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Former Sharks legend seeks board spot, raises development concerns
Former Australian international and Sharks legend Mark McGaw wants clarity on Cronulla's multi-million dollar development adjacent to their home ground after confirming he will seek election to the club's board next month.
McGaw's 11th hour nomination to run for one of five vacant positions on the Sharks' board ensured members would hit the ballot box for week-long voting next month.
McGaw, who won three caps for Australia and was a 13-time State of Origin representative, will join Darren McConnell, Craig Airey, Paul O'Neile, Gregg Taylor and Paul McCarthy seeking a variety of terms ranging from three years through to one.
And he's campaigning on the promise of finding out if the Sharks' much publicised Woolooware Bay precinct will be enough to financially prop up the club well into the future.
"Where is the construction of the club and the retail part of it at? Once the money is spent from the investment with no money and no land then how will the club survive? I want to see how the investment will be forthcoming in the future to sustain the club over the next 100 years," McGaw said.
McGaw sought election to the Sharks directorship as one of 24 candidates who contested the fierce post-ASADA 2013 ballot, which was eventually won by Damian Keogh's Unity ticket.
The Sharks snapped their premiership drought in 2016 under Keogh's reign, but he was forced to stand down as chairman when he pleaded guilty to drug charges last year.
McGaw now runs his own institute of sports science and has pledged to get a host of former Sharks stars back involved with the club.
"I know the football club has been going for 50 years and one of the big things about other clubs that stay successful and at the top is they have culture and they have history," McGaw said. "Sure, we've had 50 years of football players come through the club, but you walk into the club at Canterbury-Bankstown you bump into a player. They want to be there. At Cronulla you don't see them.
"When we won the minor premiership in 1988 we had 11 juniors in the side. They won a grand final in 2016 with one local junior - fine, that's great - but let's see where the club is going a year later. We need that passion and loyalty.
"Some of the things I want to see on the football side of things is it not just being a year-to-year thing. Where are we going to be next year? Where are we going to be in five years? Where are we going to be in 10 years? How do we achieve that? We need to set up the shire as a breeding ground for our future players.
"I'm only looking from the outside looking in and I don't know the intimate details of what is going on in the boardroom, but I think I've got a lot I can contribute.
"The whole idea of the rotary system is to provide change so there's no complacency and let fresh ideas come on. We've had the same board for four or five years and if I can be elected someone should probably replace me who can come on with fresh ideas in a couple of years."
The Sharks' AGM will be held on March 22.
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Former Australian international and Sharks legend Mark McGaw wants clarity on Cronulla's multi-million dollar development adjacent to their home ground after confirming he will seek election to the club's board next month.
McGaw's 11th hour nomination to run for one of five vacant positions on the Sharks' board ensured members would hit the ballot box for week-long voting next month.
McGaw, who won three caps for Australia and was a 13-time State of Origin representative, will join Darren McConnell, Craig Airey, Paul O'Neile, Gregg Taylor and Paul McCarthy seeking a variety of terms ranging from three years through to one.
And he's campaigning on the promise of finding out if the Sharks' much publicised Woolooware Bay precinct will be enough to financially prop up the club well into the future.
"Where is the construction of the club and the retail part of it at? Once the money is spent from the investment with no money and no land then how will the club survive? I want to see how the investment will be forthcoming in the future to sustain the club over the next 100 years," McGaw said.
McGaw sought election to the Sharks directorship as one of 24 candidates who contested the fierce post-ASADA 2013 ballot, which was eventually won by Damian Keogh's Unity ticket.
The Sharks snapped their premiership drought in 2016 under Keogh's reign, but he was forced to stand down as chairman when he pleaded guilty to drug charges last year.
McGaw now runs his own institute of sports science and has pledged to get a host of former Sharks stars back involved with the club.
"I know the football club has been going for 50 years and one of the big things about other clubs that stay successful and at the top is they have culture and they have history," McGaw said. "Sure, we've had 50 years of football players come through the club, but you walk into the club at Canterbury-Bankstown you bump into a player. They want to be there. At Cronulla you don't see them.
"When we won the minor premiership in 1988 we had 11 juniors in the side. They won a grand final in 2016 with one local junior - fine, that's great - but let's see where the club is going a year later. We need that passion and loyalty.
"Some of the things I want to see on the football side of things is it not just being a year-to-year thing. Where are we going to be next year? Where are we going to be in five years? Where are we going to be in 10 years? How do we achieve that? We need to set up the shire as a breeding ground for our future players.
"I'm only looking from the outside looking in and I don't know the intimate details of what is going on in the boardroom, but I think I've got a lot I can contribute.
"The whole idea of the rotary system is to provide change so there's no complacency and let fresh ideas come on. We've had the same board for four or five years and if I can be elected someone should probably replace me who can come on with fresh ideas in a couple of years."
The Sharks' AGM will be held on March 22.
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