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One Hit Wonders! Celebrating players who hit 1 NRL, 1 Origin, and 1 Test game!
Description
Every youngster who laces a boot, dreams of debuting in the NRL and forging a career in the big time.
While so many fail to make the cut, there is an incredible amount of players who debuted yet only ever play just ONE game.
South Sydney’s Mick Bernie is one such player but he wouldn’t swap his moment for anything. And while Michael Buettner boats a truckload of NRL appearances, he too fits the one game wonder category after making one-off appearances for NSW and Australia.
With the help of masterful statistician David Middleton, this episode of Chiming In takes you inside the world of the one game wonders.
Hear how Berne remembers his debut as one of the best days of his life while Buettner still proudly showcases the jumpers and memories which can never be erased.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Start
00:04 - Highlights
01:37 – David intro
02:58 – David’s books
04:03 – How stats have changed
05:43 – One NRL game players
10:03 – Median number for NRL players
11:30 – Cam Smith’s record
12:58 – “New” stats to the game
14:59 – Mick Byrne intro
16:11 – Hearing “you’re in”
19:32 – The big game
26:18 – David's stats on Origin
30:37 – Cam Smith dominance
33:55 – Origin stats are different
36:42 – Michael Beuttner intro
38:49 – “Cattle Dog” call
44:19 – North Sydney Bears memories
47:11 – David on Test footy
50:17 – One Test players
54:34 – Michael Buettner on his one Test
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