American Coach Reaction to GREG INGLIS RETIREMENT TRIBUTE

[@bobbymarase1465]

An absolute SUPERSTAR. It was indeed a pleasure watching him play. Thank you Bala G.I👍🏾🙏🏾💪🏾

[@jp95js]

I saw Greg first play when he was at High School. At 17 and 18 years of age he first played Queensland Cup against fully developed men and he carved them up. At 6'4" he would have been a great Wide Receiver in American Football. My son got Greg's autograph when Greg was 17 years old because even though my son was about 8 years old at the time he recognised that Greg was going to play for Australia. Greg is genuinely an unassuming guy . A great Indigenous Australian .

[@lilanisi]

He is an Indigenous Australian man, they culturally have a spirutual connection to the land and animals. A Goanna looks like a streamlined Komodo, unlike its bigger cousin it is known for its speed and fearlessness

[@rhysthomas3834]

However it’s know that human race began in Africa.

[@lionzion1879]

@@rhysthomas3834 what does that have to do with anything

[@terryjaenke238]

So what

[@terryjaenke238]

Bro we call it LEAGUE OR FOOTY OR RUGBY LEAGUE, we refer to rugby union as, RUGBY..

[@mcmaximus6109]

if i am not mistaken im pretty sure the goanna is his totem

[@velvetandchester]

Gotta love GI , a big man of league. When they reach a certain level in league like this we refer to them as immortals. There are currently 8 and only 5 living. GI and JT are both in line to become immortals. Players like GI become legends when paired with a playmaker like Jonathon Thurston. Thank you for watching and when the others wake up,its 2.30am and I have been at work, they will be able to direct you to some amazing games.

[@jackbruce309]

G I is in my opinion the greatest player of league to ever play/live... he played predominantly center but also wing and fullback.. so much strength and speed and so knowledgeable about the game

[@kers225abk2]

GI is one of the all time greats. Strong, fast, accurate and powerful. One of my favourite players to watch. I was spewimg when he retired.

[@t-k4444]

Im kiwi, but seing this champ sdhowcase his skills and talents, woooow. Thank you GI. You are a national treasure for australia. It has been a great pleasure watching you play. What a joy

[@paulbate4793]

The most entertaining attacking player this game has ever seen. Sad the day for me when he retired and all round great Australia. Our aborininal plates are something else, glad to see U watching him play.

[@zippo_muk9254]

*Billy Slater is the best fullback of all time.* He completely changed the game; in offence and defence! Unfortunately, there aren’t the best highlight videos of him. I’ll hopefully make one, someday. He scored over 180 tries, inc. 40+ more for Australia/Qld. He had the best structural defence in the NRL. He ALWAYS turned up on the inside in support and scored many tries. He had so many injuries and yet still came back and performed. He’s such an inspiration.

[@peterfearnley5485]

Billy Slater is a two contract cheat, look into that... should have been band for life

[@garrysurplice7656]

Although, I wonder if he was playing in a different team, different spine, if he'd have done as well. Smith and Cronk made some good plays to get him into holes.

[@KBN.94]

i cant help but think that .... that would have been the case if the storm hadn't of kept a 2nd book for their salary cap wonder which club he wouldve ended at @@garrysurplice7656

[@56music64]

One of the most athletic players I have seen. Suggest you watch any of his State of Origin games, where he is playing for the Maroons/Queensland, you will see the passion

[@StoneageVultures]

110kg fullback, winger, 5/8 who was bigger than some other forwards. Pass kick run. A scary talent but a brilliant role model also

[@mauricegormley9966]

a machine of a man 🇮🇪 always a pleasure🇮🇪

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

1:34 thats considered to be one of the best tries in the modern game. It was in a test match between Australia and New Zealand.

[@FoggiestTrack]

His last state of origin when he was the captain is one of his best games.

[@jaycee5890]

When you have spare time don’t have to do another reaction but watch his all career highlights best 15 mins you will get if you enjoyed watching him

[@reddog5378]

Indigenous pride.

[@Valheru4]

Definitely should check out Johnathon Thurston - awesome story, awesome player, awesome role model. Was told he was too small to play and would never see top grade, in his 1st year he game up his premiership ring to his mate & captain of the team (who missed the grand final due to injury and couldn't play) and never knew if he was going to get another as he was transferring to another team (who was for years at bottom of ladder) - became one of the greatest in the game ... and finally got his premiership ring in 2015 in one of the best grand finals of all time (won in extra time).

