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David Peachey wants to finish his NRL career a one-club man and is bent on helping Cronulla finally break its premiership duck this season.
The 12-season veteran expressed anguish today at rumours linking him to a move to England and promised Sharks fans "there's no truth whatsoever' in talk of a move.
Peachey said he was upset to have his 13-year-old daughter Ashleigh ask him last week if he was going to England.
"That was probably the hardest thing, to tell my daughter that no I wasn't going to England," he said.
"To hear the innuendo again and the rumours, it's hard. I don't know where they started, but there's no truth in the rumours whatsoever."
The 31-year-old fullback said he wanted to emulate club legend Andrew Ettingshausen who played all his premiership career at Cronulla.
"To play for so long with ET and seen what he's done through the good and the bad, I've been exactly the same as well," Peachey said.
"I was a one-club man in Dubbo as I came through from juniors, and I've been a one-club man here.
"Loyalty's a big factor to me and I think the club realises that and knows that and, in the end, it should be an easy decision.
"I've always said I wanted to finish here."
Peachey, one of the most influential Cronulla players of the past decade, said he would love to run around again next year.
"As long as the body's going well - which it is, I'm feeling great - and I'm enjoying my football, then that's the main thing," he said.
"I'm scoring tries and having fun right throughout the week until game day, so if the club's got me in their plans for next year, then I'd only be too happy to do that.
"If I fit into their plans, then great."
After three painful near-misses, Peachey believes Cronulla's class of 2005 is a genuine chance of ending the club's 38-year title drought.
The Sharks, boasting the best defence in the business, shares the competition lead after eight rounds.
"I don't think it's too far away, a premiership," Peachey said.
"It's only early but, if we get in that predicament where we keep doing what we're doing, there's every possibility."
Peachey went within one win of a grand final berth in 1999, 2001 and 2002 but - on each occasion - the Sharks blew a second-half lead in preliminary finals, against St George Illawarra, Newcastle and the New Zealand Warriors.
"When you're a little bit younger, you think it will come around, but football's not like that. You never know when you've missed your chance," he said.
"We've just got to keep plugging away. It's something that this club's been striving for for many, many years."
Cronulla coach Stuart Raper today said Sharks general manager Steve Rogers met with Peachey's management last week, but a decision about the player's future had yet to be made.
Raper said he was hopeful of announcing an extension to his own contract after Saturday's clash with the Zealand Warriors.
"I was sort of hopeful it would be done this week, but obviously going to Perth tomorrow has put us back a bit," he said.
"But I'm hopeful that we're pretty close to getting things tied up and hopefully we'll make an announcement after this weekend's game."
Brought to you by AAP
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Heres hoping they sort it out sooner than later. He has had his ups and downs but a stauch member of the club and they would be mad not to give him another go.
Dave simmons, (who has improved) keep taking those red apples to training to Mr Raper - teachers pet.
David Peachey wants to finish his NRL career a one-club man and is bent on helping Cronulla finally break its premiership duck this season.
The 12-season veteran expressed anguish today at rumours linking him to a move to England and promised Sharks fans "there's no truth whatsoever' in talk of a move.
Peachey said he was upset to have his 13-year-old daughter Ashleigh ask him last week if he was going to England.
"That was probably the hardest thing, to tell my daughter that no I wasn't going to England," he said.
"To hear the innuendo again and the rumours, it's hard. I don't know where they started, but there's no truth in the rumours whatsoever."
The 31-year-old fullback said he wanted to emulate club legend Andrew Ettingshausen who played all his premiership career at Cronulla.
"To play for so long with ET and seen what he's done through the good and the bad, I've been exactly the same as well," Peachey said.
"I was a one-club man in Dubbo as I came through from juniors, and I've been a one-club man here.
"Loyalty's a big factor to me and I think the club realises that and knows that and, in the end, it should be an easy decision.
"I've always said I wanted to finish here."
Peachey, one of the most influential Cronulla players of the past decade, said he would love to run around again next year.
"As long as the body's going well - which it is, I'm feeling great - and I'm enjoying my football, then that's the main thing," he said.
"I'm scoring tries and having fun right throughout the week until game day, so if the club's got me in their plans for next year, then I'd only be too happy to do that.
"If I fit into their plans, then great."
After three painful near-misses, Peachey believes Cronulla's class of 2005 is a genuine chance of ending the club's 38-year title drought.
The Sharks, boasting the best defence in the business, shares the competition lead after eight rounds.
"I don't think it's too far away, a premiership," Peachey said.
"It's only early but, if we get in that predicament where we keep doing what we're doing, there's every possibility."
Peachey went within one win of a grand final berth in 1999, 2001 and 2002 but - on each occasion - the Sharks blew a second-half lead in preliminary finals, against St George Illawarra, Newcastle and the New Zealand Warriors.
"When you're a little bit younger, you think it will come around, but football's not like that. You never know when you've missed your chance," he said.
"We've just got to keep plugging away. It's something that this club's been striving for for many, many years."
Cronulla coach Stuart Raper today said Sharks general manager Steve Rogers met with Peachey's management last week, but a decision about the player's future had yet to be made.
Raper said he was hopeful of announcing an extension to his own contract after Saturday's clash with the Zealand Warriors.
"I was sort of hopeful it would be done this week, but obviously going to Perth tomorrow has put us back a bit," he said.
"But I'm hopeful that we're pretty close to getting things tied up and hopefully we'll make an announcement after this weekend's game."
Brought to you by AAP
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Heres hoping they sort it out sooner than later. He has had his ups and downs but a stauch member of the club and they would be mad not to give him another go.
Dave simmons, (who has improved) keep taking those red apples to training to Mr Raper - teachers pet.
