THE FREAK!! Scott Matthews the boy from Hay NSW,
one of the greats Nathan Ross a Knights cult figure and one of the local leagues finest!
For a lot of my audience the name Jackson Baker is foreign but in the world of surfing, especially in Newcastle it is a house hold name. Jacko and i sat down to talk all things surfing and about his rise to the pro tour, a very easy guy to talk to i hope you enjoy
i sit down with Souths big man to chat about his slightly different footy career , born in the NT its a long wat from home for the steaming front row, a lot of clubs a lot of towns a lot to chat about
Kiah Cooper is not only one of the best players in the Newcastle comp but one of the best blokes , we speak about how his career has gone so far and what he still plans to do with his incredible football ability, if you don't know Kiah this will be a good chance to find out who he is as a footy player and a person.
I sit down with former Central Butcher Boy Grant 'The Ant' Anderson and talk all things footy from his come up in the real Nrl to the other NRL where he debuts with 2 trys for the Melbourne Storm
i sit down with Kurt to chat about his rise to the Nrl through the Newcastle systems , subjects like Wayne Bennett Make this one a good listen
After knowing Harry for a short time before this podcast, him having children of his own and him being such a good bloke it made it easy to sit there with a screaming baby nearly the whole time. More clubs than Tiger Woods but made an impact at every one of them, from his junior days in Bathurst for St pats and the panthers to his Nrl Career with the Penrith Panthers and super league career with Wakefield we tried to cover his whole career in a short time which im sure we missed some things out. his move to Newcastle seems to be a good fit for him as we discuss. enjoy
Long time coming but i finally got to sit down with the bloke they call the mule ( for obvious reasons) we spoke about his childhood and junior career and how he has taken the long way to be where he is today. His NRL career finally kicked off with the Brisbane Broncos in 2022 and it has led to him moving to the west of Sydney for 2023 and 24 to join the Penrith Panthers. enjoy the yarn
first episode back in a couple months after having a baby and couldnt think of a better bloke to have a chat too.
The man they call Spider has been one of the most consistent players in the Tooheys Cup since debuting, the Lakes United junior now Central Butcher boy and I talk about his junior career into seniors, his school footy career and life outside of footy. hope you enjoy the chat with the spider Cameron Anderson.
I had the pleasure of meeting Reegs when i was playing lower grades for Souths, since then he has been one of the best blokes to run into on a night out or even just at the shops, always up for a laugh and a chat .
This episode I talk to Walks about his life growing up in northern NSW, his footy career which started in casino and took him to Penrith Panthers , Sunshine Coast Falcons but eventually Newcastle where he has played for more clubs than he hasn't, which I see as a compliment that every club in the Tooheys cup wants him haha
in this episode with moony we talk about his life growing up in Bega NSW his move to Newcastle to link up with the Knights and his struggles living with Joe Bromage for a few years. as well as heaps of footy chat and some laughs. get around it
Luke Walsh till this stage has been mentioned on this podcast more than anyone else and is easily the best half back i have played with, in this episode we speak about growing up in Newcastle and playing junior Rugby League with West as well as learning all the tricks of the trade from the 8th immortal Joey johns. We talk about his Knights career, his move down to the Penrith Panthers, his career overseas to Saint Helens and Catalans and of course his return to the Newcastle comp with all things in between. enjoy the chat with Walshy
This episode I talk to Gibbsy about his time growing up in Bourke and Dubbo his move to the great town of Newcastle, his link up with the Knights and his junior and senior career, i will mention that after this episode was released Gibbsy made the starting side in the 2022 Newcastle Knights NSW cup side and hopefully has a good season there. hope you all enjoy
The name Higgins in a well known name around Newcastle Rugby League, but this episode i sat down with Liam to chat about his well decorated rugby league career being a knights junior and a manly sea eagles NSW cup captain, as well as a premiership with the South Newcastle Lions in the Tooheys Cup as well as some funny footy yarn and good stories.
Joe is one of the long standing wingers of the Newcastle comp debuting in 2014 for Cessnock the man has consistently been one the best wingers in the comp even getting a NSW cup gig, we talk about all things footy as well as his claim to fame appearance on the hit show the BACHELORETTE, he talks about all the ins and outs of the show and what it was like being a runner up
Lachlan Fitzgibbon is the longest standing knights player still on the current roster, the souths newcastle junior and i sit down to chat all about his junior footy days as well as his 89 caps so far for the newcastle knights, as well as plenty of footy yarn and some cracking stories from the big man
The flying white headgear from maitland!!
Donald Bradman Best the most promising outside back to come through the Knights system since Gidley, The Don and i sit down and talk about his footy career as well as anything else that comes into our mind, we go through his injuries how he got his name and what lies ahead for the 100kg centre
Dane is easily one of the tallest men to ever play NRL makes it hard for the big man to hide in public which i think he enjoys to be honest,
Ryan Glanville is the son of Marc but it isnt the only reason people in Newcastle know who he is. I sit down and have a quick chat to Ryan about his junior career his rep honours and his senior years with the mighty lions including his premiership in 2018, also chat about his mad monday and footy trip stories in what was a rushed but enjoyable chat, hope you enjoy
first time I seen Cooky play he was running round in 20s for the Newcastle Knights he scored 3 tried and set a couple up, move forward 10 years we are playing together for the Central Butcher Boys, in this ep we talk about his junior footy days at the knights career his move to Penrith and how unfortunately his injuries ultimately brought him home to Newcastle. As well as plenty of yarn and footy talk.
Talk to firey red head from Kurri Mitch Culllen about his footy career rep honours and some funny footy stories over his number of years in the Newcastle Rugby League
sit down with Jake to talk about his footy career starting in Blacktown and moving up to Newcastle, his years in the Knights and Bulldogs, coming back to the castle and his life changing accident that could have made him a "vegetable. as well as many footy stories and plenty of laughs, Hope you enjoy
I sit down to have a chat with Newcastle Black Diamond 2021 leading goal scorer MC to talk about his Aussie rules career growing up and how he managed to transfer his kicking skills over to be No.7 ranked pro kicker and scored a position in the university of Texas college Gridiron squad, we talk about being an aussie living in USA and the difficulties in changing sports as well as coming back to Newcastle and all the good times he has had during his unique career as a kicker of an oval shaped ball.
talk about chads footy career moving and playing in Sydney at a young age, his 20s and NSW cup career plus his years with the Maitland Pumpkin Pickers post footy and his new role as a father.
talking through the 'career' and good times with bryce. We talk about what it was like moving from city to city following his fathers footy teams around and also what it was like growing up with THE Ben Kennedy for a father. Some good footy yarns and some funny stories.
I must say Neil Baker will most likely be the only Dally M medallist and bloke with his own playing card on the podcast but I talk to Neil about his career in the nrl (arl) his time over seas and dally m medal years, talk about the difference in the game from then till now as well as some good stories from his time in the game.