Stephen Coniglio is one of the genuine good guys of Australian sport with a story that you’ll no doubt find fascinating – he was the prototypical multi-sport sensation growing up….who had some tough but much envied choices to make. That has now led to him becoming the captain of one of the hottest teams in the AFL at present - the GWS Giants. This is his story.
Chapters
01:09 How he’s handling training during the coronavirus
02:26 His Jekyll and Hyde friendship with training partner Heath Shaw
04:39 Is there a Victorian bias in the AFL?
05:56 His life as an elite cricket and Aussie Rules talent growing up
10:37 Making a choice between professional footy or cricket
12:00 The influence of Simon Katich and rejecting Justin Langer!
14:36 His passion for soccer the other great sporting love in his life
19:03 The Paulo Dybala celebration he’s brought into the AFL
22:27 Did GWS telling him they’ll draft him make up his sporting mind?
27:08 Those tough early days moving to Sydney and getting smashed every week
28:57 The brotherhood at GWS – how does it work so well?
34:43 How did he switch from one of the boys to captain when everyone is so equal at the club?
36:55 Losing the Grand Final – how tangible a motivating force is it?
38:37 The captaincy conundrum and Callan Ward wanting to stay on as skipper
40:49 How close was he to leaving GWS?
42:59 Coniglio’s personal goals as he closes on being a consistently elite player in the competition
45:42 Meeting Kobe Bryant and Kylian Mbappe overseas
51:01 Taxi drama in Italy with Toby Greene
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