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1999

Template:NRL Team SeasonThe 1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 33rd season in the club's history as well as being the 92nd season of professional rugby league in Australia, and the second to be run by the National Rugby League. Despite losing in the preliminary final against St. George-Illawarra, the season was one of the most successful in the club's history after finishing with just their their second minor premiership without dropping below equal first throughout the entire season. The club also enjoyed record crowds as well as breaking the club record for most points and tries in a season. The club also equaled their biggest ever victory with a 46-0 thrashing of Western Suburbs as well as breaking their highest points tally in a match with the 56-18 defeat of North Sydney. David Peachey finished the season with 19 tries, which was also a record for the club. The club was coached by John Lang and captained by Andrew Ettingshausen. Their major shirt sponsor was Pepsi.

Several of the club's players were also rewarded with selection in representative games. In the State of Origin series Martin Lang, Chris McKenna and Mat Rogers were all selected for Queensland while Jason Stevens was selected for New South Wales. Russell Richardson, Mat Rogers and Jason Stevens were selected for Australia for the end of season Tri-Nations. At the Dally M Awards, John Lang was named the Coach of the Year, Mat Rogers Representative Player of the Year and David Peachey Fullback of the Year.

Throughout the season, there was ongoing speculation around the clubs future in the competition with some reports suggesting that a possible merger with either the embattled South Sydney club or the St. George-Illawarra club was a possible option.

Pre-season

Before the season Andrew Ettingshausen announced his retirement from all representative football in order to concentrate on his efforts for the club.[1] On 31 January, former Cronulla forward Graeme Sams died of cancer at the age of 52. It was reported in February that the club was planning on building a resort, worth somewhere in the region of $50 million, near their home ground in order to secure their long term position in the competition.[2]

March

The season kicked off on 7 March with an impressive 44-0 victory over the Balmain Tigers at Shark Park with two tries from Sean Ryan as well as tries to David Peachey, Mat Rogers, Brett Howland, Chris McKenna, Andrew Ettingshausen and debutant Jason Ferris. The result equaled the second biggest win in the club's history.[3] However, more importantly for Cronulla, the match marked the return of captain Andrew Ettingshausen from a career threatening neck injury which had seen him sidelined for approximately eight months.[4][5] The victory put the club in first place after the first round, due to their superior points difference. In round 2 Cronulla won 14-6 against defending premiers, the Brisbane Broncos, at ANZ Stadium with tries to David Peachey and Paul Donaghy.It was the lowest ever score by Brisbane at ANZ Stadium since they had begun playing their home matches at the venue in 1993.[6] The following round, Cronulla saw off South Sydney 28-12 with two tries each to Brett Howland and Mat Rogers and tries for Jason Ferris and Jason Stevens. Cronulla came up against Brisbane for the second time in a fortnight and again defeated the defending premiers with a narrow 20-18 win at Shark Park. Tries to David Peachey, Brett Howland and Nathan Long helped secure the victory for Cronulla which kept them equal first on the ladder. However, Cronulla were lucky to come away with the two points as referee Paul Simpkins denied Chris Walker a penalty try just two minutes from full time and then fullback Darren Lockyer missed a last minute sideline conversion which would have leveled the scores.[7]

April

Round 5 saw Cronulla extend their unbeaten start to the season with a 20-16 victory over competition favourites the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park.[8] Tries to Russell Richardson, Andrew Ettingshausen and David Peachey ensured that the club remained at the top of the ladder and the only club to yet taste defeat. Round 6 saw Cronulla continue their impressive form with a 22-8 victory over Canterbury in front of a record crowd of 20,793 at Shark Park.[9] Tries to David Peachey, Adam Dykes and Chris McKenna helped seal a convincing victory for Cronulla. Canterbury hooker Jason Hetherington was charged with a dangerous tackle on his opposite number Dean Treister which ruled him out of contention for the Anzac Test.[9] Cronulla suffered their first loss of the season in round 7 at the hands of Penrith. Despite tries from Jason Stevens, Russell Richardson and Mat Rogers, Cronulla went down 18-16 at Penrith Football Stadium. Despite the club's first loss in the previous round, a record crowd of 22,279 (beating the previous record set just two rounds earlier) turned up to Shark Park to watch the local derby against St. George-Illawarra. The home side managed a narrow victory thanks to two tries from David Peachey and a try to Brett Howland. Aside from scoring two tries, Peachey also made two try-saving tackles as well as desperately chasing back to make sure Anthony Mundine didn't score under the uprights. In the end that moment proved crucial as Wayne Bartrim hit the upright and therefore missed the opportunity to level the scores.[10]

