St George Illawarra Dragons head coach Anthony "Hook" Griffin stops by for a chat with TK. Talking League Cup is open now with the league pin DVRFR5TJ jump in an have some fun with the crew. Find all our podcast episodes at www.talkingleaguepod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cronulla Sharks head coach Craig Fitzgibbon stops by for a chat with TK. Talking League Cup is open now with the league pin DVRFR5TJ jump in an have some fun with the crew. Find all our podcast episodes at www.talkingleaguepod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
G’day welcome to episode 217 of the Talking with TK podcast. Phil is a former professional rugby league player who played 127 NRL games kicking off at Manly before spending the majority of his career at the Cronulla Sharks. He represented NSW and Australia in 3 games each before moving over to England spending 4 seasons with Wigan racking up 101 games. Post footy, Phil has crossed code to Rugby Union where he has served as Head Defensive Coach at the USA Eagles, Director of Rugby at the Hong Kon...
My special guest is Matt Adamson. Matt is a former professional rugby league player who played 175 NRL games across the Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers and Canberra Raiders and 72 games for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super league. His representative career includes 2 state of origins for NSW, 1 tri series game for NSW and represented Australia on 5 occasions during the Super League year of 1997. Time stamps 0:30 - Welcome to Matt Adamson 1:00 - Taree 1:43 - Where his height comes from 2:18 - Wher...
Welcome to episode 215 of the Talking with TK podcast. Special guest today is South Sydney Rabbitohs front rower Mark Nicholls. Mark’s career has seen him play 110 NRL first grade games, debuting at the Canberra Raiders in 2012, with his journey also taking him to the Melbourne Storm before finding first grade consistency at the Rabbitohs where he has been since 2018. Time Stamps 0:00 - Welcome Mark Nicholls 0:45 - Leeton and the Nicholls family 1:52 - His secret goal kicking ability 5:55 - Grow...
G’day guys welcome to episode 214 of the Talking with TK podcast. Special guest is David Mead. David is a current member of the Brisbane Broncos. His career started at the Gold Coast Titans in 2009 and his played 171 career games for 75 tries. He played 3 seasons at the Catalans in the Super League, winning the Challenge Cup in 2018. His represented NSW Country in 2 games and PNG in 14 tests which includes 3 World Cups and he also had the honour of captaining PNG at the 2017 World Cup. Away from...
Welcome to episode 213 of the Talking with TK Podcast. My special guest today is Darius Boyd. Darius is a two time NRL premiership winner who played 337 first grade games across the Brisbane Broncos, Newcastle Knights and St George Illawarra Dragons, 23 games for Australia without losing a game and was part of the most dominate Queensland side in State of Origin history where he played 28 games from 2008 to 2017. Post footy, Darius is a mental health ambassador and facilitator. Time Stamps 0:00 ...
G’day guys welcome to episode 212 of the Talking with TK podcast. My special guest is Luke Rooney. Luke is a NRL premiership winner with the Penrith Panthers in 2003. He played 140 first grade games for the Panthers scoring 65 tries as well as 5 games for the NSW blues in State of Origin and 6 test matches for Australia. He converted to rugby union for 7 seasons and played for the likes of Toulon in France and Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. Today he is the founder of Rugby Pro Academy, coach a...
G’day guys welcome to episode 211 of the Talking with TK podcast. Today my special guest is Darren Albert. Given its grand final week what a week to get Darren on. Darren played 89 first grade games for the Newcastle Knights being part of premiership winning teams of 1997 and 2001. He moved to St Helens for 4 seasons playing 118 games, winning a grand final in 2002 and a Challenge Cup final in 2004. Darren finished his career with the Cronulla Sharks in 2005. Over his career Darren scored 165 tr...
Welcome back to the Talking with TK podcast. Episode 210 is Aussie middleweight boxer Michael Zerafa. Michael is a world ranked Australian boxer currently rated number 7 by the WBA in the middleweight division and number 11 by Box rec. He has a record of 28-4 (17 wins by knock out) and fought with some of the best boxers in the world including former world champions Jeff Horn, Anthony Mundine, Kell Brook and Peter Quillin. Michael is a former Super Welterweight Commonwealth Champion and is the c...
