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I take it back ,
I didn't realise the depth and strength we have in outside backs
 

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I take it back ,
I didn't realise the depth and strength we have in outside backs
Tracey can play in the halves!
We would have to be extremely desperate to play him there.
I’d rather play Graham there before CT.
 

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Well it is probably both parties now as I think NRL have made a proposal and RLPA want to dig into full revenue to ensure they are getting enough of a split of revenue.
They don't want +20% to cap if revenue is +30%... god forbid the nrl have more money to improve other areas of the game
Buzz reporting it may get done this week.
 
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A little bit of Sharkie Nostalgia thanks to ”Tony” from the Roar website.

What an honour for Brian Cox! Sharkie #1

https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/12/...s-series-the-1967-cronulla-sutherland-sharks/

Rugby league pioneers series: The 1967 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks​

Tony
This is the second article in the series where I’ll pay tribute to the pioneers of each of the eleven surviving clubs who entered the league since I began following rugby league back in the 1960s and tell you a little about who they were and where they came from.

Today, the men from the Shire, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

The Caringbah-Cronulla Rugby League Club was founded in 1963 and they were playing in the NSWRL second division competition in 1966 when it was decided to add the first new teams to the first-grade competition since Parramatta and Manly were admitted in 1947.

Cronulla and Penrith were chosen ahead of the far more successful and financially powerful Wentworthville club due to their prime geographic locations, and they were set to enter the competition in 1967. Re-badged as Cronulla-Sutherland, the club abandoned their brown jersey with a gold V, and adopted a sky blue jersey with a white V and black trim.

Their first game in the big time was against 1966 wooden spooners Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Sports Ground on 2nd April 1967. Easts went through the entire 1966 season without a single win, and Cronulla weren’t about to help them out in early 1967, defeating the Roosters 11-5, with hooker John “Bomber” Hynes crossing for Cronulla’s first try in the NSWRL.

Here’s the Cronulla team that ran out that day in front of a crowd of just over 6,000.

Numbers in brackets are the total first-grade games the player played for Cronulla, and note that under the numbering system of the time, the hooker is number 12 and the lock is number eight.

1. Brian Cox (41)​

Cox had five seasons with Parramatta before joining Cronulla in the second division in 1965 and retired from the top grade in 1970.

2. Denis Hewett (13)​

A noted speedster who first played for Cronulla in the second division, Hewett was the equal leading try scorer in 1967 with three tries, and left the club at the end of the 1967 season.

3. Warren Ryan (22)​

Ryan was a lower-grade player for St George and joined Cronulla for their inaugural season, captaining the side on many occasions. He left at the end of 1968 to take up a captain/coach opportunity in the Wollongong competition and went on to be one of the most successful coaches in the game in later years.

4. Greg Miller (12)​


Miller played for Cronulla in both the 1967 and 1968 seasons.

5. Phil Sylvester (5)​

Sylvester played just 5 games in the top grade in 1967, his only season at the club.

6. Jack Danzey (25)​

Danzey joined Cronulla in the second division in 1966 after successful stints with both Newtown and Balmain. He had two years with the club prior to his retirement in 1968, and later forged a very successful career as a referee.

7. Terry Hughes (58)​

Hughes was a star for Wentworthville in the second division before he was signed by Cronulla for their first season in the top grade. He top-scored for the club that year with 139 points, became the club’s first representative player when selected for City Seconds in 1967, and went on to win the Rothman’s Medal in 1968. He returned to Wentworthville in 1971 to finish his career after his first-grade opportunities at Cronulla diminished following the signature of English test star Tommy Bishop in 1969.

8. Eric Barnes (22)​

Barnes was a versatile and hard-working player who came to Cronulla for one season in 1967 after a successful career with North Sydney. He moved to Tamworth in 1968 to pursue a successful career as a captain/coach.

9. Gary MacDougall (32)​

MacDougall switched from rugby union to play for St George before finding his way to Cronulla in 1967. He had three seasons with the club.

10. Dave Cooper (56)​

Cooper was a rugged and relentless forward whose career spanned 12 years. He joined Cronulla in 1967 and played for them for the next six seasons, before finishing his career in the top grade with North Sydney in 1973. He went on to become the trainer/conditioner for Canterbury during the 1980s.

11. Monty Porter (C) (22)​

Monty Porter was one of the best forwards in the game during his eight years with St George and he notched up six premierships while he was there. He joined Cronulla in 1966 and his experience and work ethic made him an ideal first leader for the fledgling club in 1967. He retired from playing in 1968 and maintained his connection with the game through various administrative roles.

12. John Hynes (43)​

After spending six years across the grades with South Sydney, Hynes joined the Cronulla team in second division in 1966 and held his place in the team when they were promoted to first grade, becoming the club’s very first try scorer.

13. Alan McRitchie (47)​


McRitchie had several years with St George, mainly playing in the lower grades, when he joined Cronulla in 1967, going on to play with them for the next three years.

Coach – Ken Kearney (66)​

Ken Kearney was a St George legend, and had coached them to five premierships, four as captain/coach, and also coached Australia, Parramatta and Western Suburbs by the time he joined Cronulla in the second division in 1966. He spent three years with Cronulla without enjoying any real success and retired from coaching at the end of the 1969 season.

Cronulla used 27 players in first grade in their first season, and apart from those mentioned above, some other notable pioneer players were:

Gordon Abercrombie (52)​

Abercrombie was a very athletic winger-turned-fullback who came from the Wollongong competition to join Cronulla in 1967 and had three seasons in the top grade before turning his hand to touch football.

Graeme Sams (81)​

Sambo was a Cronulla junior and made his first-grade debut as a tough-tackling centre in 1967. He soon transitioned into a back-rower and was signed by the Dragons in 1971, spending four years at Kogarah before returning home to Cronulla to finish his career. He retired at the end of the 1977 season.

Probably not many of this band of brothers from the Shire will be remembered by the Sharks supporters of today, but they were there at the club’s beginning, and led the way for many to follow.

Cronulla began their first season with a bang, knocking over Eastern Suburbs, and they were two wins from four matches after four rounds. Unfortunately, things went downhill from there, when they won just one more game and drew another, both at their Sutherland Oval home ground, and finished the season in last place.

But every club has to start somewhere, and they say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and these pioneers turned the porch light on for Sharks supporters.
 

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Looks like Josh has bulked up a bit

Between Taine, Josh and Guy they really had a spine going, is Guy contracted anywhere/doing a pre season anywhere?

Josh did pre-season with Titans last year but not sure he has anything again
@BurgoShark he’s at broncos pre season
 
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