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Sharks re-sign Simmons
Fri June 1, 2007
Source: www.sharks.com.au

The Sharks have announced that they have re-signed local junior David Simmons to a new two-year contract.

Simmons, originally from the De La Salle Caringbah Club, played in the Sharks Matthews Cup and SG Ball junior representative teams before making the step up into the senior ranks with the club.

He was said to be pursued by a number of opposition clubs before deciding to remain at the Sharks. Sharks CEO Greg Pierce was pleased to confirm the deal and to announce Simmons' decision on Thursday.

"David showed a great deal of loyalty in knocking back a number of lucrative offers to remain at the Sharks for at least the next two years," Pierce said. "While he has battled a couple of injuries in recent times there is no doubt he is a player of exceptional talent."

Despite still being only 22 years of age, Simmons has already played 67 games in the NRL, having made his debut for the Sharks as a teenager back in 2003. In recognition of his outstanding early season form in 2006, Simmons was chosen to play on the wing for City in last year's City-Country clash.

A hamstring injury currently has Simmons sidelined, with a return to the field likely for the round 13 match against the Dragons. He will not make the trip to Townsville with the Sharks this weekend, with the selected 17 set to take on the Cowboys.

In other news, the future of Sharks halves Brett Kimmorley and Adam Dykes was made no clearer after a meeting with the player's management today. George Mimis of SFX Sports will table the Sharks latest offers to both players over the next few days, with a decision and subsequent announcement expected early next week.

News source: www.sharks.com.au

Raper makes changes for Eels clash
Tue August 8, 2006
Source: www.sharks.com.au

Sharks coach Stuart Raper has followed through on the threatened changes to his team for the match against the Eels as they fight to keep their semi final aspirations alive.

After slipping to a sixth successive defeat, Raper came out and publicly stated the positions of some players were in jeopardy, with Darren Albert, Matt Hilder, Paul Gallen and Nigel Vagana the major casualties.

With the return of Phil Bailey and David Simmons from injury, Raper has sent Albert to Premier League and Vagana to the interchange bench for the clash with the Eels. Hilder also goes back to the Premier League side, while State of Origin forward Gallen drops back to the bench.

Raper explained the backline changes as he attempts to find the formula for his team to regain its attacking potency.

"I've had a talk with Darren and I feel his form has been down and going back to Premier League will give him a chance to regain some confidence," Raper said. "By putting Nigel (Vagana) to the bench I'm looking to utilise him in a different role and for him to give us some impact when he comes into the game."

As far as the forward changes are concerned, Raper was not putting too much emphasis on the relegation of young forward Luke Douglas from the starting side, while also detailing the decision to begin the game with Gallen on the bench.

"With Douglas it's a simple case of rotating our props. Luke will obviously get plenty of game time," he said. "As for Gallen on the bench, he's played a lot of football this year, including the State of Origin campaign, so we'll try keeping him out of the tough stuff early. Then we will be looking for some strike power when Gal comes into the match."

Former Australian international prop forward Richard Villasanti comes into the run-on side in place of Douglas, while rangy local junior Cameron Ciraldo has been named to start at lock.

Brett Kearney has retained the number one jersey, while David Simmons will make his comeback from injury on the wing.

On 22 competition points and languishing just outside the top eight, the Sharks are desperate for a victory to stay in touch with their fellow semi final contenders. A loss to the Eels could see them drop four points behind eighth place, making their task of qualifying for the finals almost impossible.

