Paul Sharkey

Athlete

1974 –

76

Who is Paul Sharkey?

Paul Sharkey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.

Sharkey was only 16 when he came to Collingwood from Bendigo, after being secured with the 22nd pick of the 1990 AFL Draft. He didn't make his league debut until 1994 and made ten appearances in total for the season, including a qualifying final against West Coast. A tall defender, he played just once in 1995 but added another ten games in 1996.

He was traded to Hawthorn Football Club prior to the 1998 season, in exchange for Shannon Gibson. Sharkey however wouldn't play another AFL game and saw out the decade at the Bendigo Bombers.

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Born
Jun 8, 1974

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on July 23, 2013

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