In the second episode of our GEO legend series Joel Caine is joined by Andrew 'Bobcat' Ryan to reflect on a career that spanned across 291 NRL games including a premiership as captain in 2004, 12 matches for the NSW Blues and 11 tests for Australia. Bobcat is a cracking story of perseverance while reaching every lofty height our game has to offer.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:35 Why bobcat?
2:00 What life was like in Dubbo?
4:14 Footy as a career path
7:30 Missing out on teams
9:04 What is it about Dubbo?
11:14 Bulldogs fan as a kid
12:55 Signing with Parramatta
18:09 2001 NRL Grand Final
20:30 Pre-game of 01 Grand Final
21:43 Brian Smith
24:27 Moving to Canterbury
29:00 – 2004 NRL Grand Final
33:30 Mark O’Meley
34:00 Coaching NSW U19’s
36:00 Who wins the comp?
37:21 Who’s making the Grand Final
38:00 Making his debut for NSW
39:05 Alan Langer
39:50 Andrew Johns in Dubbo
41:28 Debut for Australia
43:04 Max King to start for NSW
44:00 QLD game 2 team
44:47 Bobcat Tip
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