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.comSee 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.comSee 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 Kong Football club and spent some time at the NSW Waratahs.   Time Stamps 1:01 - Growing up in Inverell 2:19 - Backyard battles with his brother Chris 4:52 - Growing up knowing the Tingha NRL boys 6:35 - His body post footy  6:56 - How he found rugby league 8:31 - The joy of the Saturday 3pm game 9:11 - His pathway to the NRL 11:56 - Tales of his first NRL coach Bob Fulton 14:42 - In he sheds

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 - Where his brother Phil is these days 3:00 - Growing up as a star cricketer 7:00 - Learning from Brad McNamara and Greg Matthews 8:48 - Opening the batting with Adam Gilchrist 10:38 - Learning from the Australian Cricket team 13:00 - Key lessons from Alex Ferguson and Craig Bellamey 16:33 - Leading without the captaincy  18:45 - How he got the Rhinos a day at Manches

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 - Growing up around footy with his Dad and Uncles 6:42 - Little Mark at School 7:46 - Why they moved to Canberra 9:14 - The edge back rower10:54 - Early years at the Raiders 11:29 - The story of his debut against the Dragons 14:36 - Why he used to wear a headgear 17:43 - Injuries and falling out of first grade 22:45 - Moulding the right mind set 25:10 - The joys of Fath

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 footy he hosts The David Mead Podcast and had some incredible guests including the likes of Marcus Bai, Justin Olam, Alex Johnston, Ben Ikin and Dave Donaghy. Time stamps: 1:01 - Why he started his podcasts6:30 - His upbringing in PNG9:50 - Family values and traditions11:15 - School in PNG15:35 - When he first came across Rugby League 18:05 - Why he moved over to Australia at 1220:11 - Did he ever want to move back home?21:44 - Why he ch

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 Stamps0:00 - Welcome Darius Boyd0:45 - First year out of retirement2:07 - Moving away from structure of footy 3:07 - Challenges of his childhood5:10 - Did he always want to be parent given his childhood adversity 6:59 - What its like having three daughters9:05 - How he found Rugby League 11:15 - Early struggles in the NRL11:30 - The influence of Rod Patison at Palm Beach Currumbin13:45 - How he picked his manager1

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 at LRperformance and coaching at Scotch College in Melbourne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 tries in 230 professional games and he played one game of state of origin in 1999 and two games for NSW country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 current WBA Oceania Middleweight Champion. Catch the back catalogue of podcasts at https://www.talkingwithtk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.au2. Join the Talking League competition - use league code D5CXW7J3​ Direct linkhttps://fantasy.nrl.com/fantasy/league/join?code=D5CXW7J3NRL TippingInstructions to enter the competition:1. Register at ESPN footy tips2. Join t

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.com/didiforgetJoin 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.au2. Join the Talking League competition - use league code D5CXW7J3​ Direct linkhttps://fantasy.nrl.com/fantasy/league/join?c

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 people through Chase the Energy. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/owiecraigie/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/owen.craigie.3Chase the Energy - https://www.instagram.com/chasetheenergy/Join the NRL fantasy and tipping comps. First prize is $500 and is free to en

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 people through Chase the Energy. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/owiecraigie/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/owen.craigie.3Chase the Energy - https://www.instagram.com/chasetheenergy/Join the NRL fantasy and tipping comps. First prize is $500 and is free to en