League of His Own Ch. 12 - Sex Stories

League of His Own Ch. 12

... rugby league player I could be rather eloquent at times, putting forth my opinions in understandable terms without saying 'Um' and 'Er' every third word.

To be honest, my focus going forward was going to be my family. I had a bunch of kids that I could now focus on. And while my lovers had never felt in second place compared to my footy career, the fact I could now spend even more time at home was a bonus for them. I would keep myself fit and still attend the gym on a daily basis, but that was simply to keep fit. I'd no doubt end up losing at least some of the muscle mass that I'd built up over years of playing. My first major media commitment in the new year was sitting down with Matthew Johns, Brian Fletcher and Nathan Hindmarsh on the Matty Johns Show in the early rounds of the new season to discuss my career at length. It was hard not to be a little emotional as we went over some of the highs and lows of my career, from my very first appearance for West Sydney Rangers, to some of the heartbreaking losses during those early years. Then there was the rise of our club, making the finals, and then making our first Grand Final. Representing my state and then my country would always be something that I'd be proud of, but it was winning Grand Finals with West Sydney Rangers, after so many years of graft and toil, that would always be my proudest achievement.

I attended every home game of West Sydney Rangers the next season. My family still attended as they'd always been ...

... footy fans regardless of whether I played or not. I'll admit to feeling a little melancholy from time to time when I sat back and watched, still feeling that desire to put on a jersey and head out onto the field with twelve other lads to play the greatest game of them all. But I knew my body was already thanking me for no longer doing that. I still woke with aches and pains, going for a weekly massage as it did make me feel pretty bloody good for a few days.

Two years after my retirement, I signed an agreement with Fox Sports to be a semi-regular pundit. I told them that I didn't want to be there every week, but as every game from every round was shown on their network, I would happily come in for West Sydney Rangers home games and promised to be as objective as possible. I would learn lessons from ex-professionals such as Peter Sterling, who played for Parramatta and then spent decades as a commentator and pundit, and he was always objective when it came to Parramatta.

My family supported this new avenue as it would give me something to do for a couple of hours a week, and they knew that my love for rugby league had never faded. Giving up the game didn't mean I didn't still love it. It had been a lifelong passion of mine and would remain so until my death. Punditry did lead to me trying my hand at commentary. Meeting Andrew Voss, the head commentator of Fox Footy, had me grinning as he'd been the voice behind some of my greatest wins. He was full of advice when it came ...