Bloke In A Bar - Johnathan Thurston

I had the honour of sitting down with rugby league legend and icon Johnathan Thurston.

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0:00 JT on the podcast
0:50 Johnathan Thurston Academy
10:24 Thoughts on the state of the game today
12:08 Growing up
17:52 Moving to Sydney and getting a train and trial
24:33 Promoted to Bulldogs first grade squad
28:42 2004 Grand Final
33:51 Decision to go to the Cowboys and 2005 Grand Final
43:41 Origin debut 2005 and the Origin dynasty
54:35 Pledging allegiance to Australia and his Test career
58:26 Indigenous All Stars
1:00:58 4 time Dally M winner
1:02:26 Nearly signing with Penrith
1:05:10 2015 Grand Final
1:21:16 Clive Churchill
1:22:23 Watching the 2017 Grand Final from the sideline
1:25:51 Paul Green
1:27:35 Retirement regret
1:27:51 Post career
1:30:33 Matty Bowen
1:34:04 Final questions