Get The Edge With Hayden Knowles

Every Rugby league supporter knows Pat Richards for ‘that grand final try’ … the Benji flick pass to Pat for a try in the Wests tigers 2005 premiership

Recording while sitting in the 1866 old school building which is now the cellar door for Mortimers Wines we are recording with a glass of red wine poured from a bottle with his family name on it and from the vines Daniel helped his mum and dad plant as a 6-year-old. Daniel talks about his journey to the NRL, playing a grand final in his first year with the Parramatta Eels, his grand final win with the Sydney Roosters in 2013, Characteristics of the best leaders he's played with, grand final preparation mindset, Insights into his coaches and much more. He talks of his childhood, being born into the game as one of 5 boys and part of Rugby League's famous Mortimer family. Follow Daniel on instagram @danielmortimer6 @mortimerswines please check us out on youtube and subscribe to the channel to help us grow the show and follow us on instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles . Any shares , comments, feedback, ideas etc are much appreciated

Lee Hopkins currently holds the position of Head of pathways at a club that in the industry of rugby league is considered world class in this space. Bringing all experience and influences along the way across different areas of Rugby League which includes close to 200 games as a professional player he is loving his role at his junior club and the club he made his professional debut for, the Penrith Panthers. Lee shares his lessons and experiences and advice to players, coaches, parents and teachers on what they look for in junior players aiming to make it to the top .

Tim Mannah shares his journey to the NRL , his lessons learned , his beliefs around leadership and memories of great influences in his life and much more . After growing up in the Canterbury district he made his debut for and played his whole career for the parramatta Eels , scored his first ever try against his childhood team the Bulldogs in the 2009 Preliminary final , played for NSW state of origin and played for Lebanon which he speaks about with such passion and respect for where he comes from. Tim enjoyed a great career which included being the captain and leader of his club. He is now doing great things in the business and finance world as well as a career in media and speaking circuit. Follow Tim on X and Instagram @tim_mannah and please follow our podcast on Instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles and tiktok @gte_with_haydenknowles or on X @haydenknowles and find us on YouTube to like and subscribe ( and please share )

From Rugby League player to Billionaire . Maas group was Established in 2002 with one bobcat and a tipper truck. After retiring from professional rugby league at the age of 22, Wes Maas now leads over 2,000 employees and runs a company worth over 1.5 billion dollars which consistently achieves strong annual growth that doesn’t look like slowing up anytime soon. There are a few secrets in this chat that you will soon realise why under Wes’ leadership this company continues such strong growth. Learn about his background, his lessons out of sport and different influences he has had, lessons in business, what he values most and much more.

From Rugby League player to Billionaire . Maas group was Established in 2002 with one bobcat and a tipper truck. After retiring from professional rugby league at the age of 22, Wes Maas now leads over 2,000 employees and runs a company worth over 1.5 billion dollars which consistently achieves strong annual growth that doesn’t look like slowing up anytime soon. There are a few secrets in this chat that you will soon realise why under Wes’ leadership this company continues such strong growth. Learn about his background, his lessons out of sport and different influences he has had, lessons in business, what he values most and much more.

At the time of recording Jonah Pezet is 10 games into his NRL career with the Melbourne Storm, is currently getting through ACL repair and rehab and constantly looking for every opportunity to learn. He shares his lessons along the way, some insights into the Melbourne storm and influences like head coach Craig Bellamy, Cameron Munster and much more. He shared lessons from his junior years from junior coaches , his own parents and more . He clearly values his time learning his trade and has big future ahead with such priceless foundations and a great mindset. Please like, share, comment or even just text to someone you know may benefit from listening or simply just enjoy the episode. Video version on YouTube .

If you could ever get half an hour with Brian Goorjian I can’t recommend it highly enough or just listen to this episode and share with a friend you think would benefit from half an hour of priceless wisdom from a hall of fame coach. No matter what sport or industry you are in learning from Brian who at age 72 at the time of recording is the most successful coach in basketball history in Australia , has just returned to the Sydney Kings over a decade after winning 3 championships with them. The 6 x championship winning coach is also about to coach the Australian Boomers to his 3rd Olympics as head coach. His passion for his sport, his work, his players and energy he brings to everything he does is contagious. His wisdom shared is from a lifetime in the game. Please share, like , comment and follow us on socials for short content and YouTube for full video versions.

If you last 30 years in Rugby league you must be doing something right ! … and there must be some wisdom to share. The longest serving CEO in history of Rugby League Denis gives his time to share his journey , influences and lessons along the way . Remembered by many for his administration roles Denis is also a former international having played for Australia and also NSW during his time as a professional player at the Parramatta eels. Rugby league has been his life and he shares as much as we could in a 1hr chat that includes his memories of great leaders like coach Jack Gibson or premiership winning captains like Steve Edge, the challenges of hiring and firing and much more.

