Play for the Sharks

From your child's first kick at Seymour Shaw to the NPL Premier League — everything your young footballer needs is right here in the Sutherland Shire.

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Submit and EOI for JDL/Youth

400+ Junior players

20 Years Developing Talent

15+ Players in A-League & Beyond

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Sharkies 3 - 5

Play-based football. Fun first. Skills through games.

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Academy 5 - 12

Building fundamentals. Confidence & enjoyment.

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SDS 7 - 9

Serious training. Elite feeder into our JDL.

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JDL 9 -12

Selection only NPL Junior Development League.

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Youth 13 - 18

Selection only Youth Teams competing in NPL.

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ONE CLUB. ONE PATHWAY

SharkiEs 3-5

JDL 9-12

SKILLS ACADEMY 5-12

YoUTH 13-18

SDS 7-9

SENIORS NPL

WHY JOIN THE SHARKS

A Real future in the game

Private academies stop at 12. We don't. Your child can go all the way from Sharkies to our NPL Premier League squad — at one club.

QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCE COACHES

Our coaches have played at the highest levels (EFL Championship, A-League), or received the highest qualifications they can to ensure we develop the best players.

ELITE FACILITIES, EVERY SEASON

New synthetic pitch (2025), upgraded lighting for training & games, pro-standard gym, ice baths, new change rooms, and a video analysis room used across all grades.

TALENTED PLAYERS PROGRESS FASTER

Outstanding players don't sit in their age group all year. Our JDL U12s already train with the U13 Youth squad & Youth players play up for U20s & First Grade for exposure.

Sutherland SHARKS ALUMNI

Cameron Devlin

Socceroo #625 & Heart of Midlothian F.C

Cameron Devlin is a Shire boy who joined the Sharks JDL Program before progressing through our Youth Teams. Cameron spent a few years in the A-League before moving to Scotland with Hearts & representing Australia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Tom Glover

Goalkeeper for Omiya Ardija & Socceroos

Tom is another Shire local who joined our JDL program before progressing to Youth. Tom was scouted by Tottenham Hotspur from our U13s and spent years in the EPL & Championship before ending up at Omiya Ardija.
Chris Ikonomidis

Socceroos #580 & Macarthur FC

Chris is a local player who came through our Youth system before being scouted by Atalanta in the Serie A. He transferred to Lazio & made his Socceroos debut against Ecuador in 2023.
Oliver Randazzo

U20s Socceroos & Macarthur FC

Oliver was a talented local boy who pushed from Youth to our Senior squad at the age of 16. Oliver had a breakout season in 2023, before earning a move to Macarthur FC and getting selected for the Young Socceroos.

OUR FACILITIES

REGISTER OR SUBMIT AN EOI TO PLAY FOR SHARKS

Most of our programs run term-by-term alongside the school calendar, so there's a natural entry point every term. JDL, Youth, and Senior programs run year-round.

JDL trials are held at the end of each year for the following season. If your child is interested in trialling for 2027, get your expression of interest in now and we'll be in touch when registrations open.