Best Sharks Five-Eighth Ever?

[SharkBoy]

Speechley, Healey, Dykes, Bird, Barrett... You guys have probably debated this before, but I was just wondering who do you rate as our best ever five-eighth?
We've had some pretty good ones I still remember Speechley and his grass cutting tackles when I was only 6 years old back in '89...

 

[Mr Wright]

Bird wasn't ever really a five eight and Barrett has only been at this club for half a season so we cant really call them our best five eights. I'd have to go with Speechley at this point. From what i can remember growing up he is better than Healy. And i will never ever admit Dykes to be a good player

 

[hitman124]

birdy, 2 state of origin MOM`s in his first 4 games of rep footy, that bloody says something!

Australias 2007 players player of the series in the test.

why god why???????????

 

[SharkBoy]

Yeah it still kinda sh!ts me about Birdy... what a waste. I was a pretty big Mitch Healey fan, I met him at coaching clinic in north queensland in '92 and i remember a field goal he kicked against North Sydney in 1996 to tie the game... and a game against Manly when he tackled Danny Moore close to the line to save a match winning try and he threw up near the side line.
Then he went and broke that Parra dude's jaw in 2000 :/

 

[Mr Wright]

Birdy is the best player on that list, but he wasn't a five eight for the sharks.

 

[ROB SHARK]

Speechley, Healey, Dykes, Bird, Barrett... You guys have probably debated this before, but I was just wondering who do you rate as our best ever five-eighth?
We've had some pretty good ones I still remember Speechley and his grass cutting tackles when I was only 6 years old back in '89...

lets see now wasnt around when speechley was playing, healey i think i saw him play a bit, dykes was good for the sharks, bird was good at 6 but was a lock and baz is only new to the club.

 

[SharkBoy]

lets see now wasnt around when speechley was playing, healey i think i saw him play a bit, dykes was good for the sharks, bird was good at 6 but was a lock and baz is only new to the club.

So who would you rate the best you've seen? I'm a bit divided myself too... I thought Dykes had heaps of talent but also had a lot of mistakes. Healey was a tough prick.

 

[ROB SHARK]

So who would you rate the best you've seen? I'm a bit divided myself too... I thought Dykes had heaps of talent but also had a lot of mistakes. Healey was a tough prick.

didnt see much of healey and if i did i was too young to remember, dykes was a good player who had his moments. So out of that lot i would say dykes.
But someone nobody has mentioned was presto, i rekon he was the best we had when he was at 6.

 

[SharkBoy]

Hell yes Presto was awesome. Thought he played more half-back at Cronulla though... But yeah... totally magical player.

 

[sharky94]

Matthew Johns??

 

[SharkBoy]

Matthew Johns??

Well he was obviously a good five-eighth... but did he do that much for the Sharks?

 

[hitman124]

He played his role in the team...........:lmao

 

[sharkafar]

Mitch had some real ability but it would have to be 'lawnmower' Speechley for me. Always thought he was vastly underated as an attacking 5/8 despite being recognised as possibly the best pound for pound defender in the game at that time. A real favourite of my teenage years. I remember ET having a run of games at 5/8 during the 90's when we were struggling there for a little while.

 

[stormshark]

Mitch Healey was good, Dykes flashy somewhat overrated as he couldn't tackle- a fact which led to his downfall.
Best Ever Cronulla five eight i ever saw was BARRY ANDREWS and he was a prolific pointscorer and long range goalkicker!

 

[SharkBoy]

Mitch had some real ability but it would have to be 'lawnmower' Speechley for me. Always thought he was vastly underated as an attacking 5/8 despite being recognised as possibly the best pound for pound defender in the game at that time. A real favourite of my teenage years. I remember ET having a run of games at 5/8 during the 90's when we were struggling there for a little while.

Yes I was going to mention ET but he only did play a handful of games there when Beetson put him in. It's a toss up for me between Speechley and Healey... I was a huge fan of Speechley when I 1st started watching footy... him, ET, Miller, Wilson, Hatch, Dock, Russell... what a side we had back then!

 

[fitz]

Panda!

 

[pandapat]

Panda!

I am pretty good arent i, oh that barry bloke goes alright too..

 

[SharkBoy]

I am pretty good arent i, oh that barry bloke goes alright too..

Never saw Barry play....
panda? am i missing something :|

 

[sharkafar]

Yes I was going to mention ET but he only did play a handful of games there when Beetson put him in. It's a toss up for me between Speechley and Healey... I was a huge fan of Speechley when I 1st started watching footy... him, ET, Miller, Wilson, Hatch, Dock, Russell... what a side we had back then!

Too right SharkBoy. That 88 minor premier side was a bloody good team. I'm not saying we would have beaten the Doggies if we'd made it to the grand final but I was absolutely devestated when we lost that prelim. to Balmain. I really felt we deserved to have a crack after the way we'd played that season. Old backdoor Benny got away with a couple of things that game as I remember.

 

[gosharks]

out of the players listed speechley was our best 5/8,i do rate birds value to our team higher though cause he could play lock,2nd row and 5/8