To Newman, sorry for the delay. Work (sadly) gets in the way of a lot of things. Yes I was a member last elections, I have been a member for a long time (late 70s or early 80's). My motivation for nominating was that I had enough. I thought things had got to a stage where I would get involved to make a difference. When the ASADA issue blew up I sent an email to board member Tiernan on the 9th March 2013. I was furious with the way the board handled the issue. I asked him about fairly basic legal concepts such as due process, putting the accuser to proof and holding out inducements to players to sign documents stating that the players would not sue the board. I looked at how other Clubs like Essendon, Canterbury and Manly had handled the ASADA issue and questioned why the Sharks had responded the way they did. There was all these rumours floating around of us having to relocate, and at worse collapsing.
I believed I could do a far better job than what they did. And now some weeks later I know I could have done a better job.
As for the question about whether the Sharks carry an overdraft, I have no knowledge of the current financial set up. As for any blowout ...