Alan Tongue was widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working players in rugby league, during his 220 match NRL career. A man who let his actions on the field do the talking, the man from country New South Wales led the Canberra Raiders for five years and was named the Dally M Lock of the year and Captain of the Year at the conclusion of the 2008 season. 

The hard-tackling forward left an indelible mark on the 'Green Machine' upon retiring in 2011, but he has continued to make an impact since hanging up the boots. Developing programs for young people in juvenile justice centres  and working with the NRL to write a 'Voice Against Violence' program which is now delivered internationally, the 2017 ACT Australian of the Year nominee has reached hundreds of thousands of people. 

On this episode of the show, Tongue discusses what he did to be the man everyone wanted to play with, what has driven him both on and off the field, and the role his christian faith played in the journey.