[@paulwalden-mills5633]

He has come out of retirement and now plays for the Warrington Wolves.

[@lesblase3667]

He’s actually not that out there as you think. He’s a man of many word. He’s quite a reserved kinda guy. Doesn’t speak much but when he’s in his zone, he expresses it in his footy. I’m lucky I’ve got to see this legend play Live a handful of times. Majority in Purple with my beloved Melbourne Storms & once in QLD colours. Absolute freak of nature. Could have easily transitioned to NFL. RB or WR. All day

[@anthonymoore1705]

2 other rugby league players worth checking out are, jason taumololo, shaun johnson.

[@Livlife53]

What about Thurston

[@soundzrinmygarden3833]

What about Darius Boyd......sorry....I thought it was for the worst player of all time

[@dhdydbemjxgcn2141]

@@Livlife53 jt has boring highlights

[@simonevans2544]

I was gutted when GI left my team Melbourne Storm. He was such a brilliant player. A current player you should check out (who has also just finished up with the Storm) is Josh Addo-Carr 🦊. Another Indigenous player who is just next level. Billy Slater is a former player worth looking at.

[@klinno8719]

The storm are a bunch of cheating coke addicts, check the record books I’m pretty sure he won an asterisk or two..

[@simonevans2544]

@@klinno8719 nice reply dude. Hope that makes you feel better.

[@klinno8719]

@@simonevans2544 if your three grubs got the same as Reece Walsh that would.. at least he was man enough to admit it. they should all be given the Ben Barber treatment.

[@simonevans2544]

@@klinno8719 You OK there mate? You sound angry. Need a hug or something?

[@SoldierofGOD187]

Jonathan Thurston from being told he was big enough to play the game he soon showed them when he was playing what he can do

[@danielbate13]

One player you may also like is probably my favourite player of all time Adrian Morley, he's an Englishman like me he went from Leeds Rhinos to have a very successful career at the Sydney Roosters winning a premiership with them before returning to England to finish his career with the Warrington Wolves and the Salford Red Devils.

[@ThinkCriticallyNow]

We have a pretty good stable of incredible players, a couple that are worth a look are Andrew "Joey" Johns and if you like big hits, try Blocker Roach. Both are retired but were awesome players. Great videos btw, subbed!

[@mattfreeman2453]

He’s actually back playing in group league at a town called macksville as captain coach l’m pretty sure

[@johnfromdownunder.4339]

Johnathan Thurston is another indigenous all time great that played with Inglis see his kicks and it won't disappoint

[@timspare80]

Freak of a player. Go the Rabbitohs!

[@ashleyleboydre7751]

A truely Australian and Indigenous Rugby Legend. I was so glad he played for Queensland and Australia. The Rabbitos were not my team, but I did cheer for them when thay played other teams but mine. He is more then a star. He is a true Legemd of the game.

[@lesleymeldrum7142]

The commentator is calling him a Goanna because he does the lizard crawl. The Goanna is our large lizard down under. He's also an indigenous Australian. The indigenous can take on the forms of native Australian wildlife as part of their Dreamtime story telling. I remember a kalkadoon aboriginal came to our school and shared a Dreamtime story with us. As she was telling the story she'd take on the form of the animals. It was truly amazing.. ... I'm aboriginal decent too by the way.

[@dopeandcoke]

GREG INGLIS WAS A ABSOLUTE SUPERSTAR

[@bobbobskin]

