Melbourne Storm champion Dale Finucane will join Cronulla on a monster four-year $2.5 million deal as the Sharks continue a roster overhaul under new coach Craig Fitzgibbon
Finucane has told his Melbourne Storm teammates about moving to the Shire and informed St George Illawarra on Sunday morning he was rejecting the Dragons offer.
The Wests Tigers made a massive last-ditch play but the 29-year-old was already in advanced talks with the Sharks and the Red V.
It’s a huge result for the Sharks who brought Fitzgibbon to the club so the black, white and blue roster could undergo a major overhaul.
The incoming Sharks coach has struck up a strong relationship with Finucane across their involvement with the NSW Blues over the last few seasons.
It’s also a fitting reward for Finucane who is one of the NRL’s most durable forwards and enjoyed enormous success at Melbourne Storm but has done it on a reasonably modest contract around the $400,000 mark.
The Bega product has become one of the game’s leading forwards, playing in six grand finals across his time with Canterbury and the Storm.
Finucane has two premierships to his name along with more than 200 premiership games and five Origin caps for the Blues.
Incoming Sharks coach Fitzgibbon has now landed the signatures of Finucane and emerging superstar Nicho Hynes as he sets about the job of making the Sharks serious premiership contenders.
Cronulla has also re-signed Matt Moylan on a cut-price one-year deal and earlier this week was linked to possibly making a play for Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks.
Finucane has told his Melbourne Storm teammates about moving to the Shire and informed St George Illawarra on Sunday morning he was rejecting the Dragons offer.
The Wests Tigers made a massive last-ditch play but the 29-year-old was already in advanced talks with the Sharks and the Red V.
It’s a huge result for the Sharks who brought Fitzgibbon to the club so the black, white and blue roster could undergo a major overhaul.
The incoming Sharks coach has struck up a strong relationship with Finucane across their involvement with the NSW Blues over the last few seasons.
It’s also a fitting reward for Finucane who is one of the NRL’s most durable forwards and enjoyed enormous success at Melbourne Storm but has done it on a reasonably modest contract around the $400,000 mark.
The Bega product has become one of the game’s leading forwards, playing in six grand finals across his time with Canterbury and the Storm.
Finucane has two premierships to his name along with more than 200 premiership games and five Origin caps for the Blues.
Incoming Sharks coach Fitzgibbon has now landed the signatures of Finucane and emerging superstar Nicho Hynes as he sets about the job of making the Sharks serious premiership contenders.
Cronulla has also re-signed Matt Moylan on a cut-price one-year deal and earlier this week was linked to possibly making a play for Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks.
