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Andrew Ettingshausen

Andrew Ettingshausen (born 29 October 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Nicknamed "ET", he played his first grade Australian club football for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, retiring at the end of the 2000 NRL season having played 328 games for the club, the NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL record for most games at a single club. This record stood for ten years, before ultimately being broken by Darren Lockyer for the Broncos in 2010.

He represented both New South Wales, and the Australian Kangaroos, and was twice a Kangaroo tourist. After his retirement from league in 2000, Ettingshausen went on to host and produce a fishing television show titled Escape with ET.

Ettingshausen made his début for Cronulla at the age of 17, while still at school. He quickly cemented a place in the Sharks' first grade side and played 328 first grade games with the club over eighteen seasons. Ettingshausen was inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame in 2008.

Ettingshausen was signed as a junior to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

While attending Cronulla De La Salle, Ettingshausen played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1982 and 1983.

Cronulla coach Terry Fearnley gave Ettingshausen his first grade début for the Sharks in round 5 of the 1983 season against the Newtown Jets at Fullback. His début was somewhat of an uneventful affair, although he did cross for a try in the second half.[citation needed]

In the 1985 season, he scored a total of nine tries playing mostly from fullback or in the centres in his third season and finally cemented his spot in the Sharks squad.

Ettingshausen also made an appearance in the 1988 Australian television movie The First Kangaroos, which depicted the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. Also having a small role in the movie was his NSW teammate and captain Wayne Pearce.

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