My special guest is Kevin Campion. Kevin is a former professional rugby league player with his outstanding career including 241 games for the Gold Coast Seagulls, St George Dragons, Adelaide Rams, Brisbane Broncos, New Zealand Warriors and North Queensland Cowboys. He is a two time premiership winner with the Broncos, has appeared in 4 grand finals and played in 4 State of Origins for Queensland.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
3:17 - Welcome Kevin Campion
3:36 - Coaching and current profession
4:30 - Transition away from Rugby League
6:52 - Coaching now vs coaching in the NRL
9:12 - Sarina
10:43 - Finding Rugby League
11:51 - His secret kicking ability
12:50 - Missing out on rep teams as kid
15:07 - Try outs for the Magpies in Sydney
18:00 - Meeting Wally Lewis for the first time
20:21 - The difference between winning and losing teams
23:20 - Playing weight on debut and mistakes putting weight on
24:52 - His first profession
25:55 - Playing at Seagulls Stadium
27:45 - Rivalry against the Broncos
28:24 - ARL & Super League
30:38 - Finding his way to the St George Dragons
32:35 - 1996 Grand Final
36:35 - Adversity at the Adelaide Rams and meeting Wayne Bennett
40:25 - Moving to the Brisbane Broncos and dealing with expectations
41:50 - Mixing with the super star players
43:48 - Leaders at the Broncos
45:15 - Wayne Bennett & work ethic
47:33 - Jamie Goddard
48:00 - 1998 Grand Final against the Canterbury Bulldogs
49:38 - Rebuilding after Allan Langer & Innovation for the 2000 season
52:06 - Wayne Bennett & lead up to games
53:51 - Honour of representing Queensland
55:29 - Point of difference playing for Queensland
56:55 - The underdog mentality
58:00 - Monty Betham and leadership in New Zealand
59:36 - Player who made him better
1:01:18 - Favourite ground away from Lang Park
1:02:30 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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