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In this podcast
2:29 – Welcome Tim Brasher
3:46 – Finding out about his Origin debut in 1992
5:23 – Playing with the legends at 21 years of age
6:15 – First day in camp and the bonding session of Pub Golf
8:47 – The 100/100 club
9:20 – Phil Gould
10:14 – The enjoyment of playing at Lang Park
11:56 – How he transitioned to fullback so well
13:00 – James Tedesco
14:22 – The 2000 Origin Series
16:48 – Growing up as a Western Suburbs Magpies fan
17:50 – Tommy Raudonikis and the cattle dog call
18:40 – Finding rugby league and being a child prodigy
20:44 – His unique running style
21:27 – The mullet & making the top 10 mullets of the NRL
23:05 – Schoolboy footy
23:50 – Australian Schoolboys with Freddy Fittler and David Fairleigh
25:50 – Getting out of his Wests Magpies scholarship
27:09 – Moving to John Paul II Marayong
29:51 – First grade debut off the bench against Wests at Campbelltown
31:18 – Why he quit his accountancy degree
32:36 – His first job
33:27 – His run on debut at Belmore against Canterbury
34:59 – The run into the 1989 Grand Final
37:23 – The strong culture at the Tigers
38:45 – Taking on Mal Meninga in the grand final
39:40 – Hardest players to tackle
41:00 – Nearly leaving the Tigers
42:03 – Biggest influence at club level
44:08 – Becoming a caddie
46:35 – Preparation as a caddie
50:42 – Transition away from footy
53:00 – Mentoring Craig Wing and Matt Bowen
54:12 – The real reason he injured his knee which forced him to retire
56:06 – Leader he most admired
58:23 – Boggy ground
58:44 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
TIM BRASHER
Tim Brasher is a legend of the NRL. After debuting at the Balmain Tigers while still at school in 1989, he would play in one of the greatest grand finals of all time in his first season of first grade. His career would span from 1989 to 2002, playing 244 first grade games across the Tigers, Souths and Cowboys, while his representative record includes 21 State of Origins for NSW and 16 tests for Australia.
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