undergoing redevelopment, with the Leagues Club closing its operations on 15 December 2019,[5] with the facility originally due to reopen in early 2022.[6] Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) impacting construction timelines at the Leagues Club site, the completion date has been delayed to early 2023,[7] but Cronulla returned to playing home games at the stadium in 2022 with a temporary capacity of 12,000 in place until mid-2023.[8] Further delays in construction resulted in a new completion date of mid-2024 announced in July 2023.[9]

## Ground usage

### Rugby league

In the [NRL](/source/NRL) competition, the [Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks](/source/Cronulla-Sutherland_Sharks) team has been playing at this venue since midway through the [1968 NSWRFL season](/source/1968_NSWRFL_season),[10] which was the club's second season into the competition (they had previously played at [Sutherland Oval](/source/Sutherland_Oval) from 1967 until 1968).

High turnout in crowd numbers are usual when Cronulla play local-derby rivals, the [St. George Illawarra Dragons](/source/St._George_Illawarra_Dragons). The ground attendance record is 22,302, which was set when Cronulla took on St. George in May 2004. The biggest victory Cronulla has recorded at the ground came on the 21 August 2005 against rivals [Manly](/source/Manly_Sea_Eagles) where Cronulla won 68-6.

In late 2017, the ground hosted the [2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup](/source/2017_Women's_Rugby_League_World_Cup) tournament. It played host to the group stages and semi-finals matches.

During the [2019 NRL season](/source/2019_NRL_season), it was announced that the ground and the Cronulla leagues club would be undergoing renovations and as a result Cronulla revealed that for the next two years that they would be playing home matches away from their spiritual home with [Kogarah Oval](/source/Kogarah_Oval), [WIN Stadium](/source/WIN_Stadium) and the new [Western Sydney Stadium](/source/Western_Sydney_Stadium) as new temporary home grounds.[11][12]

In the early 2020s, Shark Park came under scrutiny by fans and the media due to the fact the venue hosted finals matches despite its limited capacity and alleged poor facilities. NRL CEO Andrew Abdo stated in September 2025 that the NRL would be reviewing their finals venue policy saying "We haven't changed or reviewed the home finals policy for a while, and I think we're due for that, In this particular case, you have two Sydney teams [on Saturday], and you want as many fans as possible enjoying it live. The players enjoy that, and so do the fans. We need to focus on our fans and the fan experience. There comes a time you need to consider a minimum standard, potentially for finals, that might be above the regular season – the time is right to have a good, close look at it".[13]

### Soccer

The [Sydney Olympic FC](/source/Sydney_Olympic_FC) club played at the ground for two seasons, from 2001 until 2003, in the former [National Soccer League](/source/National_Soccer_League).

## Naming rights

The ground has had numerous naming rights deals. Names of this ground over the years have been:

- Endeavour Field

- Ronson Field

- Caltex Field

- Shark Park

- Toyota Park

- Toyota Stadium

- Remondis Stadium

- Southern Cross Group Stadium

- PointsBet Stadium

- Ocean Protect Stadium

## Gallery

		- Sharkies Leagues Club Sign

		- Sharkies Leagues Club Entrance

		- Exterior of main stand

## See also

- [List of sports venues with the name Toyota](/source/Toyota_(disambiguation)#Sports_arenas)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sharks_Stadium_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sharks_Stadium_1-1) ["Sharks Stadium"](https://www.sharks.com.au/the-stadium/sharks-stadium/). *sharks.com.au*. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sharks announce Ocean Protect as landmark stadium partner"](https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2025/11/25/sharks-announce-ocean-protect-as-landmark-stadium-partner/). *sharks.com.au*. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Austadiums_3-0)** ["Sharks Stadium | Austadiums"](http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=126). Austadiums.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Taylor, Ashley (24 April 2024). ["This week in history: Sharks unveil Endeavour Stand"](https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2024/04/24/this-week-in-history-sharks-unveil-endeavour-stand/). *Cronulla Sharks*. NRL. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sharks Shut Down Marks The End of an Era"](https://sharkies.com.au/sharks-shut-down-marks-the-end-of-an-era/). *Sharkies*. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Leagues Club Development And Further Updates"](https://sharkies.com.au/leagues-club-development-and-latest-update/). *Sharkies*. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Development Update: Sharks forging ahead"](https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2020/08/21/development-update-sharks-forging-ahead/). *sharks.com.au*. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Sharks to face Eels in PointsBet homecoming"](https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2021/11/09/sharks-to-face-eels-in-pointsbet-homecoming/). *sharks.com.au*. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Sharks Leagues Club at Woolooware opening target of mid-2024 achievable after hurdles cleared"](https://www.theleader.com.au/story/8278524/indefinite-delay-to-sharks-leagues-club-opening-averted-after-meetings/?cs=1507). *St George and Sutherland Shire Leader*. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Rugby League Tables / Endeavour / All Games"](https://afltables.com/rl/venues/endeavour_gm.html). *afltables.com*. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Cronulla Sharks coach pleads with fans to stick by club during Sharks Park renovations"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-04/cronulla-sharks-home-ground-closes-for-renovations/11478458/). *ABC News*. 4 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Sharks Statement - Development Update"](https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2019/07/31/sharks-statement---development-update/). *Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks*. 31 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["'I think we're due': NRL review could stop Cronulla from hosting finals at dilapidated Shark Park"](https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2025-finals-stadium-poicy-andrew-abdo-review-shark-park-suitability-fixtures-venues-20250908-p5mted.html/). *www.nine.com.au*.

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