Career
Sharkey was only 16 when he came to Collingwood from Bendigo, after being secured with the 22nd pick of the 1990 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft. He didn"t make his league debut until 1994 and made ten appearances in total for the season, including a qualifying final against West Coast. A tall defender, he played just once in 1995 but added another ten games in 1996.
He was traded to Hawthorn Football Club prior to the 1998 season, in exchange for Shannon Gibson.
Sharkey however wouldn"t play another American Federation of Labor-Congress game and saw out the decade at the Bendigo Bombers.
