March 12, 2024

Harry Froling on NBL refereeing issues, the conflict of interest with Larry Kestelman owning teams and what he feels he could have done differently during his career

1 hour 4 minutes

Harry Froling joins the podcast to give an update on his health after suffering a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain following an alleged assault outside a popular Wollongong nightclub.

A year into his recovery he also talks about his brother Sam's chances of making the Boomers Olympic squad, the issues the NBL faces with poor refereeing and the issues that arise from Larry Kestleman owning the league and NBL teams at the same time.

Harry Froling won the NBL rookie of the year award in 2019 and went on to play six seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Townsville Crocodiles, Illawarra Hawks, Adelaide 36ers and Brisbane Bullets.

He averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 154 NBL games.

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Topics include...

Harry provides an update on his health after receiving a vicious blow to the head in an ugly incident off the court 12 months ago (2:00)
The development of Sam Froling and his chances of being a part of the Boomers Olympic squad this year (6:00)
Without any fear of an NBL fine, Harry gives an unbiased view of the current referee situation in the NBL (10:00)
What teams should we see in the NBL Grand Final next week? (23:30)
The success on and off the court of the Illawarra Hawks (25:30)
Harry looks back at his time in the NBL and revisits areas he could have improved or done better (30:00)
The biggest hurdles he has faced both on and off the court (40:00)
The three-year wall for NBL players (45:00)
When does Harry feel he was playing his best basketball (51:00)
The biggest hurdles and highlights from his playing career (56:00)

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Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling, Jesse Wagstaff

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And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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