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In this podcast
3:01 - Welcome Danny Buderus
3:37 - Evolving in coaching
5:13 - Developing as a coach
6:22 - Having so many coaches over his career
8:31 - Physiological rugby league
9:10 - Love of American sports and learning from them
10:09 - The Taree boy who loved the St George Dragons
10:52 - Getting passed on by the Dragons and signing for the Knights
11:28 - Owen Cragie & St Francis Xavior
12:20 - Australian Schoolboys tour of the U.K
13:37 - How he became a hooker & the evolution of the position
15:13 - Understanding ruck speed and his unique dummy half skills
16:22 - How he was nearly lost to the Hunter Mariners & Super League
18:49 - Debut off the bench against the Crushers
20:26 - What he need to improve to play regular first grade
21:36 - How many games it takes to be a first grader
22:55 - Winning after 2001 Grand Final after years of missed opportunities
24:22 - Working out the complexity of Andrew Johns
26:57 - Blowing out his shoulder in 1999 and the turning point of his career
28:04 - Stepping up in 2004 when Joey got injured
30:59 - Matt Gidley and the famous flick pass
31:30 - How he became NSW Captain
33:30 - Learning leadership from Brad Fittler
35:12 - Changes to himself by playing Origin
36:41 - Turning the Origin tide in 2018
38:22 - Picking players for the team while remaining neutral on Fox Sports
39:45 - How many players are in the Origin pool for selection
41:00 - How he prepares for his Fox Sports duties
42:55- His preference between the sideline, calling box & back in the studio
46:55 - Moving to the U.K with the Leeds Rhinos
48:45 - Coming back to Newcastle
51:50 - What he does and doesn’t miss about footy
53:29 - How got the nickname ‘Bedsy’
54:20 - Funniest team mate
55:11 - Cameron Smith
56:20 - How he manages his health post footy
57:55 - Favorite ground to play & boggy ground
1:00:12 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
DANNY BUDERUS
Danny Buderus is a former professional rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights and Leeds Rhinos. He played 339 first grade games scoring 76 trys and 1 goal. His reprentative career saw him play 21 state of origins for NSW which included the honor of being captain while also playing 24 tests for Australia. Post footy, Danny is assistant coach to Brad Fittler for the NSW State of Origin team and is also an analyst on Fox Sports.
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