Lead From the Side

RL Super Coach Roy Masters and Melbourne Storm GM Frank Ponissi Revisited

Spencer Kassimir Season 1 Episode 1

We're here to chat about leadership in an in depth interview about the NRL, Rugby League and a whole lot more with Super Coach Roy Masters and Melbourne Storm GM Frank Ponissi.

Masters is the former coach of the Western Suburbs Magpies where he is named Coach of the Century and St George Dragons where he is their longest serving coach. Since 1988, he has also been a columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald an ASC board member for a record 23 years.

Ponissi is on his 16th season with Melbourne Storm and spent five seasons previously overseas in rugby union out in Europe and South Africa. He also spent nine seasons with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in various coaching roles and was on the 1994 Kangaroos Tour as well as 1995 World Cup Tour on the Coaching Staff.

0:40 - The beginning: transition from player to today
1:40 - The early days of pro rugby
2:35 - Several codes and their markets, and growth opportunities
8:45 - His time at the Harlequins and Broncos
10:30 - Market expansion possibilities and challenges
12:30 - Biggest Innovation
15:00 - Biggest failed attempt
16:10 - Cultural differences between codes and countries
18:00 - What's going on, and business advice

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This podcast is produced by Spencer Kassimir, edited by Ryan Marshal.

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