Roosters Radio

In this weeks episode, we sit down and chat with Blues Star Angus Crichton and your NSW coach and Roosters legend Brad 'Freddy' Fittler. We discuss Sunday's Origin series win, what it means to both Angus and Freddy and what impressed the coach the most. We also talk about the culture that led to a successful series win, the Roosters involvement within the NSW organisation, Angus's battle with Felise Kaufusi that continues this Thursday night and how you can support Crichton's amazing charity the 'First People Project' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks episode of Roosters Radio, we chat with club legend Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings. Horrie shares his thoughts on our recent game with Penrith, how the game has changed since his time, the new rules and his best memories from the Sydney Sports Ground. Horrie also talks about this Sunday's origin game, the great No 7's he faced during his career and shares a great story about the time Tommy Raudonikis put one on his chin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks episode of Roosters Radio, we dedicate the show to our recently retired captain Boyd Cordner. We are joined by the former skipper who passed on the reigns to Boyd in Anthony Minichello. Mini gives us an insight into the type of player and leader Cordner has been for our club, his long list of achievements, our favourite memories of Boyd and the story behind when Mini first met Cordner. We review last weeks game vs the titans and preview this weeks clash against the Panthers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of Roosters Radio, we celebrate the amazing career of arguably the best winger the games ever seen, Brett Morris! Brett gave his all, not only to our club but the game as a whole and was a major contributor to our back to back premiership success. We also talk origin with the 8th immortal Joey Johns and get his views on game 1, the hostile crowd up North and who he is most excited to watch. Lastly, ahead of our big event at Easts this Saturday, we speak to one of the retro Roosters who will be joining us there, Brett 'Gilly' Gillard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we sit down with super coach Trent Robinson. Robbo shares with us why he has loved coaching this season. From the challenges the team has faced with injuries and suspensions, bringing in seven debutants and how that has changed his coaching style from week to week and how the senior players have stood up and set the standard. We get his views on Joey Manu at no. 6, an update on Boyd and the reasoning behind his B+ marking of our season thus far. Lastly, Robbo gives us an insight into how he will be spending his time away from footy as we head into this weeks bye round! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we sit down with club legend Ian Schubert as we mourn the loss of two former Roosters, Barry "Bunny" Reilly and Bob Fulton. "Shoey" talks about the similarities between Bunny and Victor Radley, training sessions with coach Bob Fulton and City Tatts legend George Daldry and playing alongside Arthur Beetson. We get his view on the controversy surrounding the game at the moment and as we head toward Indigenous Round, Shoey talks about some of his favourite indigenous players that wore the red, white and blue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's special episode of Roosters Radio, we celebrate the career of our club captain and leader Jake Friend. We sit down and have an in-depth conversation with Jake Friend going all the way back to his early days when he was recruited by Roosters Hall of Famer, Arthur Beetson, to his NRL debut, his three grand final victories and his Australian and origin honours as part of his long list of achievements in his wonderful career. Jake talks to us about recently becoming a father, his future endeavours, what the roosters club means to him and the controversy around last week's magic round. Lastly, we celebrate his recent addition to the Roosters mural that holds pride of place in Birrell st Waverley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks episode we sit down with Roosters flying winger Matt Ikuvalu. Matt talks to us about his recent form in the 2021 season and what coach Robinson said to him to give him the confidence and belief he needed to cement his spot in the side. He also talks about his proud Tongan heritage, his family life off the field, recently becoming a father and the role his family plays in his life. We review our game with Parramatta and preview our upcoming clash with the Cowboys in this weekend's Magic Round! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks episode of Roosters Radio, we sit down with injured half Luke Keary. Luke gives us an update on his rehab, his opinion on the emerging leaders in the squad, his involvement with young star Sam Walker and his thoughts on how our team's performances have been this year. We hear the pathways and women's results over the weekend and the players to watch out for. We review our dominant win over Newcastle over the weekend and review this weeks big Friday night clash at Bankwest Stadium against Parramatta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we sit down with young gun Sam Verills. Sam speaks about his lengthy stint on the sideline due to an ACL injury and his recovery process with rehab partner Victor Radley. Sam also talks about his first game back over the weekend and why the Anzac game is so special, he also shares some insight into our new halves pairing. Also in this weeks episode, we catch up on all the junior results and the upcoming grand final clash this weekend for our Tarsha Gale side. We review our big Anzac Day win and review this weeks game against the Knights! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks episode of Roosters Radio, we sit down with one half of the Morris twins, Jmoz! Josh talks about the upcoming Anzac clash and what it means to be a part of the historic matchup against St George, What has changed in the game since his debut in 2007, the leadership role he has stepped up to fill in the Roosters and gives us an insight into his playing future with the club. We also learn about the history of this years Anzac Day jumper, with Carolyn Dunn, daughter of Roosters Hall of Famer, the great Dick Dunn. Carolyn explains why the club went from the traditional blue to the Bondi blue to support the war effort in the 1940s. She also talks about her father's career including scoring 19 of East's 22 points in the 1945 grand final victory over Balmain, a record that still stands today and she shares with us some stories of some of the Roosters more "colourful" identities. Lastly, we look ahead to this Sunday's Anzac Day clash with traditional rivals, the Dragons. See omnystudio.com/listene