The Sharks play the Eels at 7.30pm on Saturday night at Toyota Park. Early ticket sales have been strong with a good crowd expected.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks team vs Parramatta Eels, Toyota Park, Saturday 12th August, 7:30pm:

1 Brett Kearney
2 David Simmons
3 Ben Pomeroy
4 Phil Bailey
5 Luke Covell
6 Adam Dykes
7 Brett Kimmorley
8 James Stosic
9 Kevin Kingston
10 Richard Villasanti
11 Reece Williams
12 Lance Thompson
13 Cameron Ciraldo

Subs:
14 Luke Douglas
15 Nigel Vagana
16 Paul Gallen
17 Beau Scott

Injured:
Ben Ross - knee - season
Greg Bird - ribs - 2-3 weeks

News sent by: www.sharks.com.au

Tue August 8, 2006

Albert dropped, Vagana & Gallen to bench, Bailey & Simmons return

Mon May 8, 2006

El Masri ruled out of City Origin, Simmons in

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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
13 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] W 16-10 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] W 17-16 v Storm (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 4-18 v Gold Coast (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] W 18-16 v Dragons (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 08] W 12-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 20-21 v Panthers (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] L 16-20 v Tigers (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 24-18 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 10 [17 May 08] W 13-6 v Broncos (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 08] W 30-14 v Gold Coast (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] W 24-22 v Panthers (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 08] W 24-8 v Warriors (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] W 16-14 v Eels (H). [CT] 
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2007 VB NSWRL Premier League

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
1 tries, 4 points. 
		 
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
16 games; 9 tries, 36 points. 
		 [View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] L 16-26 v Rabbitohs (H). [FB] 
[View] Round 4 [09 Apr 07] W 40-4 v Dragons (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (6th)
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 12-14 v Tigers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (14th)
[View] Round 7 [30 Apr 07] L 16-20 v Knights (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t (16th, 70th)
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] W 22-20 v Warriors (A). [FB] 
[View] Round 13 [11 Jun 07] W 20-16 v Dragons (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 2-12 v Warriors (H). [FB] 
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] L 12-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [FB] 
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 12-14 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] L 12-23 v Roosters (A). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 07] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB] 
[View] Round 20 [29 Jul 07] L 16-30 v Broncos (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 21 [06 Aug 07] L 16-17 v Storm (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 28-29 v Tigers (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 07] W 28-12 v Gold Coast (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 22-12 v Raiders (A). [CT] 
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
16 games; 8 tries, 32 points. 
		 [View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] L 12-16 v Broncos (H). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 06] L 18-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] W 24-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [FB]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] L 24-28 v Roosters (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 06] L 16-42 v Tigers (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] W 24-22 v Cowboys (H). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [28 Apr 06] W 40-12 v Panthers (A). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] W 30-12 v Dragons (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 38-28 v Raiders (A). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] L 24-32 v Bulldogs (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] W 34-20 v Warriors (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (72nd)
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] W 26-4 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] W 15-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] W 26-16 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] L 12-26 v Broncos (A). [FB]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] L 14-34 v Eels (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 City vs Country

City Origin 
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] City v Country [12 May 06] L 10-12 v Country Origin (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 
25 games; 16 tries, 64 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 20-14 v Panthers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 20-46 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (63rd)
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] W 18-10 v Eels (A). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 26-12 v Bulldogs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 05] W 38-6 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t (39th, 72nd)
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] L 12-16 v Broncos (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (14th)
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 30-10 v Storm (A). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 28-24 v Warriors (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (31st)
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] W 32-26 v Raiders (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (32nd)
[View] Round 11 [22 May 05] W 30-22 v Panthers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (13th)
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] L 26-34 v Eels (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (80th)
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 14-56 v Cowboys (A). [WG]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 05] L 18-34 v Tigers (A). [WG]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 05] W 16-10 v Roosters (H). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] L 10-22 v Broncos (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (74th)
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 14-24 v Souths (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (14th)
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 30-26 v Knights (H). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-20 v Dragons (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (78th)
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 05] L 6-46 v Tigers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 40-16 v Storm (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t (39th, 43rd)
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 8-14 v Roosters (A). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 05] W 68-6 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] L 14-44 v Knights (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t (60th, 79th)
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 22-26 v Souths (H). [WG]
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 05] L 22-28 v Dragons (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (44th)
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 

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Simmons, David

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