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Thu December 1, 2011
Source: www.sharks.com.auThe coach of the Sharks in 1992-1993 and man responsible for bringing club legend David Peachey to Cronulla, was one of the immortal figures of the game and a champion for Indigenous Australia.
Arthur Beetson OAM died on the Gold Coast at the age of 66, leaving behind a legacy of sporting and cultural achievement that will never be forgotten.
The first indigenous Australian to captain any national sporting team, he was a giant of the game as a player in the sixties and seventies before in 1980 igniting the greatest rivalry in Australian sport - The State of Origin Series.
Peachey, who was in the Sharks Leagues Club today meeting with club officials on behalf of his David Peachey Foundation when he heard the news, mourned the passing of one his earliest footballing mentors.
"He is a big loss," Peachey began. "It's very sad for his family but it's also sad for rugby league. He was a poineer.
"Arthur was the man who tracked me down in Dubbo and brought me to the Sharks. It is ironic I was in the Sharks club when I heard the news of his passing."
As the player who led out the first Queensland Origin team he would symbolise the passion of an entire State and then go on to coach the Maroons to series wins in 1982, '83, '84, and '89. To a generation, he was Queensland.
"Arthur was such an imposing figure in so many ways that I think everyone is having trouble accepting that this has happened," NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, said today.
"It is almost impossible to do justice to his contribution to the game and the effect that he had on the lives of so many people.
"He was an immortal, named in the Team of the Century, a member of the Hall of Fame - he was a true champion. Throughout his career he championed both the bush and indigenous Australia and inspired young players."
Arthur Henry Beetson was born in Roma on January 21, 1945. His explosive power first emerged in the centres through Roma Cities and Redcliffe before Balmain brought him to Sydney in 1966.
Such was his talent that he would play for City, NSW and Australia in that first year. Suspension kept him out of Balmain's greatest moment, the 1969 Grand Final, but few doubted he was one of the keys in making the side what it was.
Still the legend was only just taking form. In 1971, Beetson went to the Roosters under Don Furner and found his way to the 1972 Grand Final.
Then in 1974 one of the greatest partnerships in Australian sport began. Jack Gibson joined the Roosters as coach and looked for a captain. With the help of a test he'd borrowed from the NFL, he controversially lifted Arthur above all others and established one of the most amazing teams in history.
The Roosters would win the 1974 and '75 Grand Finals, the latter with a then record score-line of 38-nil over St George.
He would go on to play at the Roosters for three more seasons before heading to Parramatta, but his next date with destiny came as he led the Maroons onto Lang Park in 1980.
"It was a moment that nobody could ever forget," ARL Chief Executive, Mr Geoff Carr, said today. "Others may have made it possible but Arthur gave birth to the passion of Origin.
"He was 35-years-old and at the back end of a great career and he led all the way.
Beetson was first named Australian Captain in Tests in 1973 and '74 and was chosen to captain Australia's World Cup campaign in 1977.
Throughout his illustrious career he would play 47 Tests as well as coaching Australia in 1983 and remaining a selector of Queensland and Australian teams after that point.
Beetson's playing career ended at Redcliffe in 1981 but as a coach he would define Origin as it moved from a 'once-a-year-spectacle' to the definition of sporting passion and rivalry.
He would also coach the Roosters to the finals in 1977 and 1987, while his last coaching appointment was with Sharks in 1992 and 1993.
Mon May 11, 2009
by Matthew O'Neill
Ben Ross, David Peachey and Mario Fenech will join 15 ARL Development Officers in a Macquarie Sports three day blitz of Alice Springs and Yulara.
Coaching clinics have been arranged for Alice Springs schools and Central Australia Junior League, which will involve over 400 children.
Tomorrow will see the whole school at Yulara participate in the Macquarie Sports Clinic and a visit to the local Mutitjulu Community at Ayers Rock.
Peachey is looking forward to the trip and believes it will be a great experience for the children involved.
"To have Mario Fenech, Ben Ross and the gang from ARL Development will be a buzz for the kids in Central Australia," Peachey said.
"They don't get these opportunities often and it's great that Macquarie Sports and ARL Development have chosen this area for the clinics."
2009 marks the fifth year of the Macquarie Sports Kids to Kangaroos Super clinics with previous clinics being held this year in Canberra, Bega and Bathurst.
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 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
14 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [19 Mar 07] W 18-6 v Roosters (A). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [25 Mar 07] W 31-6 v Eels (H). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] W 26-16 v Sharks (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (7th)
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 07] L 10-34 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (13th)
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 22-23 v Knights (H). [FB]
[View] Round 6 [23 Apr 07] W 10-6 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 7 [29 Apr 07] L 16-18 v Warriors (H). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] L 10-16 v Raiders (H). [FB]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 10-26 v Storm (A). [FB]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 07] W 14-4 v Panthers (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] W 16-12 v Sharks (H). [FB]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 07] W 28-25 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 8-12 v Storm (H). [FB]
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] L 12-18 v Eels (A). [FB]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
11 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 22-24 v Raiders (A). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] W 34-14 v Broncos (H). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] L 10-30 v Eels (A). [FB]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] L 0-66 v Warriors (H). [FB]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] L 14-16 v Cowboys (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] L 28-38 v Dragons (A). [FB]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] L 20-26 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] L 18-24 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] W 21-8 v Raiders (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] W 32-26 v Panthers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 18-52 v Tigers (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
25 games; 11 tries, 44 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 20-14 v Panthers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 20-46 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] W 18-10 v Eels (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (32nd)
Match Fact: 100 career tries
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 26-12 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (42nd)
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 05] W 38-6 v Cowboys (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (64th)
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] L 12-16 v Broncos (H). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 30-10 v Storm (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (30th)
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 28-24 v Warriors (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (47th)
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] W 32-26 v Raiders (A). [FB]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 05] W 30-22 v Panthers (A). [FB]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] L 26-34 v Eels (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (43rd)
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 14-56 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 05] L 18-34 v Tigers (A). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 05] W 16-10 v Roosters (H). [FB]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] L 10-22 v Broncos (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (16th)
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 14-24 v Souths (A). [FB]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 30-26 v Knights (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (28th)
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-20 v Dragons (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (73rd)
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 05] L 6-46 v Tigers (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (35th)
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 40-16 v Storm (H). [FB]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 8-14 v Roosters (A). [FB]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 05] W 68-6 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] L 14-44 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 22-26 v Souths (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (72nd)
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 05] L 22-28 v Dragons (A). [FB]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] L 6-12 v Tigers. [FB]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 04] L 20-24 v Bulldogs (A). [FB]
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