Yasmin Clydsdale, a world cup winner, a multiple time premiership winner, a teacher and a leader who loves making a difference to people's lives shares with us her journey to becoming a professional athlete , lessons along the way. Her thoughts on what makes a team successful, challenges in women's sport, advice to anyone following her path and much more. Make sure you follow her on instagram

All Liv Higgins does is WIN! At the time of recording Liv has played in 3 NRLW grand finals and won them all. This is on top of the two lower grade grand final wins. Every year Liv has played Rugby League she has won. Liv shares with us lessons along the way , shares her journey, shares her thoughts on what makes championship teams and gives advice to any up and coming female player and much more . Make sure you follow Liv on Instagram at @liv_higgins . Check us out also @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles and please share this episode with anyone you feel would benefit from listening. Thanks also to partners of the show @pirtekaus @athelite_official @catchprobands

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At the time of recording Daniel Anderson is the Head of recruitment at the Sydney Roosters . We talk about his journey from school teacher to NRL coach. The highs and lows and lessons learned along the way or simply just sharing a story that you as the listener will find some priceless wisdom gained from listening to this episode. He speaks fondly of his time in the English super league with St Helen’s where he won every

NRLW premiership winning player and Māori Allstars player Jasmin Strange opens up on challenges becoming a professional athlete including serious injury set backs, mental health challenges and also shares insights of being coached at the highest level by her father and lessons learned with him along the way. Follow Jasmin on social media @jasmin.strange

25 plus years working in professional Rugby league across multiple clubs and across all types of roles from Jnr coaching to manager of the Kangaroos at World Cups , to now at the time of recording CEO of the famous North Sydney Bears . Gareth Holmes has learned many lessons along the way and had great mentors in different areas . We thank Gareth for speaking with us to share anything that may happen to help our listeners in different ways for listeners on all types of different paths and different reasons to listen to this podcast. Please share , like , subscribe, comment etc across various platforms. Find our full episodes on YouTube and follow us on Instagram or tiktok @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles

John Strange shares with us everything from parenting a son and daughter who have both gone on to play in the NRL and NRLW , the difference in coaching females compared to males and what he loves about this, his coaching influences and lessons learned along the way, he talks about leadership qualities he values in his players and much more . Please share and if you would like to watch the full episode jump over to our YouTube channel and while you are there please like and subscribe to help grow the channel

At the time of recording Matt Cameron is the Penrith Panthers CEO . His club has recently won its 3rd straight NRL premiership in a row , played in 4 straight grand finals and have won multiple lower grade titles as a club . Listen to this whole episode and you will get a feel for one of the contributing factors to this clubs success. Matt’s passion and philosophy of supporting others is clearly evident and is clearly a character trait that makes him such a successful leader .

At the time of recording Tyson recently celebrated his Sydney UFC 293 KO win over Anton 'the pleasure man ' Turkalj with a samurai sword move from an end of a kata he learned at 12 years of age. He talks of his mental preparation and how creating his alter ego before the fight as Ronin , a samurai warrior helped him prepare to a point where once he achieved this win he didn't celebrate too much as it simply felt like he had seen it before. Tyson talks about 'the maths' and 'doing the time' to be a master of the many mixed martial arts disciplines he has mastered on his journey to being one of the worlds elite mixed martial artists. We talk of his business ventures, his fears, his mentors and influences and much more. Make sure you follow Tyson instagram - @tyson_pedro Follow us and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@GTEWithHaydenKnowles?si=OXeS7FvJOmHc3fai instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles or Hayden personally @haydenknowles

Wisdom shared by one of the great Rugby League coaches who has coached 679 top grade games, made a difference to the many lives of coaches and players he has mentored and much more. There are many lessons learned along the way to share with you. One hour doesn’t do it justice how much he could share with you on your own coaching and teaching journey but we are grateful to Brian for giving his time. Please share with your own coaching community and if it helps you we would love you to jump over to our YouTube channel to subscribe and leave a comment on this episode .

Peter Overton shares his journey, his mindset and passion for his work that has seen him sit at the top of his game. Peter shares with us wisdom , lessons learned, stories including ‘that Tom Cruise interview’ and much more. A great man, a patron of many charity foundations , a wingman in the Air Force, a loving father and husband and like his father encouraged a real giver to his community and much more. Make sure you give this one a share and head over to our YouTube channel to subscribe , like and comment