Anthony Seibold, the former head coach of the Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs joins us for a chat on the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tim Simona joins me on the podcast. Tim played for the Wests Tigers from 2011-2016 playing in 79 first grade games where he scored 27 tries. He has represented Samoa in 5 tests. Follow Tim on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/timsimona/ Join the NRL fantasy and tipping comps. First prize is $500 and is free to enter for the Talking with TK and Talking League communities. NRL Fantasy 1. Register at nrl.com.au 2. Join the Talking League competition - use league code D5CXW7J3 Direct link https...
NRL Legend Ian Roberts joins me on the podcast. Ian is a former professional rugby league player who played 194 first grade games in the NRL for South Sydney, Manly and the North Queensland Cowboys. He represented Australia in 14 tests and played 9 games for NSW in State of Origin. He was Dally M Prop of the Year in 1987, 1993 and 1994. Post footy he has over 50 credits in acting including being Star Wars episode 2, Superman returns an Underbelly on TV. Follow Ian on Twitter - https://twitter.co...
Welcome back to another season of Talking with TK. First up on the podcast is NRL legend Owen Craigie. After debuting in 1995, Owen played ten years in the NRL for the Newcastle Knights, Wests Tigers and South Sydney. He played 153 first grade games and won a premiership with the Knights in 1997 before retiring at 26 years of age. He is the only player in the history of rugby league to represent the Australian schoolboys on three occasions. These days he is a mental health advocate inspiring peo...
Welcome back to another season of Talking with TK. First up on the podcast is NRL legend Owen Craigie. After debuting in 1995, Owen played ten years in the NRL for the Newcastle Knights, Wests Tigers and South Sydney. He played 153 first grade games and won a premiership with the Knights in 1997 before retiring at 26 years of age. He is the only player in the history of rugby league to represent the Australian schoolboys on three occasions. These days he is a mental health advocate inspiring peo...
On the show this week is one of the all time greats of rugby league in Denis Betts. Denis did it all in the game, his career in England seeing him win numerous leagues titles, championships and challenge cups with Wigan. He was also the Lance Todd Trophy winner in 1991 and Man of Steel in 1995. Denis spent time in the NRL for the New Zealand Warriors between 1995 and 1997 and was a regular representative of both England and Great Britain and captained his country in a World Cup Final in 1995. Po...
Willie Poching joins me on the podcast. Willie Poching is a former professional rugby league player. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand and played 236 first grade games in Australia and England. He debut at the Auckland Warriors in 1995 and his journey in the NRL took him to the North Queensland Cowboys, Hunter Mariners (Super League) and St George. He achieved significant success over in England where he played for Wakefield and the Leeds Rhinos. At the Rhinos we would win a premiership in 20...
A super guest this week in dual league and union international Apollo Perelini. Apollo represented Samoa at the 1991 Rugby Union world cup and 1995 Rugby League world cup. Nicknamed “The Terminator”, he established a reputation for his hard-hitting tackles. Originally a product of the Auckland and New Zealand rugby systems, Apollo established himself as one of the best front rowers in the world during his very successful time at St Helens between 1994 and 2000. His transition into coaching came ...
One of my favourite players from the English Super League, Keith Senior joins me on the podcast. Keith was a feared competitor on the field, a beautiful fend and brought so much physicality to his centre position. A legend of rugby league in England, Keith has played a staggering 505 first grade games which began at the Sheffield Eagles before he switched to the Leeds Rhinos. His career saw him win the Challenge Cup with Sheffield in 1998 and played in 4 winning grand finals with Leeds in 2004 a...
Catalan Dragon's head coach Steve McNamara joins me on the podcast. At the Dragon he currently coaches the likes of James Maloney, Israel Folau and Sam Tompkins. Steve has had a tremendous playing and coaching career. His playing days saw him play over 300 first grade games in the English Super League for Hull FC, Bradford Bulls, Wakefield and Huddersfield. He has coached the Dragons to a Challenge Cup title, while also being head coach at the Bradford Bulls and England national team. He has spe...
