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In this podcast
2:32 - Welcome Ben Creagh
3:09 - Transition and passion for finance
4:02 - Preparing for life outside football
5:03 - Scary parts of football & earning large amounts of money
6:28 - Learning to trust people
8:25 - His role at Shadforth Financial Group & its connection to the NRL
13:00 - Going from $300k to $70k
13:20 - Disappointment of his last year
14:55 - Approach he took when he wasn't playing but still captain
16:48 - Being a beast in the gym
19:00 - Leading the Dragon's team song
21:41 - The start in Blacktown & living out west
23:23 - His love of basketball
27:09 - Starting rugby league at 13
28:32 - Growing up a Panthers fan
29:50 - Early footy memories
31:20 - Schoolboy footy
32:50 - Sacrifices from his parents
33:58 - Choosing rugby league over basketball
36:00 - When the Dragons came knocking
37:43 - First job at Jamberoo Action Park
41:05 - The call up to first grade
44:14 - The shocking first grade debut
45:37 - Bouncing back from his debut
47:27 - Learning in the deep end
48:50 - Growing in the off season
50:02 - Gaining the respect of the older players
52:22 - Who switched him into the back row
53:18 - Searching for help with Max Ninness
55:12 - Debuting for Australia in France
56:17 - His combination on the left edge with Ben Hornby
59:16 - Nathan Brown
1:01:33 - The talent of the Dragons between 2003 to 2008
1:02:40 - Getting rid of the chokers tag
1:06:39 - Feeling of making his first grand final
1:08:15 - Why Wayne Bennett is so great
1:09:38 - When they knew the premiership was theres
1:10:25 - Dean Young
1:11:56 - State of Origin brawl in 2010
1:13:20 - Passion of Origin
1:14:23 - The famous push on Justin Hodges
1:19:36 - What he brought back to Dragons after representing NSW
1:21:05 - Favorite venue to play outside his home ground
1:24:32 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
BEN CREAGH
Ben Creagh is a former professional rugby league player who co-captained the St George Illawarra Dragons winning a premiership in 2010. He played 272 first grade games for the Dragons scoring 54 trys, with his representative career including 6 games for NSW Country, 2 games for Australia and 11 State of Origins for 11 months. Away from the game, Ben is a Financial Wellbeing Adviser at Shadforth Financial Group.
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