After the win over their local rivals Cronulla chairman Peter Gow was forced to resign two days after the match[11] after he cut up a St. George-Illawarra jersey at a Cronulla Leagues Club restaurant and punched Barry Beath when confronted by the former international.[12]

May

After the bye in round 9, Cronulla defeated South Sydney 27-14 at the Sydney Football Stadium with Mat Rogers, David Peachey, Brett Howland and Mitch Healey all bagging tries in a convincing victory. Both hookers, Shannon Donato from Cronulla and Sean Garlick from South Sydney, were sent to the sin bin by referee Bill Harrigan after an altercation between the two erupted. Both players were later suspended for two matches and one match respectively after an altercation in the players tunnel.[13] The following round saw Cronulla take on St. George-Illawarra at Kogarah Oval for the second installment of the local derby. The Sharks ran out 20-12 winners after two tries from Brett Howland and a try to Chris McKenna helped secure the victory. Three players were sent to the sin-bin; Andrew Hart and Nathan Brown from St. George-Illawarra and Dean Treister from Cronulla. Referee Stephen Clark had to be escorted from the ground by police after a heated reception from the home crowd.[14] A dramatic last minute field goal gave Cronulla a dramatic victory in the following round as they defeated North Sydney 21-20. There was controversy around the incident though as there were claims that Andrew Ettingshausen impeded Mark Soden in his attempt to charge down the field goal attempt. However, referee Stephen Clark missed the incident and so the field goal was awarded.[15] Earlier, tries from David Peachey, Mitch Healey, Dean Treister and Andrew Pierce helped Cronulla towards victory.

The following day Queensland defeated New South Wales 9-8 in the first State of Origin match with debutant Mat Rogers scoring all the points for Queensland. Despite suffering a knee injury and being forced from the field, Rogers returned later in the match to score all of Queensland's points including a field goal (the first of his career) six minutes from the game's end to win the encounter. Chris McKenna and Martin Lang also played a part in the match for Queensland and Jason Stevens for New South Wales but there was no spot for fullback David Peachey. Despite his impressive performances throughout the season, Peachey was left out of the New South Wales squad in favour of Robbie Ross. Cronulla coach John Lang and captain Andrew Ettingshausen were both shocked at his omission from the squad.[16]

Round 13 saw Cronulla suffer their second loss of the season at the hands of Newcastle as they went down 26-18. Tries from Russell Richardson, Andrew Ettingshausen and Sean Ryan couldn't prevent Newcastle from sending forward Paul Harragon out on a winning note in his farewell game. However, the match was overshadowed by a horror tackle from Daniel Smailes on Cronulla's Martin Lang that left the prop unconscious. Cronulla coach John Lang later claimed that the tackle had affected the outcome of the game. Smailes was later suspended for 7 matches for the incident. Two front-rowers, Cronulla's Jason Stevens and Newcastle's Tony Butterfield, were also charged by the judiciary. Stevens was hit with an 8 match ban while Butterfield escaped suspension.[17] Referee Tim Mander and touch judge Paul Field were later dropped from officiating at first-grade level due to their failure to take appropriate action in regards to both the Smailes and Stevens incidents.[18] The suspension for Stevens cost him a place in the New South Wales side and he was replaced by Michael Vella for the final two matches of the State of Origin series.

June

Cronulla defeated North Queensland 22-8 in the round 14 clash at Dairy Farmers Stadium thanks to two tries from Russell Richardson and tries to Andrew Ettingshausen and Sean Ryan. North Queensland centre Damien Smith became the first player since round 1 to be sent off after referee Bill Harrigan gave him his marching orders for a high tackle on Colin Best.

