was selected to play for Queensland at in the 1995 State of Origin series. He played his last game for Queensland in 1996. Shearer later joined the Sydney Roosters. The 1998 North Queensland Cowboys season was Shearer's last. Post-playing In 2000 he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his "outstanding achievement in rugby league". In August, 2008, Shearer was named at wing in the Indigenous Team of the Century, joining other legends such as Eric Simms, Steve Renouf, Lionel Morgan, Laurie Daley, Greg Inglis, Jonathan Thurston, Arthur Beetson, Cliff Lyons and John Ferguson in the team. Shearer was critically injured in a car crash at Peregian Springs on 21 February 2009. The crash came one year after the death from cancer of his wife Delyse. In 2010 Shearer faced bankruptcy when ordered to repay approximately $1.5m to former State of Origin teammate Adrian Lam for an outstanding loan which dated back to 2005. References External links Dale Shearer at fogs.com.au Dale Shearer at Foley Shield fan site 1965 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of Scottish descent Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Brisbane Broncos players Gamilaraay Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players North Queensland Cowboys players Gold Coast Chargers players Sydney Roosters players South Queensland Crushers players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Australia national rugby league team players Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league centres Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Ipswich, Queensland Rugby league players from Mackay, Queensland Widnes Vikings players