My special guest is Bill Harrigan. Bill is a legend of NRL refereeing with his record speaking for itself. He refereed 392 first grade games, 10 grand finals, 21 State of Origins and 25 test matches.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
3:26 – Welcome Bill Harrigan
4:38 – Transition into the media and learning from great players
6:00 – Building relationships with players
7:11 – Positives and negatives from the NRL referees
9:00 – Effective penalties
10:05 – Empathy
12:20 – Who is the best referee
13:30 – The pocket ref
19:50 – The next generation of referees
22:20 – Growing up in the West and finding refereeing
25:08 – Grounding in the pub comp
26:38 – Moving to the Parramatta referees
27:55 – Wanting to referee at top level
29:00 – Finding balance
30:40 – Getting graded in the NSWRL referee squad
33:06 – Eric Cox vs Jimmy Barnes
36:37 – First Grade debut at Lidcombe Oval
37:38 – Developing his refereeing style
39:30 – Preparing and evaluating a game
41:50 – Gorden Tallis
45:28 – First Grand Final in 1989
47:27 – Losing the top spot and rebuilding
52:05 – Super League vs ARL
58:35 – Coming back together after the Super League War
59:54 – Getting the grand final first year back
1:03:00 – Challenges from Steve Clark & Tim Mander
1:05:00 – Retirement
1:08:45 – Denis Braybrook
1:11:25 – Favorite venue to officiate
1:12:20 – Regrets
1:15:44 – Oztag
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