Sharks' first season in 1967 and how they got their name

By Murray Trembath
Updated September 29 2016 - 7:59am, first published 7:57am
Creative flair: Ken "Killer" Kearney, pictured with Tommy Bishop at the star's first training session in June 1969, is credited with calling the club the Sharks.
Creative flair: Ken "Killer" Kearney, pictured with Tommy Bishop at the star's first training session in June 1969, is credited with calling the club the Sharks.

Rugby league changed in a big way in 1967 when Cronulla-Sutherland joined the competition.

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