Dale Anthony "Rowdy" Shearer (born 1965 in St George, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league fullback of Aboriginal heritage. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. St George is a town of approximately 3800 people in south-western Queensland, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Ten years after his retirement, Shearer was still the all-time top try-scorer in State of Origin history. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues
Australia 1986-93: 20 Tests - 12t, 6g (60 pts)
Queensland 1985-96: 26 games - 12t, 9g (66 pts)
Manly Sea Eagles 1985-89: 86 games - 45t, 5g, 1fg (191 pts)
Widnes 1987-88: 14 games - 6t, 11g (46 pts)
Brisbane Broncos 1990-91: 27 games - 15t, 48g (156 pts)
Gold Coast Seagulls 1992-94: 33 games - 3t, 17g, 2fg (48 pts)
South Queensland Crushers 1995-96: 10 games – 5t, 1fg (21 pts)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 1997: 11 games – 2t (8 pts)
North Queensland Cowboys 1998: 13 games – 2t, 2g (12 pts)
At the age of 18, Dale Shearer caught the attention of many people during his time at the Queensland club, Sarina Crocodiles in the Winfield State League with some impressive performances. The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian Rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. The Winfield State League was a Rugby league competition in Queensland, Australia. He was a member of Mackay's second successful Foley Shield team in 1984, as well as representing Queensland in the match against New Zealand. The Foley Shield is a Rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles coach Bob Fulton was quick to sign him before anyone else in 1985. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Robert "Bob" Fulton AM (born 1 December 1947 in Warrington, England is an English-born Australian Rugby league identity He made his test debut for the Kangaroos in 1986, and later in that year went on to represent Australia on their tour of England and France. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He again toured with the Kangaroos squad four years later against England and France. The England national rugby league team represent England in international Rugby league football tournaments The France national rugby league team represent France in international Rugby league tournaments Shearer also played 14 games in the championship-winning Widnes team in England for the 1987/88 season.
Dale Shearer was a member of the Manly premiership winning side in 1987, but his time at the Manly club went sour when he took them to court in 1989, requesting to be released from his contract after a bitter dispute. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He failed to win the court case but an agreement was made to let Shearer join the Brisbane Broncos in 1990. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Despite being the Broncos' top point-scorer for the 1990 season, Shearer was not happy with Brisbane either, and at the end of the 1991 season he moved to the struggling Gold Coast Seagulls. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby Shearer's Australian test career seemed to be over after a poor match against New South Wales in Melbourne in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. However, he fought his way back into the Queensland State of Origin side and was selected for Australia's three test series against New Zealand in 1993. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues The New Zealand national rugby league side represents New Zealand in the sport of Rugby league. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) He proved his critics wrong and was one of the stand out players in the three test series. That year he was also named man-of-the-match in the third State of Origin match. Shearer took the record for most tries scored by one player in State of Origin history. He played out the rest of his football career at the North Queensland Cowboys before a teary final exit from the sport in 1998. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland.
After his retirement Shearer remained in North Queensland to do Aboriginal representative work for local organisations. In 2000 he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his "outstanding achievement in rugby league". The Australian Sports Medal was an award given during 2000 to recognise achievements in Australian sport.
External links
- Dale Shearer at the State of Origin official website. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues
- Dale Shearer at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Dale Shearer at Foley Shield fan site
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