The second match in the State of Origin series occurred four days later at Stadium Australia with New South Wales winning the match 12-8. For the second consecutive game Mat Rogers scored all his sides points but of far more concern for Cronulla was the fact that Mat Rogers sustained another knee injury just as he had in the first match only this time in his other knee. Doctors later diagnosed the injury as a posterior cruciate rupture that would see Rogers ruled out for twelve weeks. The following day the club announced that they had extended coach John Lang's contract for another two seasons.[19]

Two tries from Brett Howland and as well as a try from Dean Treister wasn't enough for Cronulla in Round 15 as the club suffered their third defeat of the season after going down 32-14 against Sydney City at the Sydney Football Stadium. Cronulla trailed 18-6 at halftime and things went from bad to worse when Sean Ryan was sent off just after the interval.[20] However, Sydney City forward David Barnhill was sent off just minutes later after a dangerous tackle on Dean Treister which would see him ruled out of contention for the State of Origin decider. Sydney City second-rower Bryan Fletcher was also sent from the field as he was sin binned.[21] The following match saw Cronulla back to winning ways with a convincing 32-4 victory over Manly at Shark Park despite the absence of key forwards Martin Lang, Jason Stevens and Chris McKenna.[22] Tries to Sean Ryan, Nick Graham, Brett Howland, Colin Best, Shannon Donato and Andrew Ettingshausen capped off a magnificent display. The afternoon was all about captain Ettingshausen though as he played his 300th game for the club - the first man to pass the milestone for the club. Already the all-time leading try scorer for Cronulla a try a minute from full time brought his tally to 152 career tries which meant that he moved to equal third on the all-time competition try scorers list with Harold Horder. The club honoured his contribution to Cronulla with the unveiling of the newly named 'Andrew Ettingshausen Grandstand'.[19]

The third and deciding State of Origin match occurred on 23 June with Queensland retaining the shield after an historic 10-10 draw. Despite not playing in the match due to a knee injury sustained in game 2, Mat Rogers finished top point scorer with 17 points.

Two days after the final Origin match, Cronulla were kept scoreless for the first time since their preliminary final loss to Manly in 1996 as they went down 22-0 to Parramatta.

July

Cronulla suffered their second consecutive loss as they went down 14-6 to Canterbury at Stadium Australia with forward Tim Maddison the lone try scorer for Cronulla. It was the club's fifth loss overall and their third defeat in four games. The club got back on the winners list in the following round as they comfortably defeated Canberra 24-8 at Shark Park. Winger Colin Best bagged himself a hat-trick in the space of 19 minutes while Andrew Pierce and Preston Campbell also scored tries. Cronulla won 22-20 against Auckland in the following round thanks to tries from Adam Dykes, David Peachey, Brett Howland and Colin Best. Despite trailing four times throughout the game, Cronulla managed to scrape through thanks to a try from Colin Best to level the scores and a sideline conversion from Mitch Healey to seal the victory six minutes from time.[23] Several days after their victory over Canterbury, club captain Andrew Ettingshausen predicted a merger between Cronulla and St. George-Illawarra at some stage in the near future.[24] Two tries from Colin Best and a try from Sean Ryan couldn't prevent the club from suffering their first defeat at home as they were beaten 26-18 by Melbourne in the round 21. The following round saw a return to form with a comprehensive 40-8 victory against North Queensland at Shark Park. Two tries to Adam Dykes and Colin Best as well as tries to David Peachey, Sean Ryan, Paul Mellor and Brett Howland helped Cronulla ease to victory. To make matters worse, Paul Green was sent off for North Queensland in the final few minutes.

August

Round 23 saw Cronulla score their biggest victory of the season with a 46-0 victory over Western Suburbs thanks to two tries each from Chris McKenna and Colin Best as well as tries from Brett Howland, David Peachey, Andrew Ettingshausen, Sam Isemonger and Russell Richardson. The win equaled the club's biggest ever victory which had been set in June 1994 against the Gold Coast.[3] It was also the second time that Cronulla had kept an opposition team scoreless during the season. Western Suburbs second-rower Matthew Spence and Cronulla's Nathan Long were both sent to the sin-bin during the match by referee Matt Hewitt. On that same day it was announced that centre Russell Richardson had re-signed with the club for a further three seasons.[25] Several days later former Cronulla chief executive Peter Gow, who had been forced to resign from the club earlier in the season, announced that he would be taking legal action against the club.[25] The following round saw Cronulla continue their remarkable point scoring form with a 56-18 victory over North Sydney at North Sydney Oval. Hat-tricks to both David Peachey and Andrew Ettingshausen, a double to Brett Howland as well as tries to Adam Dykes and Chris McKenna sealed what was a record breaking scoreline for the club. It was the highest points tally that the club had ever wracked up in a match and was indeed the first time they had passed the half century mark in their history.[3] However, it was to come at a cost with centre Russell Richardson, who had only recently extended his contract with the club, breaking down with a recurrence of a knee injury that would see him sidelined for around five weeks.[25] After the bye in round 25, Cronulla wrapped up just their second ever minor premiership - the first coming in 1988 - with a comprehensive 38-6 victory against Penrith at Shark Park. A double to David Peachey in his 100th game for the club as well as tries to Colin Best, Andrew Ettingshausen, Brett Howland, Paul Mellor and Mat Rogers helped guide Cronulla to an important victory. After sealing the minor premiership, the players at the club offered give their share of the prize money if it would help retain the services of Jason Stevens.[26]

