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PRESS RELEASE Feb 18, 2004
STRONG SHARKS LINE UP HEADS SOUTH
The Sharks have named a squad containing 18 players with NRL first grade experience for their trial match against the Canberra Raiders at Mollymook Oval on Saturday, February 21.
While some of the Sharks high profile players including Brett
Kimmorley, David Peachey and Nigel Vagana will be missing
from the line up, coach Stuart Raper has selected a team
overflowing with NRL talent.
Exciting centre Paul Franze has been chosen to take one of the centres spots having
now fully recovered from the serious knee injury that ended his 2003 season prematurely.
The former Newcastle junior is currently in a battle to win the vacant centre position alongside
Nigel Vagana for the season opener on March 13. Ryan McGoldrick, his main rival for the position,
has been rested from the match.
Chris Beattie, a late withdrawal from the Parramatta trial in Ballina due to illness, returns to the paddock for the Raiders trial.
Joining the experienced duo will be boom youngsters Keith Galloway, Reece Williams, Cameron Ciraldo and David Simmons. Sam Isemonger, Michael Sullivan and Pat Gibson are some of the
other experienced NRL stars who will also make an appearance in the game.
The trial match in Mollymook will also represent some sort of homecoming for Shaun Wessell,
the Sharks big front rower. Wessell hails from the south coast region and played his junior
football at the Milton Ulladulla club.
A Jersey Flegg trial will start the proceedings, kicking off at 5pm, while the main game will
begin at 6.30pm.
Admission to the game will be $10 for adults and $4 for pensioners and children.
Along with the trial matches, the entire Sharks squad, including Kimmorley, Peachey,
Nigel Vagana and Jason Stevens will be holding coaching clinics in the area and attending
promotional outings. Arriving Thursday, the Sharks will conduct a clinic at Mollymook Oval at
4pm before meeting and greeting the fans at the Servicemans Club at 6pm.
On Friday they will visit schools in the area, the Milton Public School, St Marys Catholic School,
the Milton Shoalhaven Anglican School as well as Ulladulla High and Ulladulla Primary. They will
finish their day with a player appearance and dinner at the Marlin Hotel in Ulladulla.
Further public appearances will occur prior to the game before the players take to the Mollymook
golf course on Sunday. After a recovery and fitness session on Monday the Sharks players and
staff will return to Sydney.
Coach Raper, along with Beattie, Jason Kent and Phil Bailey, left a day earlier than their club
mates and travelled further south to Narooma as a part of the NRLs Qantas Link promotion.
They will join the rest of the squad in Mollymook on Thursday.
For more information on ticketing for Saturday evenings trial matches, contact the
Milton-Ulladulla football club on (02) 4454 2842.
The Sharks squad to play the Canberra Raiders:
1 David Simmons
2 Dimitri Pelo
3 Paul Franze
4 Andrew Emelio
5 Hassan Saleh
6 Russell Aitken
7 Michael Sullivan
8 Dale Newton
9 Pat Gibson
10 Chris Beattie
11 Sam Isemonger
12 Michael Russo
13 Cameron Ciraldo
14 Shaun Wessel
15 Roy Friend
16 Sia Makisi
17 Kevin Kingston
18 Andrew Dallalana
19 Daniel Dumas
20 Jon Green
21 Jeremy Smith
JERSEY FLEGG
1 Bronx Goodwin
2 Zenai Bajraktari
3 Stephen Ross
4 Kurt Pouhtaua
5 Anthony Beare
6 Chris Kerr
7 Travis Burns
8 Nathan Vagg
9 Kiel Roberts
10 Michael Greenfield
11 Pene Fiti
12 Rhys Lovegrove
13 Rimini Reweti
14 Jacob Selmes
15 Aron Warren
16 Daniel Rehmie
17 Bryson Goodwin
18 Justin Deitch
19 Jardine Bobongie
20 Jarrod Warren
21 Shane Yasserie
22 Nick Doig
23 Jamie Woods
18 Taureen Sheehan
22 Toby Nash
STRONG SHARKS LINE UP HEADS SOUTH
The Sharks have named a squad containing 18 players with NRL first grade experience for their trial match against the Canberra Raiders at Mollymook Oval on Saturday, February 21.
