Junior club:
Hornby Panthers, Christchurch
Representative honours:
25 Tests for New Zealand, 1999-2006, Tri Nations 2004-06, All Golds 2007
Previous clubs and years:
Adelaide 1997-98, Eels 1999-2000, Roosters 2002, Melbourne 2003-06
First grade debut:
Adelaide V Canberra, 17/8/97, round 17
Rabbitohs debut:
v Roosters, 19/3/07, round 1
What do you remember about your debut game:
It was against the Raiders in 1997 with Ricky Stuart, Laurie Daley and Brad Clyde in the Canberra team. It was a bit of a shock, I remember walking out and I was thinking more about getting their autographs than about the game. After the game I wanted to get a photo with them all but I didn’t have a camera.
What are your goals in football:
After what happened last year I want to play a full year with Souths.
What is the best advice anyone ever gave you:
My mum convinced me to switch back to rugby league from rugby union when I was 16.
What was your first job:
A development officer for touch football in Christchurch.
Favourite CD:
I like anything Reggae, Hip Hop or Dance.
Favourite TV show:
So you think you can dance
Favourite food:
A boil-up, it’s a Maori dish with pork bones, watercress and doughboys in it.
What is your favourite place to go on holiday:
I would really like to go to the Maldives.
If you were not a footballer what would you be doing:
I’m sure it would be something to do with sport, I’ve always loved doing it.
What makes you happy:
My kids, my family.
Earliest football memory:
When I was six we moved house in Hornby Christchurch and I went from playing rugby to league. At training the other kids were making fun of my rugby training gear. That was until we played a game of bulrush and I ran through the whole team.
Favourite football moment:
Winning the Tri Nations with the Kiwis in 2005.
Game that changed my career:
During 2005 when I was with the Storm I was sin-binned by referee Steven Clark and it was then that the penny dropped; my ill discipline was hurting my team. After that I vowed to change things around.