Steve Rogers- Dead!

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League legend Steve Rogers found dead
Tuesday Jan 3 11:44 AEDT


Former Cronulla Sharks and Australian rugby league great Steve Rogers has been found dead in his unit in Sydney's southern suburbs.

Sharks management have confirmed the 51-year-old had just returned from an overseas holiday with police saying there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

Sharks football manager Greg Pierce says the news had come as a great shock.

Rogers was the chief executive of the Cronulla NRL club and had an outstanding career as a player with the Sharks and the Australian rugby league team.




The gifted centre played 199 Games for Cronulla between 1973 and 1982 with a farewell season in 1985.

He scored 1255 points for the club during those years including 82 tries and 502 goals.

In the intervening years Rogers played with St George, featuring in 25 games.

His representative career was no less impressive, the skilful back featuring in 19 games for NSW and 21 Tests for the Kangaroos.

Rogers' son Mat was a former player with the Sharks, also representing at state and national level before making a successful move to rugby union in 2002.


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Farewell Steve - certainly one of the best players of his era.

Poor Matt - has now lost both his parents before their time in the last few years.
 

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Just wondering if he topped himself or did he die of natural causes?

Either way, 51 is far too young to go and condolscences to his family and friends.
 

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He was a freakishly gifted player from a very young age.

Seemed older than 51, having done so much for so long in Rugby League.

Tragic loss.

Come on Sharkies........ time to deliver a premiership soon in memory of Stevie Rogers.
 
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