** ANOTHER ONE OF MY INSANELY LONG COMMENTS** GI announced his retirement in 2019, from the NRL competition, where he had certainly achieved the level of being "an immortal" (agree with Sharna there), but this is not the end of he story. He had played from 2005 in the NRL professionally, and represented Australia internationally. There was a lot of controversy even in 2005 (when he started his career) over whether he should be playing for NSW or QLD in the State of Origin grudge match series. Most of his career has been spent being an absolute freight train of a player, as a full back big man. So, sort of the same as a Jonah Lomu ... who reinvented the "big winger" in Rugby Union, GI is the proto-model of the Rugby League "big full back". Where the Full Back serves as a kicker and the last line of defence, GI was able to make those big runs all the way back up the 100 metres to score. His strength, power, tenacity and pure skill means that, even in the limited downs version of the game, where positions are less specialised than in Rugby Union, he creates opportunities due to the requirement to double or triple team him, just to stop his progress. In 2020, he was lured back out of retirement by an English Rugby League club the Warrington Wolves for the 2021 season, playing as a Centre, in the English Rugby League competition. By playing him as Centre, a position which allows him to use his Rugby League "on pitch" IQ, in a (slightly) less physically tiring position. If you are interested in the sports science - here is an amazing bit of research on the amount of distance rugby players in different positions run, and the average occurrence of high-intensity runs per match. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23591946/ It should be noted that a FB in a rugby league game, over the 80 minutes, will run approx 7.8km (4.8 miles) during the 50 odd minutes of actual game action - during the 80 minutes. GI is "built different" as a full back; his work rate, and mileage, was especially high, and having watched GI games, he was probably pushing upto 9km to 10km in an average game, so between 5.5 miles to 6 miles. During his career to date, GI has played: 268 pro-club games, with nearly all of those played in the NRL plus 76 "representative games" (games for his State (QLD), International caps for Australia, All Star games and the Prime Ministers XV) So if we call that a 15 full year career, GI has played 344 games, or an average of 23 appearances a year. This shows something really amazing about rugby players (applies to league and union)... Now, on comparing NRL and NFL, Rugby League requires a higher level of stamina than NFL, and by quite some margin. Rugby League players run at a rate of about 0.96 miles per 10 minutes of actual play time, where NFL players run at a rate of 1.12 miles per 10 minutes of play time. This is because NFL is slightly more "explosive" than Rugby League, as in the 11 odd minutes of actual play time in a game, a Wide Receivers or Cornerbacks, who typically travel the longest distances, will run about 1.25 miles a game. However, if one looks at it "clock to clock" things get interesting. Rugby League / Union is normally 2 x 40 minute half's plus a 10 minute half time = 90 minutes total whistle to whistle. So if we do some rough rounding that means they are doing about 0.05 miles per minute whistle to whistle. Given 5280 feet per mile, Rugby League players run a distance of 26,400 feet per game, about 293 feet per minute on average throughout the 90 minutes. That's about 97 yards per minute of official game time including the half time. American Football is 4 x 15 minute quarters, plus (officially) say, 12 minutes of half time (however we both know that this differs a lot). So let's say 75 minutes of game and half time. We will ignore the fact that players are pulled on and off all the time... let's pretend. American Footballers run 1.25 miles, which is 6600 feet, so approx 88 feet per minute of official time so 29 yards per minute of official game and half time. Oh, and I hope you remembered it was the first game of 3 of the State of Origin Rugby League grudge match. I rang my brother who is living in Australia, and is just a couple of km away from the stadium, and we both "rooted" for the mighty blues (NSW). My niece and sister in law were both wearing their Maroon (QLD) jerseys. I understand that as a result of NSW winning in an utter drubbing, NSW 50 QLD 6, my niece is now refusing to give daddy hugs until QLD beat the blues in the next game, and if my brother wishes his darling with to prepare him dinner, it's likely that it will be served at room temperature, without any garnish, in a metal bowl, from a bright yellow can, with friendly red words emblazoned on it which say "Discount Dogfood"... Qld supporters (such as my niece, sister in law, and everyone my brother works with) are not going to take that result very well.

[@bobbobskin]

Now just a quick reminder - as GI plays Rugby League, the player numbers run in the opposite pattern to Rugby Union. So 1, 2 and 3 are back row positions in RL, where the similar back row postions in Rugby Union are 13, 14 and 15.

[@CoachTube]

Yes, I actually read all of this and thank you for taking the time to write all of this, and I do appreciate your knowledge of both sports and you giving us the metrics of the 2 sports. Thank you so much and I do appreciate you!

