News - GILLESPE TO ADD SOME 'CEMENT' TO SHARKS DEFENCE

[Dutchie1983]

Former international forward David Gillespie has joined the Sharks coaching staff and will assist current coaches during the pre-season and throughout the upcoming year.

Gillespie had been a part of Ricky Stuart's coaching team at the Roosters and will bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the Sharks training sessions.

Nicknamed 'Cement', Gillespie was a member of premiership winning teams at the Bulldogs and was known as one of the most punishing defenders of his era. He joins Shane Flanagan, Jim Dymock, Craig Wilson, Mitch Healy and Tony Herman on the Sharks coaching staff for 2007.

 

[sharks195]

that sounds alright, but how much is he on?

 

[Hardstyle_shark]

He wouldn't be on much... he will be good for our forwards. he'll show the way forward. Im liking our coaching staff. So it will be a good year. If we can stay injury free.

 

[Dutchie1983]

Yeah I am not sure how much he is on, but still it adds depth to our coaching squad and we need work on our defense

 

[Megashark]

Awesome! That is fantastic news Dutchie, I knew Cement was on Ricky's coaching staff at the Roosters but had assumed he was tied to them for next season as well. He is the hardest tackler I have ever seen and that includes blokes like Steve Folkes, Dean Lance, and Trevor Gillmeister, in fact i think he was voted "most hurtful player in the game" in the RLW players poll for something like 5yrs in a row! Hopefully he can use his expertise to mould our pack into a fearsome defensive unit, and give us a battle-hardened edge we have lacked since the days of big Bundy Davidson.

 

[sharks195]

sounds like it is a good move for us, thanks for the background mega!

 

[Great White]

I think it will be a good thing, we need a bit of toughness.

 

[Gummyshark]

We'll have more coaches than players soon.

 

[jimmymac]

if cement cant add a bit of starch to our defence, than noone can. he was a real hitman when he played, so i think this is a good signing for our coaching staff. good to know that jim dymock is there as well. he could add a whole new dimension to our attack if he can spend a bit of time with the playmakers.i'd even throw gallen in there as well, he could really teach gallen a thing or two about handling the ball.imagine gallen with the ball skills of dymock or gavin miller. he would be the complete player.

 

[zakspiders]

sounds like we'd have a pretty fair team if you played a coaching staff game!

 

[brently]

mega is spot on. he didn't get that nickname for nothing. he can only add to our chances for an improved season in 07.

 

[Great White]

I think our coaching stuff can really bolster not only our roster but also our skills. I could not be more keener about a season coming.

 

[sharks195]

same here, everything is so positive and you can just tell that 07 will be a season to remember.

 

[Great White]

I am interested to see though what Ricky and his staff bring to us for next year, I mean they are well publicised as training harder etc, but what will the game plan be like.

Will it be a recycled roosters one or will they be bringing completely new plans etc???

 

[sharks195]

i'm hoping it isn't just an old roosters plan, because the chooks could pick up on it and use it against us. i think that stuart is smart enough to create a new plan.

 

[jimmymac]

hope it is new stuff because we don't have brad fitler playing for us. at least our defence will get better, because ricky is big on good defense. then again, it's no good keeping all our opponents to twelve points or lower per game, if we only score two points per game.

 

[Jigsaw]

hope it is new stuff because we don't have brad fitler playing for us. at least our defence will get better, because ricky is big on good defense. then again, it's no good keeping all our opponents to twelve points or lower per game, if we only score two points per game.

no that was us at the end of last season lol

 

[Great White]

I'd really like to see a new type of play something they invent and really work on.

Therefore no other team is ready for it and they struggle to combat it.

I suppose it means lots of video tape watching in the offseason.

 

[double]

Cement on the coaching roster I had a little heart flutter when I read that. One of the best pound for pound defenders the game has produced. I'm getting quietly excited here

 

[sharks195]

sounds brilliant!