This week on Roosters Radio we are joined by our no nonsense No 6 Drew Hutchison. Drew shares his story of how he arrived at the club following a major injury as a rising star in the Holden Cup and a 12 month stint playing in the UK. We learn about his influences on and off the field, his partnership with new half Sam Walker, his thoughts on the retirement of captain Jake Friend and his love of a schooner! Drew also touches on his life away from footy and how lucky he his to be a professional footballer. We also chat with Blake Cavallaro, Tarsha Gale coach, Women's U/19's NSW coach and our Jnr reps and pathways manager. Blake talks about the successful year our Jnr reps teams are having with our Harold Matt's, Tarsha Gale and SG ball teams all making the finals. The first time its's happened since 2014 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks episode we sit down with Lindsay Collins. Lindsay talks about his journey from Brisbane to the Roosters and his recent success leading him to an origin jersey and the experience of state of origin. Lindsay talks about his family history in Rugby League, what he would be doing if he wasn't a first grade footballer, what the new rule changes mean for the middle player and his plans for life after footy. and of course... The story of the missing tooth. We also review the weekends win against the Warriors and preview our upcoming clash with the Sharks at our home the SCG. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we chat with Easts Group CEO Joe Kelly about the launch of "Easts" and in particular the new sports bar "Artie's" and the new restaurant Olive and Oak. Captain James Tedesco and Josh Morris talk about the defeat to Souths and what the fans can expect from Sam Walker ahead of his debut this weekend against the Warriors. We also celebrate our juniors victories in our Roosters pathways roundup and look ahead to our match on Sunday against the Warriors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we sit down with Joey Manu as he shares his journey from playing rugby league in Tokoroa to winning back to back premierships and representing New Zealand. Joey talks about the weekly flights from NZ to play for the roosters. We learn how Joey adapted from small town New Zealand to living in Sydney and the sacrifices he and his family made. Joey reflects on growing up away from his family and how much of an impact his father has made on not only his own life but the life of others. We also talk to Terry Murphy (Retro Rooster) about a fundraiser being held to support club legend Barry "Bunny" Reilly. If you would like to get involved by donating much needed fund to assist Bunny head over to https://menofleague.com/roosters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On our 1st episode of Roosters Radio for season 2021 we sit down with assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon to discuss his recent life membership award. Fitzy talks about how much the club means to him having spent almost half his life here and also what it meant to be presented the award in front of his family, former teammates and the playing group. We also talk footy with Fitzy as we look back at our big victory over Manly and discuss the new rule changes and look ahead to this Sunday's match against the tigers. Don't forget.... The new sports bar "ARTIE'S" up at Easts Leagues opens 26th March just in time for our round 3 match against arch rivals Souths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we chat with Victor Radley ahead of our match against the Panthers. Victor shares talks about the positive energy around the team and the club as they prepare for this weekends match. We talk about the loss to the bunnies and what that has taught the team and we lament over last weekends result and the numerous phone calls and texts that come with it! We also celebrate our local junior leagues clubs who had wins in their respective Grand Finals as well as our triumphant Central Coast Womens team who had a big win over the Bears in the NSW Womens competition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we sit down with Mr 303 Mitchell Aubusson! We hear from his family as well as Aubo about his amazing career spanning 13 seasons at our club. We also caught up with NRLW stars Zahara Temara and Kaitlyn Phillips ahead of their season launch. And finally, we look ahead to our match against rivals Souths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we catch up with Luke Keary after his standout performance in his 150th game against the Knights. Luke talks about what motivates him this time of year and the importance of playing good footy. We get an insight into the playing group and coaching staff as well as how he keeps himself busy off the paddock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Roosters Radio we chat with young number 9 Freddy Lussick. We learn what backyard footy was like in the Lussick household tackling older brothers Joey and Darcy and how it helped his career. Freddy shares with us his meteoric rise to 1st grade, from winning the Harry Phipps Rising Star Award in 2019 to debuting against the Tigers and then last week running out playing 80 mins against the Raiders and topping the tackle count with 66 tackles. We also speak to COO Jarrod Johnstone to celebrate the Roosters sponsorship milestone of 5 million dollars and what that means to the club as well as the partners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.