My special guest is Dean Widders. Dean is a legend of the NRL with his distinguished career including 219 first grade games across Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Castleford Tigers. He represented Country Origin in 2006 and the Aboriginal Dream time team in 2008. Today his is an Indigenous Pathways Manager at the NRL and coach at the Redfern All Blacks.
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TIME STAMPS & TOPICS
3:50 – Welcome Dean Widders
4:25 – Goal to coach in the NRL
6:15 – Developing as coach
8:05 – Coaching men, women and children
10:45 – The Redfern All Blacks & his family connection
13:55 – Playing with Dean Junior
15:50 – Growing up in Armidale
17:46 – Early footy days
18:45 – His dad Jake Widders
21:30 – His analytical side and destiny as a footy coach
22:47 – Meeting Arthur Beetson and interest from Sydney clubs
25:30 – T-Bones with Artie
26:46- Moving to Sydney and private school
29:30 – Living and learning from Peter Ellis
31:01 – Fatherhood at 20 years old
32:32 – Playing first grade without a contract
33:41 – How he got into the first grade team
37:30 – Dennis Moran
39:05 – His respect for Brian Smith
40:00 – Moving to Parramatta Eels
42:03 – His under rated speed and the try against the Broncos
43:23 – Hayden Knowles and the foot drills
44:30 – Becoming a starter
46:10 – How he moved to South Sydney
48:53 – A listers coming to training at the Rabbitohs
51:30 – Learning from Russell Crowe
53:49 – Leader he most admired
55:18 – The incident with Fletch and helping to educate
58:08 – Racism and taking a stance
59:33 – Moving to the UK
1:00:39 – Funniest team mate
1:01:22 – Favourite ground and Boggy ground
1:02:15 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
1:02:55 – Meeting Steven Gerrard
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