While some of the Sharks high profile players including Brett
Kimmorley, David Peachey and Nigel Vagana will be missing
from the line up, coach Stuart Raper has selected a team
overflowing with NRL talent.
Exciting centre Paul Franze has been chosen to take one of the centres spots having
now fully recovered from the serious knee injury that ended his 2003 season prematurely.
The former Newcastle junior is currently in a battle to win the vacant centre position alongside
Nigel Vagana for the season opener on March 13. Ryan McGoldrick, his main rival for the position,
has been rested from the match.
Chris Beattie, a late withdrawal from the Parramatta trial in Ballina due to illness, returns to the paddock for the Raiders trial.
Joining the experienced duo will be boom youngsters Keith Galloway, Reece Williams, Cameron Ciraldo and David Simmons. Sam Isemonger, Michael Sullivan and Pat Gibson are some of the
other experienced NRL stars who will also make an appearance in the game.
The trial match in Mollymook will also represent some sort of homecoming for Shaun Wessell,
the Sharks big front rower. Wessell hails from the south coast region and played his junior
football at the Milton Ulladulla club.
A Jersey Flegg trial will start the proceedings, kicking off at 5pm, while the main game will
begin at 6.30pm.
Admission to the game will be $10 for adults and $4 for pensioners and children.
Along with the trial matches, the entire Sharks squad, including Kimmorley, Peachey,
Nigel Vagana and Jason Stevens will be holding coaching clinics in the area and attending
promotional outings. Arriving Thursday, the Sharks will conduct a clinic at Mollymook Oval at
4pm before meeting and greeting the fans at the Servicemans Club at 6pm.
On Friday they will visit schools in the area, the Milton Public School, St Marys Catholic School,
the Milton Shoalhaven Anglican School as well as Ulladulla High and Ulladulla Primary. They will
finish their day with a player appearance and dinner at the Marlin Hotel in Ulladulla.
Further public appearances will occur prior to the game before the players take to the Mollymook
golf course on Sunday. After a recovery and fitness session on Monday the Sharks players and
staff will return to Sydney.
Coach Raper, along with Beattie, Jason Kent and Phil Bailey, left a day earlier than their club
mates and travelled further south to Narooma as a part of the NRLs Qantas Link promotion.
They will join the rest of the squad in Mollymook on Thursday.
For more information on ticketing for Saturday evenings trial matches, contact the
Milton-Ulladulla football club on (02) 4454 2842.
The Sharks squad to play the Canberra Raiders:
1 David Simmons
2 Dimitri Pelo
3 Paul Franze
4 Andrew Emelio
5 Hassan Saleh
6 Russell Aitken
7 Michael Sullivan
8 Dale Newton
9 Pat Gibson
10 Chris Beattie
11 Sam Isemonger
12 Michael Russo
13 Cameron Ciraldo
14 Shaun Wessel
15 Roy Friend
16 Sia Makisi
17 Kevin Kingston
18 Andrew Dallalana
19 Daniel Dumas
20 Jon Green
21 Jeremy Smith
JERSEY FLEGG
1 Bronx Goodwin
2 Zenai Bajraktari
3 Stephen Ross
4 Kurt Pouhtaua
5 Anthony Beare
6 Chris Kerr
7 Travis Burns
8 Nathan Vagg
9 Kiel Roberts
10 Michael Greenfield
11 Pene Fiti
12 Rhys Lovegrove
13 Rimini Reweti
14 Jacob Selmes
15 Aron Warren
16 Daniel Rehmie
17 Bryson Goodwin
18 Justin Deitch
19 Jardine Bobongie
20 Jarrod Warren
21 Shane Yasserie
22 Nick Doig
23 Jamie Woods
18 Taureen Sheehan
22 Toby Nash
