Chiming In - Steve Gillis, Player Manager

Bob McCarthy is considered one of the greatest rugby league players of all time. He’s captained Australia, won premierships for Souths and was made a Member of the British Empire for his services to the sport. In this episode of Chiming In, McCarthy shares stories of the Rabbitohs’ glory days where he played alongside greats like John Sattler, John O’Neill, Mike Cleary and Eric Simms. He also spea...

Todd Carney was once the undisputed Bad Boy of the NRL. Constantly in trouble with police, sacked by clubs and deregistered by the game - Carney struggled with an alcohol addiction and constantly found trouble. But things have changed. Two and a half years ago, the former Dally M Winner decided he needed help and checked himself into rehab in a desperate bid to save his relationship with partner S...

Jada Taylor announced herself to the rugby league world on June 23, 2022 when she ran from try line to try line to score a game breaking try for NSW against Queensland in an Under 19s match. If you haven’t seen it - you should google it. Millions of fans viewed the try both here and abroad - even movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson acknowledged her achievement. FanaticsTV viewers might have alrea...

Tommy Herschell is fast becoming one of the best known names in Australian sport. And he hasn’t had to make a tackle, sink a putt or wield the willow to catch the headlines. The founder of a charity called Findyafeet - Tommy and his team run school, sporting and community based workshops for people young and old. It provides a platform for people to tell their story, the skills to own their stuff...

Bob Tate is one of Sydney’s best known publicans - you name it, he’s seen it. In the 1990s Tate owned and ran the Clovelly Hotel, deep in the heart of Sydney’s eastern suburbs.  Rugby league, union, cricket, AFL and surf lifesaving stars would flock there - making it one of the best known sporting pubs in the country. Jockeys, trainers and bookmakers would also frequent the establishment. In...

Frank Ponissi is regarded the best general manager of footy on the business. After dreaming of becoming an nrl player and later hoping to become a head coach, Ponissi’s journey took him into administration and he’s made every post a winner. Ponissi’s journey took him all over the world until I’m 2007 the Melbourne storm came knocking and he’s never looked back. In this episode of chiming in - you...

Nik Kosef is a rugby league warhorse. No player in the history of the game has undergone four knee reconstructions - yet somehow the kid from Cobar kept climbing off the canvass. In this revealing interview on Chiming In, Kosef takes the blame for Manly’s grand final loss to Newcastle in 1997 - and explains why he shoulders the burden for the loss. It’s been an amazing roller coaster ride for the...

He’s played, coached and is now considered one of the game’s best administrators. Between all that, the man they call Gus has juggled a hugely successful media career. So what makes Gus tick? In this episode of Chiming In, Gould opens up on his journey, the highs and lows and shares some secrets of his success. Hopefully you will learn something about Gus that you never knew before. Hosted on Acas...

Danny Weidler has been a rugby league journalist and television reporter for almost 40 years. It’s been a crazy journey which has seen him experience plenty of highs and lows in the industry. Recruited by Channel 9 chief David Gyngell, Weidler changed the way rugby league news was reported on TV - earning himself a reputation as hard nosed reporter who constantly broke big news stories. In a very...

Former International Brett White almost walked away from the game he loved before his professional career began. The powerful front rower embarked on his first pre-season with the Melbourne Storm 2005 when he and his team-mates were enrolled in a brutal army camp. Exhausted and hallucinating, White admits he went searching for coach Craig Bellamy in the middle of the night to tell him the sport wa...

Two of the game’s most powerful player agents Steve Gillis and David Riolo go toe to toe in a cutting and raw-edged debate about the world they live in. The veteran agents - with almost 60 years experience in the industry between them - share their secrets, what it’s like working as an agent, the highs and the lows and the key to their success. It’s a not to be missed episode of Chiming In which w...

Former Canterbury centre Ben Harris holds a unique record in rugby league having won back to back premierships in two hemispheres. He is the only player in the game’s history to have done this - winning the 2004 NRL premiership with Canterbury and the English Super League the following year with Bradford. After growing up on a dairy farm and finding his way to Sydney, Ben shares his experience of...

