Blake Austin: From Mount Druitt To The World: Exploring The Life & Career Of A Rugby League Enigma

In this episode, I sat down with Blake Austin. Blake is a Rugby League star who played 122 games in the NRL, 113 in the Super League and 2 for Great Britain.

Whilst Blake will be the first to admit his career had it's fair share of ups and downs but for a period he was one of the best players in the game. In 2015 Blake was named the Daly M, Five-Eighth of the year before leading the Canberra Raiders to a 10 game win streak, falling just 2 points short of a grand final birth, after losing in a tight game to the Melbourne Storm the following year in 2016.

From his humble beginnings in Mount Druitt, Blake shares his incredible journey of overcoming challenges and achieving success against all odds. Blake talks about growing up with limited resources and how that motivated him to strive for greatness. He opens up about the sacrifices and hard work it took to make it as a professional athlete and discusses his transition from rugby league to mentoring the next generation, sharing the most valuable lessons that he learned along the way.

In this episode:

• What life looked like growing up in Mount Druitt and why growing up out West drive him to succeed.
• The MENTAL EDGE that drove his success as a professional athlete.
• Coming through the grades at Penrith and the 3 year period that saw his career stagnate and almost end before it began.
• What Ricky Stuart said that convinced Blake to sign with the Canberra Raiders.
• What good leadership looks like and the reason Canberra got the best out of him.
• Trying to balance SELF-CONFIDENCE with being coachable & fitting into a system.
• "I used to lay in my hotel room in tears" - The reality of dealing with the PRESSURE and JUDGEMENT of being a first grade half.
• "I Loved Rugby League More Than I Loved PLAYING Rugby League" - Why Blake is so happy in retirement and what his next chapter of impact looks like.
• The current NRL team that Blake thinks would get the best out of him.

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