5 Things I love About the Sharks

Just recently I was accused of being a ‘Sharks hater’ by some of the more devoted fans from the Shire.

No Seriously

 This is totally untrue. I may be many things; An artist, a poet, a dreamer, a doorstop, a fool, a joker, a smoker, a communist, a Sharks hater-but I am definitely NOT a porn star.

I mean Sharks hater.

The Sharks and I go way back, so just to even up any perceived bias here are 5 Things I love about the Cronulla Sharks.

5. A Great Colour Scheme

Being built more like Gavin Miller 2011 than Gavin Miller 1991 I can’t wear any outlandish colours for fear of looking like a reject from a children’s morning TV show, so when I buy clothes I like to stick to the basic colours.

That is blue, black, grey or white.

All of these colours have appeared on the Sharkies jerseys at one stage or another and thus by default I’ve concluded that Cronulla do in fact make the best supporters wear.

Having a giant shark as the emblem doesn’t hurt either.

Ok maybe 2021

4. Mascots

 Again the whole Shark thing comes in pretty handy here and Cronulla have had some of the coolest mascots over the years, which I guess they’ve had to have to compete with the Mermaids booty for attention. Mr Sharky, MC hammerhead, that giant shark fin that used to drive around the ground-all gold.

Sure the whole ‘Reefy’ debacle was about as loved as the alternate jersey from a couple of years ago but you’re always going to get one gummy in the pack aren’t you?

Yep

3. Overhead Powerlines

A bit strange this one but the practice grounds at Cronulla used to have low hanging powerlines over them which meant you weren’t allowed to do a bomb. Sounds crap, but as a kid walking under them on the way into the ground it gave the place this sort of closed in, arena type vibe.

Never played there but the old man did. Something different.

As seen through the eyes of an eight year old

2. Enforcers

Even in their leanest years the Sharks have always managed to put a team of hard arses on the field so at least if they were getting lapped you might still get to watch a stink. Sorensen, Bishop, Davidson, Nutley and now Gallen.

 Lunatics the lot of em!

Try to watch some of the 78 GF, is rated R18+ and  more violent than Rambo 4!

Sorensen -even scarier nude!

 1. Polite Fans

The fans are generally pretty cruisy, come up with funny stuff (like the Covell hands) and can take losing.

Oh, and best of all they never put shit on you for having beat you in a Grand Final ha ha ha!

No really, they can take a joke, right?