Sharks Name Dream Team
Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 4:53 PM

The Cronulla Sharks in partnership with The Leader newspaper have named their 40 year dream team, to mark the clubs 40th anniversary and it includes some brilliant players.



The backline would be a particularly potent one with Steve Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen, Mat Rogers and David Peachey all featuring.



?So many players deserve recognition but only 17 make it,? said author Gary Lester who was on the selection panel. ?(But) for the lack of a premiership success, the selection process did show up one fact. There has been no lack of quality in the Cronulla Sharks players over the 40 years.?



Englishman Tommy Bishop, the man who came within a whisker of steering the Sharks to a premiership victory back in 1973, was named halfback and captain of the ?Dream Team?, with the team comprising players from three countries, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.



Brett Kimmorley, who was chosen on a four-man bench, was the only current player selected, while David Peachey, now playing for Souths, and the recently-retired Jason Stevens, were also named.



The father-son duo of Steve and Mat Rogers were teamed together in the Sharks backline, believed to be a first for any ?greatest team? named in rugby league club history.



And in a statistic to emphasise the quality of the team, the 17-man squad played more than 100 test matches and 100 State of Origin games in total between them.



The majority of the Leader Sharks Dream Team will be in attendance at the Sharks Community Fair, to be held at Endeavour Field, adjacent to Toyota Park this coming Sunday.



The Inaugural Sharks Community Fair includes carnival rides, food stalls and a variety of entertainment acts performing on stage. The Community Fair will run from 10am-2pm, with the 2006 Sharks NRL squad to also be in attendance and on stage from 11am.





The Leader Sharks Dream Team is as follows;

Fullback ? David Peachey

Wingers ? Mat Rogers

- Roy Corcoran

Centres ? Steve Rogers

- Andrew Ettingshausen

Five eighth ? Chris Wellman

Half ? Tommy Bishop

Lock ? Greg Pierce

Second row ? Gavin Miller

- Ken Maddison

Props ? Cliff Watson

- Jason Stevens

Hooker ? Ron Turner



Reserves ? Dane Sorenson

- Steve Kneen

- Brett Kimmorley

- Mark McGaw

Source: NRL