Socceroos Legend John Aloisi joins me to celebrate the 200th episode of Talking with TK. A big shout out to everyone who has listened and supported the show since 2017. I've got some massive plans to make the podcast bigger and better for 2021 but I truly appreciate all your support. This podcast is bought to you by Manscaped . Check out the range at https://au.manscaped.com/ and use code TK for 20% off and free delivery. Grab a copy of my book 'Talking with Champions' is available now in storie...
John Doyle is a former professional rugby league player who played 74 first grade games for the North Queensland Cowboys and Sydney Roosters. He has one of the great debuts for Queensland in 2001 and played in 3 State of Origins. Follow John Doyle: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-doyle-52a8b590/ Online - https://www.3sonsfitness.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/threesonsfitness/ This podcast is bought to you by Manscaped . Check out the range at https://au.manscaped.com/ and ...
Mark Minichiello joins me on the podcast. Mark Minichiello is a former professional rugby league player who played 396 first grade games across the NRL and Super League. He debuted at the Sydney Roosters in 2002 and his journey took him to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gold Coast Titans in Australia and Hull FC in England where he won two Challenge Cups. He represented NSW City in 5 games and played in two World Cups for Italy, captaining the Italian team in 2017. Follow Mark Instagram - https://w...
The man considered one of the fastest players of all time, Lee Oudenryn joins me on the podcast. One of the most request rugby league players in this shows history, Lee was a cult hero of the 90's in the NRL. Who could forget his debut season in 1992 with the Parramatta Eels and his race with English Legend Martin Offiah prior to the tour game between Parramatta and Great Britain. His career includes 132 first grade games, debuting at the Parramatta Eels and the journey taking him to the Gold Co...
Wallabies Legend Matt Giteau joins me on the podcast. Matt is capped in 102 tests which started when he debut for the Wallabies in 2002 against England and included 3 World Cups in 2003, 2007 and 2015. His wonderful career has taken him all around the World, starting in Australia for the ACT Brumbies and Western Force before moving to Toulon in France and most recently Suntory in Japan. Follow Matt at - https://twitter.com/giteau_rugby This podcast is bought to you by Manscaped. Check out the ra...
Wests Tigers Legend Mark O'Neill joins me on the podcast. The man known as "Buckets" had a great career which featured 223 first grade games in the NRL for the Balmain Tigers and Wests Tigers where he won a premiership with the Tigers in 2005. He also played in England for 2 seasons for 28 first grade games for the Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR. Post footy, Mark is the General Manager of Football at the Parramatta Eels after several years working for the NRL. This podcast is bought to you by Manscape...
The Legend Mark "Piggy" Riddell joins me on the podcast. Piggy is a former professional rugby league player who played 250 first grade games across the NRL and Super League. He debuted at the St George Illawarra Dragons and had stints at the Parramatta Eels and the Sydney Roosters while he played two seasons for the Wigan Warriors where he won the competition in the 2010 season. Post footy he works in the media where he is an integral part of the 2GB's Continuous Call Team. Follow Piggy on Twitt...
League Legend Adrian Vowles joins me on the podcast. Adrian is a former professional rugby league player who played in both the NRL and Super League in England. He debuted at the Gold Coast Seagulls where he would earn representative honours for Queensland in the 1994 State of Origin series before he moved to the Cowboys in 1995. He achieved a huge amount in the English Super League where he joined the Castleford Tigers in 1997 and was an integral part of the club moving from a relegation club t...
Jamie Buhrer joins me on the podcast. Jamie is a former professional rugby league player who played 173 first grade games for the Manly Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights, playing in 2 grand finals with Manly, winning one in 2011. His representative career includes 1 game of State of Origin for NSW and 2 games for NSW City. Post footy, Jamie is the Players Operations Manager at the RLPA. This podcast is bought to you by Manscaped. Check out the range at https://au.manscaped.com/ and use code TK fo...
Alex Corvo joins me on the podcast. Alex is an expert in physical performance having over 20 years experience across professional rugby league. His notable roles has included Head of Physical Performance at the Melbourne Storm for 11 years which includes 3 premierships, Head of Performance at the Brisbane Broncos for 4 years and Head of Performance at the New Zealand Warriors for 2 years. On the rep scene, he has been on the performance staff with the Queensland State of Origin for 4 years and H...
