In the early days of the joint venture Peter Sharp had plenty to work with. He had two teams to pick from and the club had just received 8 million from the NRL. The 2001 side comprised of players such as Mark O'meley, Ben Walker, Brett Kimmorley, Adam Muir, Geoff Toovey, Phil Bailey, Nik Kosef, & Paul Stringer and they didn't even make the finals.
And Misty Bee once again you are 100% incorrect. For a start Harris and Stewart or, 'Stuart' as you spell it were with us last season. Des Hasler's Manly team has won more games this season than with Peter Sharp at the helm last year.