Lets Trot Show - EP 18 Lets Trot with Reni Maitua

Sauce sits down with a good friend, Australian & Samoan international, 2004 NRL Premiership winner, and Bulldogs legend, Reni Maitua for an intimate chat about his rollercoaster career, the highs and lows, and finding peace after footy. Lets Trot!

THANKS TO OUR EPISODE SPONSORS:
SHOEGRAB
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Braith Anasta & Reni’s Origin Story
07:39 - NFL Super Bowl Reaction
09:50 - ShoeGrab Gifting
10:39 - Finding a passion between plumbing, surfing & playing footy
14:36 - Early days at Souths, rejection, & signing for the Bulldogs
17:58 - Bulldogs culture & the salary cap scandal
24:18 - Comparing ex-players with new players in the NRL
27:54 - Sonny Bill Williams friendship & decision to leave the game
34:24 - Reni spiralling out of control & lunch with Russell Crowe
41:34 - SEGMENT: TRUE OR FALSE
50:20 - Reni rebuilding with the Eels & his struggle with depression
01:05:44 - Life after footy
01:08:35 - “Mystery Question” from Twal, Kiraz, & Douehi

-------Lets Trot