Sean Garlick has that Midas touch. He’s worked as an actor, a professional rugby league player, a police officer, a sports commentator and now runs a hugely successful business - Garlo’s Pies. Hard work and good fortune has seen Sean Garlick succeed beyond his wildest expectations. In this episode of Chiming In, the former South Sydney and Roosters skipper, shares the secrets of his success - incl...

Ashton Sims boasts an imposing record, having played 368 professional games of rugby league. Sims represented five clubs - St George Illawarra, Brisbane, North Queensland, Warrington and Toronto Canada during a 17 year career. He debuted as an 18 year old, played for Country and Fiji and was regarded a hard working and imposing forward with a great off-load. In this episode of Chiming In, Sims sha...

Max King was born to play rugby league. His great-grandfather, grandfather and dad all played first grade footy. King's dream of following in their footsteps didn’t go to plan. In fact, it appeared all-but certain his career had come to a halt at the end of 2021 when an Achilles tendon injury failed to respond to treatment. Frustrated and without a Club, King explains how he was ready to retire un...

Currently the second highest point scorer in the history of the game, Reynolds has some big decisions to make regarding his future as clubs circle to lure him away from the Brisbane broncos In this episode of chiming in - the premiership winning halfback talks about his future, his desire to coach in the NRL and what he considers to be the best day of his footballing career. It will surprise you....

Few strength and conditioners can boast a resume as long or impressive as Ron Palmer. The former Balmain rugby league player, found a career as a trainer shortly after retiring from football. With over 50 years experience in rugby league, no-one knows sport like Palmer. In this podcast he shares his highs and lows, secrets to success and talks about what every individual needs to do to get healthy...

Greg Florimo is regarded one of the North Sydney Bears finest servants. Having played a record 285 games for the Club, Florimo has been instrumental in North Sydney’s push for re-entering the NRL in partnership with a new Perth franchise. Until now, the former NSW and Australian representative has been guarded about sharing his thoughts on the Bears potential re-instatement but today’s decision by...

Laurie Daley is one of the most highly regarded people in rugby league. Daley is three time premiership winner, a former Nsw and Australian captain and one of the most competitive and dynamic players in the game’s history. But the champion Canberra Raiders legend has unfinished business - that being ensuring NSW continues to shine at State Of Origin Combat In this revealing interview, Daley t...

Tarryn Aiken is regarded as the best female rugby league player in the World. Recently named the Golden Boot Winner, Aiken has dominated at NRLW and representative level for the past few seasons. But it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for the 25-year-old Queensland representative with Aiken having to overcome family tragedy to achieve all her goals. In this episode of Chiming In, the champion five-...

Mose Masoe was told he would never walk again after breaking his neck while playing in the English Super League. The former Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers and St George Illawarra Dragons representative, underwent a life saving operation before embarking on a remarkable road to recovery. Mose speaks at length about he re-built his life and managed to defy doctors - making a miraculous recovery t...

The veteran journalist is in his 50th year of covering the game and shares some of the highlights of his career with Steve 'Chimes' Gillis in this edition of Chiming In. Rothfield talks about the day he suffered a massive heart attack, and was lucky to survive. He reflects on the Super League War and tells of some of his personal clashes with several of the game's most high profile people. It's Ro...

Super League wars, player sacking & gaol time plus everything in between, Steve 'Chimes' Gillis has been at the centre of everything Rugby League for the past 45 years. From his start as a copy boy for News Ltd to time at the 'bible' Rugby League week before starting as a player agent on the eve of the Super League war. Chimes opens up about the good times and the bad this time as a guest on h...

He’s larger than life and has entertained rugby league fans on and off the field for more than 50 years. Darryl “The Big Marn” Brohman opens up on footy, life, love and how he is indebted to the game of rugby league. A premiership winning forward and Queensland Rothmans Medal winner, Brohman has entertained fans for many years on radio and television. Brohman’s love of life will have you chuckling...

Nathan Gibbs had never really given any thought to becoming a doctor until after he received his HSC results. The emerging rugby league star decided he would attempt to juggle a career in sport while studying medicine at university. Gibbs went on to captain South Sydney and represented City before having a season with the powerhouse Parramatta Eels in the 1980s. Today he is regarded one of Austral...