At the Dally M Awards, coach John Lang won the Coach of the Year award while Mat Rogers was awarded the 'Representative Player of the Year'.[27] David Peachey was named fullback of the year and narrowly missed out on the Dally M Medal to Andrew Johns. Andrew Ettingshausen was also awarded the Ken Stephen Memorial Award at the Grand Final breakfast for his contribution to the game and the community.[28] Peachey was also runner up to Johns in the Rugby League Week Player of the Year award.[16]

September

The 1999 season saw the introduction of the McIntyre System for the finals. Before the finals series began, Cronulla announced that they had struck a deal with television channel Fox 8 which would see the stations logo appear on the sleeves of the jersey during the finals.[29] On 5 September at Shark Park, Cronulla won their quarter final clash with Brisbane 42-20 in a convincing display. Two tries from Adam Dykes and Mat Rogers as well as tries from David Peachey, Andrew Ettingshausen and Brett Howland ensured that Brisbane would not win back to back premierships. The win secured a week off and a spot in the preliminary final against the winner of the St. George-Illawarra and Sydney City match. St. George-Illawarra defeated Sydney City 28-18 to set up a third local derby of the season. Several days prior to the game Stadium Australia chief executive Chris Chapman announced that Andrew Ettingshausen was to be the rugby league ambassador for the venue.[29]

Despite winning both of their previous meetings earlier in the season, Cronulla were eliminated from the competition after losing the preliminary final 24-8 against bitter rivals St. George-Illawarra. Despite the loss of Mat Rogers to a badly corked thigh early in the half, Cronulla appeared to be heading towards their first Grand Final since 1997 after a try to fullback David Peachey had given them a slender 8-0 lead going in at half-time. However, Anthony Mundine scored a second half hat-trick to send St. George-Illawarra through to a Grand Final meeting with Melbourne. Referee Stephen Clark was given high security after he reportedly received a threatening message on the day before the game.[30]

Season review

On 30 September, Shane Webcke was ruled out for the Australian tri-nations squad after failing a medical and was replaced by Cronulla prop Jason Stevens. A day later it was announced that Stevens had extended his Cronulla contract for a further two years.[31] Mat Rogers was also called up to the Australian squad after his impressive season and centre Russell Richardson was rewarded for his performances after he was given his Test debut for Australia in the opening match against New Zealand.

In early October, it was reported that Cronulla was still open to the idea of merging with the struggling South Sydney club in a proposed move that would possibly see the new club named the South Sydney Sharks.[32] However, South Sydney president George Piggins reportedly rejected an offer from Barry Pierce to merge with Cronulla[33] despite several South Sydney figures, including chief executive Mark Colley and former player Mike Cleary, calling for the merger to take place.[34] David Miles, who had been playing in the reserves for Cronulla, signed for the Auckland in mid October.[35] In late November, former South Sydney winger Christian Kerisiano was announced by the club as a new signing for the following season.[36]


