My special guest is Daniel Irvine. Daniel is a former professional rugby league player for Parramatta, Canterbury and South Sydney and also coached lower grades at the Rabbitohs. Away frpom the game is a Dr of Chiropractic where he runs Irvine Chiropractic and is a competitive body builder.
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3:20 – Welcome Daniel Irvine
4:03 – His Uncle Ken Irvine
5:20 – Ken’s amazing try scoring record
6:02 – Family background
7:36 – How he got to the Parramatta Eels juniors
8:55 – His defensive skills
9:31 – Moving to hooker
10:33 – The pressure of being a Irvine
11:32 – Schooling at Parramatta Marist
13:20 – First major injuries
14:29 – Who have Jamie Lyon the nickname “Killer”
14:58 – Shane Flanagan
15:30 – Australian School Boys
16:00 – Paul Gallen & longevity
17:00 – Signing his first contract
17:50 – Supporting the Raiders
19:30 – Moving into the Parramatta first grade squad
20:22 – Time management as an 18 year old
21:17 – First impression of Brian Smith
22:05 – Learning from veterans
23:20 – Jason Taylor
23:44 – First grade debut against Canterbury
25:40 – Handling expectation of being a first grader
27:00 – Advice to young players coming through
28:40 – Missing the 2001 finals
30:00 – Grand Final Day 2001
31:14 – Playing against Andrew Johns
32:55 – Best player he played with at Parramatta
33:44 – 2002
34:55 – Losing his first grade role and moving to Queensland
35:10 – Wayne Bennett
37:30 – Moving to the Canterbury Bulldogs
39:00 – Steve Folkes
39:30 – Conditioning at the Bulldogs
41:00 – Russell Crowe and South Sydney
43:55 – Decision to retire
45:15 – Moving to coaching
46:00 – Gaining respect as a coach
48:50 – Handling the transition from professional sport
52:25 – His passion for body building
58:38 – Toughest opponent
59:25 – Favorite venue to play
59:45 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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