Sports stars appear to have it all. Glamour, wealth, success. But have you ever wondered what happens to an athlete that gets injured when they’re at the top of their game? Or has to retire at the ripe old age of 30? What’s next for them? What do they do with the long stretch of life that awaits? Ho…
Today i welcome a guy who had a long & distinguished career in both the NRL & English Super League spanning 15 seasons. Playing a total of 173 NRL matches for the Newcastle Knights, Melbourne Storm & the Penrith Panthers. Also playing 100 Superleague Matches for the Hull Kingston Rovers. He has played under some … Continue reading "009: Clint Newton – The struggle ends when your gratitude starts"
In 2000 Norths & Manly Merged to form the Northern Eagles. He only lasted 1 season at the Northern Eagles before returning to the Parramatta Eels in 2001 where they went on a dream run that season only to lose to the Newcastle Knights in the Grand Final. Then he went onto the West tigers … Continue reading "008: Michael Buettner – Mick’s Mantra “Thoughts become things”"
Today’s guest had almost 20 years of experience playing cricket before he retired. Several of those years representing Australia on the world stage that brought him a lot of fame, publicity and media attention. In 2001 he debut for Australia in a One Day International match against the West Indies & was awarded a Cricket … Continue reading "007: Nathan Bracken explains why “YOU ARE NO LONGER THE BIG FISH” when you retire"
Today’s guest is another Country born player who had his time in the big smoke where he played for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL before returning back to the country town of Wagga Wagga. This player was born in the town of Junee which is a country town just outside of Wagga where he … Continue reading "006: Adam Perry tells us how the reality of retirement hit when he had to start putting his CV together"
Stats Key take outs Scott was always one of the fittest guys on the field due to his preparation & dedication. Never one of the most talented but prided himself on his hard work & preparation to be the best he can be Scott volunteered the last 2 years of his NRL career to the … Continue reading "005: Scott Sattler – Everything worthwhile in life, generally start with 30 seconds of courage"
He had a cult following at the NRL clubs he played at. He was born in Paddington, Sydney and played for 9 seasons in the NRL & 3 season in the English super league totalling 191 ARL, NRL & Super League appearances. The club he played at were South Queensland Crushers 1996 & 1997, Parramatta Eels 1998 & … Continue reading "004: Mark Tookey tells us his biggest challenge was not having a regimented schedule to follow"
Today’s guest was one of the hard men of the NRL when rugby league was tough. If today’s guest had played in the 80’s he would have been one of the best front rowers in the game in what was then a gladiatorial sport. However the mid to late 90’s saw the NRL really trying to clean up … Continue reading "003: Josh Stuart Reveals Why He Thinks “NRL” Could Also Mean “Not Real Long”"
Its with great pleasure I introduce our next guest. He is Manly Sea Eagle. He made his debut off the bench for Manly in a 48 to 18 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs at the SFS in the opening round of the 1995 ARL season. He scored his first points in his NRL career against the … Continue reading "002: Shannon Nevin Explains How To Overcome Obstacles Without Losing Self Confidence"
I’m super excited about our guest today. One of great blokes of the game & another Salt of the earth Country boy, born in Young & grew up in a small town just down the road from Young in a town called Boorowa, NSW. He played for 13 seasons in the NRL totalling 202 games … Continue reading "001: Jason Death “The harder you work the luckier you become”"