Bragging contest... 😀
I had a phat chat with Brian Smith (former St George/Parramatta coach) at SOO at Suncorp a couple of years back. Genuinely nice dude, stuck in the exit chaos & couldn't move. Had a laugh about how Qld supporters couldn't get out fast enough (NSW had thumped us).
Had a few interactions with Liam Fulton & Bryce Gibbs not long after they retired. Thought they both seemed pretty cool.
Ran into Todd Payten as the NSW U19's coach at a hotel in Roma St in Brisbane, then had a chat with Jack Buchanan who was in the U19's team. REALLY friendly guy (Buchanan). Payten doesn't give much away but smiled when I finished with a Go Tigers.
Helped my dad put carpet into Souths Leagues WAAAAAAY back. Mario Fenech, Jeff Fenech, Neil Baker & Craig Coleman were in the bar. Mario & Neil tried helping lug underlay into the building. Jeff & Craig were busying throwing shot glasses at a cat in the street....
Played junior football against Nick Graham & Nathan Long.
Regularly run into my old school mate Nathan Long (Sharks) at the tracks in Brisbane- he's a runner for bookies up here. Don't know how 2 Kirrawee High boys ended up on the Qld race tracks...but there you go.
Had Dan Staines coach my U16's team back at De La Salle Caringbah back in the day. Surprisingly small human.
Lastly- actually coached former Dragons, Cowboys & Tigers #7 Kieran Kerr in his junior cricket team. I clearly had a strong influence on his cricket career.