4 episodes

We’ve all heard the stories of the superstar athletes who made it all the way to the top… but what about the ones who were left behind?

Every athlete tells the story about how they had talented friends growing up, most say even more talented than them, but those friends either had a devastating injury, lacked the commitment or, like most of us, found the beers.

This is the podcast of the forgotten hero. The person who sits at the pub on weekends telling anyone who will listen “I played with him” or “Yeah I was better than those guys and would of made it if it wasn’t for injury etc.

Forgotten Heroes Patrick Hines

    • Sport

We’ve all heard the stories of the superstar athletes who made it all the way to the top… but what about the ones who were left behind?

Every athlete tells the story about how they had talented friends growing up, most say even more talented than them, but those friends either had a devastating injury, lacked the commitment or, like most of us, found the beers.

This is the podcast of the forgotten hero. The person who sits at the pub on weekends telling anyone who will listen “I played with him” or “Yeah I was better than those guys and would of made it if it wasn’t for injury etc.

    "We drunk till we dropped" - Tony Murray - Rugby League. Ep 4

    "We drunk till we dropped" - Tony Murray - Rugby League. Ep 4

    Looking at him now, its hard to believe that Tony was once a promising Rugby League player. We take a step back in time and listen to the story of a player who had success everywhere he went. 

    The only thing that alluded him was that professional dream. As always, were here to find out why.


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    • 40 min
    "What's the next injury gonna be" - Jonno Brown - Rugby. Ep 3

    "What's the next injury gonna be" - Jonno Brown - Rugby. Ep 3

    This weeks guest is Jonathan (Jonno) Brown, a former promising Junior Rugby player. With higher aspirations within his reach, listen in to find out how it all went so wrong.

    Then:

    NSW u/18 School Boys

    Australian Gold Squad

    Shute Shield with Southern Districts

    Now:

    High School Science Teacher

    F45 Class Instructor

    Living in Parents Basement


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    • 45 min
    "Hit by the sniper" - Rob Richardson - Rugby. Ep 2

    "Hit by the sniper" - Rob Richardson - Rugby. Ep 2

    We delve deep into the story of Rob Richardson. Join us on this weeks episode to learn about how a promising young English rugby player made his way over to Australia for love and to continue his growing career before crashing and burning to become the man he is today.


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    • 43 min
    "Its sexy to be vulnerable" - Mitchell Pinchbeck - Tennis. Ep 1

    "Its sexy to be vulnerable" - Mitchell Pinchbeck - Tennis. Ep 1

    We sit down with Mitchell Pinchbeck to discuss his highs, lows and everything in between. Interested to know how to wreck a promising tennis career? Listen in to find out how.


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    • 43 min

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