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''I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.''
-Kurt Vonnegut
Sunday Epilogue: The Cronulla's Nulla's Pilgrim as well as the Grind was filled with this song on Friday and Saturday ... The Mountain burger at Pilgrim was sold by hundreds ... Richard of The Grind fame was watching the Origin NRL from the italian town ...
The Sharks have broken their premiership drought in an absolute thriller. It looked like Melbourne had them to dead to right down the left, then the right, then the left again, but the Sharks defenders kept turning up and held them out.
Up Up Cronulla is ringing out loud and proud.
They've ended rugby league's longest drought, taking the premiership trophy to unchartered waters after a 14-12 victory against the Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium on Sunday night. This was for the true believers. It was for Gal. For the retiring Michael Ennis. It was for the 18,081 days they've been waiting Grand Final 14:12
UP, up Cronulla. It’s the catchiest victory song in the NRL right now — if not, Australian sport.
And what better day, than grand final day, to uncover the genesis of the Cronulla Sharks team song that has had 215,000 clicks on YouTube and leaves even the most ardent Sharks-haters humming.
Such is the song’s popularity, Cronulla administration have stopped counting the emails which arrive on a monthly-basis, from supposed ‘sons’, ‘grandchildren’ and ‘great grandchildren’, who vehemently claim family ownership and therefore seeking royalties from the jingle.
The Sharks Ben Barba, Valentine Holmes and James Maloney hope to be hearing the victory song later tonight. Picture: Gregg Porteous
Amid the wild jubilation and bellow of the famous victory tune following the Sharks win over North Queensland at Allianz Stadium last Friday night, Fox Sports Commentator Andrew Voss quipped: “This song could go to number one on the Aria Charts, Up, up Cronulla, who sings it, who wrote it?’’
According to revered senior rugby league journalist and author of ‘The Sharks — Colour me black, white and blue’, Gary Lester, the club song is the result of a contest in the club’s first year — 1967.
The winner was then De La Salle Cronulla principal, the late Brother Florence, who became known in his latter years as Brother John.
‘’Brother John was a tenor with a deep love of music, who was also a prodigious sporting talent,’’ Lester said.
The Shire was belting out its catchy tune tonight.
He selected the tune ‘Roll Out The Barrel’, changing the words to ...’Up, up Cronulla.’
Having failed to secure a premiership in 50-years, diehard Sharks fans have often wondered if the rugby league gods will ever be on their side?
Up, up to you, Brother John.
TEAM SONG
Up, Up Cronulla
The boys in the black, white and blue
Up, up Cronulla
Name of the Sharks fits* you
Sharks, Sharks forever
Go out and play without fear
Now’s the time to see good football
For the Sharks are here
(Up the Sharks!)
Amid the wild jubilation and bellow of the famous victory tune following the Sharks win over North Queensland at Allianz Stadium last Friday night, Fox Sports Commentator Andrew Voss quipped: “This song could go to number one on the Aria Charts, Up, up Cronulla, who sings it, who wrote it?’’ The Origins of the Darwin Species
