My special guest is Matthew Elliott. Matt is a former professional rugby league coach and player. His playing career included 62 games for St George Dragons, while his coaching career included 404 games across Bradford, Canberra, Penrith and New Zealand and he is the youngest to coach a grand final win in the English Super League.
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TIME STAMPS & TOPICS
3:10 – Welcome Matt Elliott
3:19 – Thursday Island & his Father
6:00 – Growing up in Townsville and finding footy
7:36 – Coming through the ranks in Cricket with Ian Healy
9:11 – Learning from different sports
11:00 – Getting Mark Taylor out
11:33 – Finding his way to St George
13:00 – Moving to France
16:50 – Culture set by Brian Johnston & Michael Beattie
17:55 – First impression of Brian Smith
19:00 – The size of today’s players & evolution of the game
21:30 – End of his playing career
22:56 – Coaching under Brian Smith
24:46 – Being a good assistant coach
26:25 – The near Dragons & Roosters merger
28:00 – Moving to Bradford
29:56 – Winning over a playing group at only 32 years old
31:28 – Henry & Robbie Paul
32:57 – Man management vs Tactics
33:40 – Mal Meninga & personal development
37:15 – Assistant coach vs head coach
38:15 – Building a relationship with your CEO
40:43 – Recruitment and the role of the coach
41:22 – Importance of delegation
42:30 – Most rewarding times in Canberra
43:40 – Investing in juniors
45:45 – Coaching mindset & dealing with stress
47:40 – Would he coach again?
49:32 – Choosing a leader & a leadership group
53:53 – Leaders he admires outside of footy
55:00 – Innovation & Meditation
57:30 – Physical, Mental & Emotional intent
1:00:00 – The coach whisperer
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