In 10 years as a club, the Albany Sharks have recorded just two wins. But players and fans say respect isn't earnt through wins.
It has been a tough decade for the Albany Sharks Football Club, the senior squad having won just two games in Western Australia's Great Southern Football League.It's the worst record in the Great Southern Football LeagueWith such an appalling track record, many teams might hang up the boots."We've got some very dedicated boys that have been around for a long time without very much success," club president Tracy Blaszkow said.
"You do get a couple of sideways looks when you tell people who you play for, but I wouldn't change it for the world," he said."It just means a lot to me, especially seeing the reward when we do play a good game." "They had to hold [words of the] team song up when we sang, because that was the first time most of the boys had sung it," he said.Scenes like have only been seen twice in the team's 10-year history.In the penultimate round this season the team ended scoreless, as their rivals kicked 88 points.Tell us your location and find more local ABC News and informationClub canteen manager Sharon McLean — aka Mum — watched on from the tuck shop during the final game of the 2020 season.
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