JayBee
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Did any of you get a load of the Finchy podcast with Denan Kemp?
Was a pretty good listen. Great insight into someone who lived and breathed league for 3 decades. He played the villain to our beloved Bulldogs for a few years there but gee - he was unbelievably earnest. A couple of things that he mentioned:
Personally - I can't recall too many players saying after their career that they were paid outside the cap. But for me, that's deadset proof that the Roosters in the early naughties were cheating. Only difference is, they got away with it.
Did any of you get a load of the Finchy podcast with Denan Kemp?
Was a pretty good listen. Great insight into someone who lived and breathed league for 3 decades. He played the villain to our beloved Bulldogs for a few years there but gee - he was unbelievably earnest. A couple of things that he mentioned:
- Still has an amicable relationship with Sticky. He also recounted a time when Sticky told Finchy "You cost me two grand finals". Brutal.
- Growing up in Newcastle in the Johns era and what that was like.
- Got on the piss a fair bit. Was also blind drunk when arriving into camp the day before his famous FG.
- Living in Wigan, meeting Ryan Giggs and being in the dressing room after a ManU game. Rooney and Rio Ferdinand actually walked up to him to say hi - both were league buffs
- Dishes out on Foxsports and why he was not re-signed with them after last year. Reckons they used his stint in rehab against him, which was something he put his hand up to do to help him with his addictions.
- Spoke candidly of depression post footy.
- And probably the biggest part for me - near verbatim - "Melbourne were the only club NOT to pay me under the table". For those who do not know - he played for Canberra, Roosters, and then Parra before making his way down south. Watch from about 1 hour 20 in for this one.
Personally - I can't recall too many players saying after their career that they were paid outside the cap. But for me, that's deadset proof that the Roosters in the early naughties were cheating. Only difference is, they got away with it.
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