No. Name Position D.O.B App T G FG Pts
1055 Colin Best Five-Eighth, Lock January 14, 1982 23 3 0 0 12
- Preston Campbell Prop May 8, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1077 Paul Donaghy Hooker, Half Back February 14, 1986 0 0 0 0 0
1067 Shannon Donato Centre, Second Row October 1, 1987 0 0 0 0 0
1107 Adam Dykes Second Row, Lock July 2, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
- Andrew Ettingshausen Fullback, Centre January 18, 1992 0 0 0 0 0
1098 Jason Ferris Fullback, Five Eighth Halfback June 2, 1986 0 0 0 0 0
1082 Wade Forrester Second Row March 21, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
1102 Nick Graham Second Row, Lock February 14, 1986 0 0 0 0 0
- Mitch Healey Second Row, Lock June 9, 1992 0 0 0 0 0
- Brett Howland Centre, Wing April 29, 1991 0 0 0 0 0
- Sam Isemonger Half Back, Five-Eighth April 25, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
- Martin Lang Five-Eighth, Fullback August 17, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1098 Nathan Long Centre, Wing June 21, 1981 0 0 0 0 0
1101 Tim Maddison Second Row February 25, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
1085 Chris McKenna Five-Eighth, Centre June 24, 2009 0 0 0 0 0
1086 Paul Mellor Prop February 20, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1069 David Peachey Wing January 23, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
- Andrew Pierce Lock, Second Row February 26, 1984 0 0 0 0 0
- Russell Richardson Centre, Wing December 12, 1991 0 0 0 0 0
- Mat Rogers Centre January 11, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
- Sean Ryan Prop, Second Row May 17, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
994 Blaine Stanley Fullback May 24, 1980 0 0 0 0 0
1070 Jason Stevens Second Row, Prop June 24, 1985 0 0 0 0 0
- Luke Stuart Fullback, Wing January 30, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1074 Dean Treister Prop February 13, 1987 0 0 0 0 0

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2009

New signings

  • Reni Maitua (despite being sacked for not turning up for training at the Bulldogs)
  • Ian Donnelly

Outgoing players

  • Fraser Anderson

Controversy/Struggles

Injuries/Tragedies

Judiciary charges

Miscellaneous

2010

  • New signings
  • Club record of 13 losses.
  • Ricky Stuart announces he's leaving at end of season
  • Ricky Stuart ends up leaving before the season. Shane Flanagan takes over
  • Nathan Gardner try against Roosters - round 13
  • Albert Kelly & Nathan Gardner rookie
  • Dally M Awards - Gallen and Nathan Gardner nominated
  • Luke Covell announces retirement
  • Trent Barrett announces retirement
  • Cancer round verse Roosters at Toyota Stadium. Special match worn jerseys auctioned off
  • Representative honours went to Kade Snowden & Paul Gallen for NSW (game 3 and game 2+3 respectively). Douglas was 18th man for NSW in game 3. Douglas, Snowden and Ferguson were called up for Prime Ministers XIII at end of season
  • At the beginning of the season, Ferguson was called up to play in the Indigenous All Stars game for the Indigenous All Stars and Anthony Tupou played for the NRL All Stars
  • Scott Porter sister died
No. Name Position D.O.B App T G FG Pts
1055 Paul Aiton Five-Eighth, Lock January 14, 1982 23 3 0 0 12
- Trent Barrett Prop May 8, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1077 Dean Collis Hooker, Half Back February 14, 1986 0 0 0 0 0
1067 Josh Cordoba Centre, Second Row October 1, 1987 0 0 0 0 0
1107 Luke Covell Second Row, Lock July 2, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
- Adam Cuthbertson Fullback, Centre January 18, 1992 0 0 0 0 0
1098 Luke Douglas Fullback, Five Eighth Halfback June 2, 1986 0 0 0 0 0
1082 Blake Ferguson Second Row March 21, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
1102 Stuart Flanagan Second Row, Lock February 14, 1986 0 0 0 0 0
- Paul Gallen Second Row, Lock June 9, 1992 0 0 0 0 0
- Nathan Gardner Centre, Wing April 29, 1991 0 0 0 0 0
- Isaac Gordon Half Back, Five-Eighth April 25, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
- Trent Grubb Five-Eighth, Fullback August 17, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1098 Luke Harlen Centre, Wing June 21, 1981 0 0 0 0 0
1101 Lancen Joudo Second Row February 25, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
1085 Albert Kelly Five-Eighth, Centre June 24, 2009 0 0 0 0 0
1086 Ricky Leutele Prop February 20, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1069 Grant Millington Wing January 23, 1988 0 0 0 0 0
- John Morris Lock, Second Row February 26, 1984 0 0 0 0 0
- Ben Pomeroy Centre, Wing December 12, 1991 0 0 0 0 0
- Scott Porter Centre January 11, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
- Tim Smith Prop, Second Row May 17, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
994 Kade Snowden Fullback May 24, 1980 0 0 0 0 0
1070 Nathan Stapleton Second Row, Prop June 24, 1985 0 0 0 0 0
- Taulima Tautai Fullback, Wing January 30, 1989 0 0 0 0 0
1074 Anthony Tupou Prop February 13, 1987 0 0 0 0 0
1033 Siosaia Vave Prop April 19, 1984 0 0 0 0 0
1072 Broderick Wright Half Back April 7, 1989 0 0 0 0 0

