Sharkey was only 16 when he came to Collingwood from Bendigo, after being secured with the 22nd pick of the 1990 AFL 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.
He was traded to Hawthorn Football Club prior to the 1998 season, in exchange for Shannon Gibson.
Sharkey however wouldn't play another AFL game and saw out the decade at the Bendigo Bombers.
Appeared on an episode of Family Feud alongside his wife, mother and daughter in 2011.