Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan claims controversial new signing Todd Carney has been made fully aware the Sharks are his last chance of hanging on to an NRL career.
Carney yesterday accepted a two-year deal with the Sharks rumoured to be worth A$700,000 ($910,000), with NRL boss David Gallop giving the move his blessing after a meeting with the troubled star.
Gallop sought assurances from Carney that his off-field dramas were a thing of the past, following his sacking by the Sydney Roosters in September when they finally ran out of patience after he broke a team alcohol ban.
The Roosters had been viewed as Carney's final opportunity in the NRL after he was shown the door by Canberra in 2008 following a string of misdemeanours.
But Flanagan said the 25-year-old understood there would be no coming back if he went off track at the Sharks, although the coach added that the former test representative would start with a clean slate.