Kade Snowden

Sahafan/5
Personal information
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–2007 Newcastle Knights 14 0 0 0 0
2008– Cronulla-Sutherland 55 4 0 0 16
Total 69 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
2010 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats
As of 16 July 2010

Kade Snowden (born 31 December, 1986) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at prop but started his first-grade career as a second-rower. He began his career at the Newcastle Knights and made his first grade debut in 2005 in the opening round against the Melbourne Storm. He signed for Cronulla in 2008 and has cemented his spot as a regular starter for the side. In 2010 he was rewarded with representative call ups to the Country Origin and New South Wales State of Origin sides.

Early career

As a Windale junior was attending Hunter Sports High School in 2004, Snowden was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.[1].

Newcastle Knights

Snowden joined the Newcastle Knights in 2002 at the age of 15[2] and in his first year went on to win the Coaches Scholarship.[3] The following year he won the Carlson Club Award as well as the SG Ball Players Player and Player of the Year awards.[4] He was also rewarded that season with a call up to represent the NSW Combined High School Opens team, New South Wales at under-17 level[4] and the Australian school boys side.[2] So good was his form during that season that other clubs were already taking an interest in his services with Sydney Roosters coach Ricky Stuart trying to sign him.[2] The following season he captained the S.G. Ball side to premiership success with a 42-16 win over South Sydney and again represented the Australian school boys side.[2]

Snowden made his first-grade debut after coming off the bench for the Newcastle Knights on 13 March, 2005 in the opening round clash against the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park.[5] He made his first start for the club three rounds later against the North Queensland Cowboys and went on to make another three appearances during the season.[6] Despite signing a new two-year contract at the club in 2006[7] he failed to make a single appearance that year.[6] He did, however, captain the Jersey Flegg side to the Grand Final that year although they came up just short after losing 22-20 to the Penrith Panthers.[2] He made another eight appearances in 2007 but was not wanted by new coach Brian Smith and was allowed to leave the club.[2]

Cronulla Sharks

In a trial match against Manly before the 2010 season, Snowden was sin binned for punching Jason King.[8] In round 7 he scored a try in a 26-6 win against his former club Newcastle in a man of the match performance.[9] He was rewarded for his fine form with a call up to the Country Origin side for the annual City vs Country Origin match.[10] There were calls from coach Ricky Stuart[11] and Queensland legend Arthur Beetson[12] to pick Snowden for the New South Wales State of Origin side and after losing their fifth successive series, he was given the opportunity in the final match of the series. There were initial concerns over his eligibility after being played on report by Tony Archer and later being charged by the judiciary with dangerous contact for a late hit on Jamie Soward in the 22-4 loss against St. George-Illawarra.[13][14] However, with an early guilty plea Snowden was only suspended for the round 16 clash against North Queensland. However, this meant he missed his last chance to impress selectors before the side was named.[15]

At the end of the season, Snowden was named to play in the annual Prime Minister's XIII match against Papua New Guinea[16] and put in a good performance capping the performance with a try.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Prophecy coming true for Snowden". Newcastle Herald. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  3. ^ "2002 Annual Report" (PDF). Newcastle Knights. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  4. ^ a b "2003 Annual Report" (PDF). Newcastle Knights. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  5. ^ "Kade Snowden Player Profile". nrl.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  6. ^ a b "Kade Snowden Statistics". rleague.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  7. ^ "Newcastle Re-Sign Rising Star Kade Snowden". rleague.com. 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  8. ^ "Sea Eagles NRL squad win first trial match against Cronulla Sharks". Manly Sea Eagles. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  9. ^ "Snowden has no short-term plans for return to Newcastle". Newcastle Herald. 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  10. ^ "Sharks Snowden Selected In Country Side". Cronulla Sharks. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  11. ^ "Stuart says Snowden ready for Maroons' man mountains". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  12. ^ "Big Artie tips Snowden to help save the Blues". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  13. ^ "Origin hopefuls Kade Snowden and Chris Heighington charged". The Daily Telegraph. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  14. ^ "Snowden fears late tackle may wreck his Origin hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
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Early life

Early career

Junior clubs - Lakes United

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