Junior club:
Marist Saints Auckland
Representative honours:
24 Tests for New Zealand 2004-09; Junior Kiwis 2000-01; New Zealand under 18s; Auckland under 16s, 18s
Previous clubs and years:
Bulldogs 2002-06
First grade debut:
Bulldogs vs Raiders, Canberra Stadium, 25/8/02 (Rd 24)
Rabbitohs debut:
Rabbitohs vs Roosters, SFS, 19/3/07 (Rd 1)
First Grade Games:
180 (96 for the Rabbitohs)
First Grade Tries:
17 (9 for the Rabbitohs)
First Grade Points:
68 (36 for the Rabbitohs)
What do you like to do outside of football:
Read books, chill to music and have coffee
Community activities:
Souths Cares
Education:
Business course at TAFE
What do you remember about your debut game:
Tough and fast
What are your goals in Rugby League:
To win Souths 21st premiership
What's the best advice you've received from someone:
Stay out of trouble and out of the media
What was your first job:
Pak 'n' Save Supermarket at Royal Oak in Auckland
What are you reading at the moment:
Bills, Bills, Bills
Favourite book:
Leadership - John Wooden
Favourite song/album on your iPod?:
Do You Remember - J Boog
Which actor would play you best in a movie:
Denzel Washington
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions:
Eat pasta and lollies the night before and listen to hard rap or 2Pac before I warm up
Which meal do you cook best:
Garlic prawns and fettucini marinara
What could you not live without:
Mobile phone
What was your best subject at school:
Physical Education
What was your worst subject at school:
Maths
Earliest football memory:
Playing fly-half for Otahuhu Rugby Union Club
Favourite football moment:
South Sydney Captain
Moment that changed my career:
Moving from the Bulldogs to South Sydney
What advice do you have for junior Rugby League players:
Train hard and be committed. Talent only gets you to the front door
Who is your most annoying team mate and why:
Our Physio Eddie Farah - he's not a team mate but he's all about himself
Which of the young players at the Rabbitohs has the most potential and why:
Jason Clark - he's in the same mould as 'The Package' Shannan McPherson.
Where is one place in the world you want to go, but are yet to travel to?
Brazil
Who is your favourite South Sydney player of all time (Carl H. – Member # 3002):
Luke Stuart - he retired last season but was the heart of South Sydney since I joined the Club
What does it mean to you to wear the red and green of South Sydney (John G. – Member # 29026):
It's been my home for the last five years and we have the opportunity to be successful next season and to bring home that 21st premiership
Who were your favourite players when you were a kid (Nik J. – Member # 1914):
Bradley Clyde, Stephen Kearney, Terry Lamb
What would winning Souths 21st premiership mean to you (Philip C. – Member # 14140):
That the hard work we are doing now is all worth it and that it's a start of a new era
Who is the biggest pest in the team and why (Kieran H. – Member # 349):
Peatsy - he's a very emotional man, like a rollercoaster
What's on your bucket list? (Barbara Vaughan – Member # 38394):
Visit the snow and to snow board
Who is the most inspirational player or person on your career and how have they positively affected your football? (Kortlee Marshall – Member # 2351):
Ruben Wiki - train hard and you'll play hard and be respected amongst your peers
What is your greatest achievement outside of Rugby League? (Steve Wrightson – Member # 28030):
Being a father to my little boy Xayden
Of all the past South Sydney players, who are the top three you would liked to have played with? (Drew Simmons – Member # 36922):
John Sattler, Mario Fenech and Ian Roberts
What transforms a group of athletes into a strong united team? (Bill Kirkwood – Member # 27210):
Honesty amongst each other