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Episode 107 - Jamie Lyon


My special guest is Jamie Lyon. Jamie is legend of the NRL having played 359 first grade games for Parramatta Eels, St Helens and Manly Sea-Eagles. He won a Super League Man of Steel, Challenge Cup and Grand Final for St Helens, while back home in Australia he featured in 5 grand finals winning two for Manly in 2008 and 2011.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

3:00 – Welcome Jamie Lyon

3:20 – Origins in Wee Waa

4:15 – How he got the nick name Killer

5:41 – Finding rugby league

6:56 – The Wee Waa Panthers

8:26 – Junior rep teams

11:08 – Pig Shooting

11:31 – Meeting & signing with Crusher Cleal

13:38 – Rugby league heroes

14:21 – Moving to Sydney

16:02 – Early Struggles

17:45 – Year 12 super team at Parramatta Marist

20:21 – Australian school boys tour of UK

22:13 – First grand final in Reserve Grade

23:57 – Mowing the laws at Stadium Australia

25:04 – First grade debut against the Wests Tigers

27:15 – Funny stories from Parra days

28:41 – 2001 Grand Final against Newcastle

30:20 – Getting chosen for Australia

30:50 – Kangaroo tour with Joey & Freddie

31:45 – Travel stories with Adam MacDougall

33:10 – Origin debut

35:44 – Moving back to Wee Waa

36:50 – Playing against Ewen McGrady

37:30 – Why he left the NRL

39:00 – Regrets to the Parramatta Club

42:36 – Signing with St Helens

44:00 – Being blocked at Customs in Heathrow

45:10 – Playing with the legends at St Helens

46:36 – Challenge Cup at Twickenham

47:57 – Coming back to Australia

48:54 – Des Hasler and nearly get hit by the flying door

50:00 – Dezzie Spray vs Donny Singe pre season

51:07 – Why Manly was successful?

52:38 – Rivalry with the Melbourne Storm

54:24 – The Stewart vs Blair brawl

55:35 – Leadership

58:34 – Toughest opponent

1:00:00 – Favourite venue in the UK and Australia

1:02:31 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party

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