[@bobbobskin]

When you said "he looks like a Kokodo Dragon" you hit the nail on the head. GI is an indigenous Australian, also referred to historically as being "Australian Aboriginal" by people who actually understand what aboriginal actually means, but the term is certainly "loaded", and not PC, however - I'm British ... as is my "pommy" brother living in Oz. GI's celebration is of the Goanna lizard, (a term for Monitor lizards) which can grow to be upto 8ft long, and are very important for the tribal peoples. Just on the point of my choice of language. I personally refuse to subscribe to political correctness when it's not justified, but I'm equally happy to use preferable "correct" terms when other terms are misleading (so in my mind, "American Indian" is an inappropriate term for the native American nations - due to the fact that the peoples are not in any way Indian, but Australian Aboriginal (where Aboriginal means those originally present) is accurate). And as an unwanted aside, which I make to anyone from an indigenous Australian background, the relatively recent trend of suggesting that the settlement of the Australian mainland was an act amounting to "warfare" is one which is unwise at best. Whilst cases such a Marbo accept that the tribal peoples had a link to the land which was unrecognised when Britain set up colonies (it was viewed legally as being Terra Nullis, ie. a land where there was no system of property ownership)the fact stands that the peoples living there were doing so, in small tribal communities, which regularly went to war with each other over the rights and control of the resources which were upon the land, not the land as an asset itself. The Australian tribal peoples were hunter gatherers, as they had been since their Dreamtime, for circa 40,000 years. This is not a criticism, and is not suggesting that they were wrong, but it describes the facts. Neither land as a property right, nor farming, nor the mechanisms of a nation state (ie, feudalism for example with layers of apportioned control etc) existed. Britain's record is clear, in that where these elements existed, it always negotiated treaties (fair or not) and settled via trade, goods and agreements of protection - NZ with the Maori peoples, right across all of the pacific islands, Africa, India, and with the Native American tribes and First Peoples of Canada. If one uses the terms "war", "invasion" and alike to describe the settlement, then the legal standpoint changes; one ceases to have Britain erroneously fail to recognise that whilst property rights did not exist that links to the land and the land's resources existed (something for which redress is possible) and instead one must accept that the technically superior army in war one (even if the side who won didn't realise it was a war). It is a moot point that when it comes to warfare "might is right", "possession is 9/10ths of the law" and that those who lose a war can't then go and demand compensation.

[@bobbobskin]

​@@CoachTube I'll pop you an email now - it'll have "Bob Bobskin - Coach Tube - Rugby Stuff" as the subject.

[@GoatedSonicBros]

@@bobbobskin Sorry mate you are wrong on our people as farming had been going on for thousands of years and permanent dwellings also. I am not sure how much you actually know about first nation people and 'our history' but you have missed the mark entirely.

[@brentdavis3102]

His try celebrations are to represent the Goanna which also a tribute to his aboriginal background as a indigenous dance

[@kirra72]

This Sunday 10/03 at 1.30am West coast and 4.30am East coast is our Superbowl. The NRL Grand Final, between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith Panthers. You'll most probably have to scour your sports channels.

[@debrathomas360]

I miss you Greg!

[@andrewferguson887]

I sure miss watching him play

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

3:55 yeah similar its named after the Australian animal the goanna. It's a indegenious celebration since he is aboriginal.

[@horsefootrot5654]

If you are gonna watch any League games State of Origin are a must!! I'm a union guy but the S.O.O. are must see games for League. Inglis is a great seriously great player. Benji Marshall highlights worth a look too.

[@rainman3269]

The Beast ... Awesome Player ... 😎 ... Go watch Jonah Lomu the All Black Great ...

[@tobinsarttrading1733]

Almost had it all! Sad ending to the Great GI… named the Australian Captain, then disaster strikes! Caught driving his car still hungover from the night before! Such is life! Retired heartbroken! Like a million of his fans!

[@henryallan9167]

A one off - unlikely we'll see another like GI in my lifetime. More an athlete than just a RL player

[@nevillemignot1681]

Once again we watch an American show proudly how much they don't know about the rest of the world sports...........

[@Jackyboy471]

My best player

[@reddog5378]

Goanna is our indigenous totem, guide.

[@jamesdebusch3832]

Hey bro you need to do a reaction to a NRL player called Matty Bowen. He played for the North Queensland Cowboys with Jonathon Thurston. He is the real entertainer

[@kerrijohnstone7588]

Do the State of Origin fights from the 80’s…mate that was true footy

[@FoggiestTrack]

Try that state of origin when he captains.

[@roberthutchinson2520]

He played fullback, centre and five-eight

[@steveskrobot9496]

G.I. is a MACHINE!!

[@terryjaenke238]

Some FOOTY players are great, but some just have natural ability, he is one...check out Wally Lewis, Allan Langer..

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

2:25 that's a half back trying to tackle a big man haha. It's like your quarterback trying to tackle the biggest guy on the field it's not happening.

[@steeazymfme7288]

He does the "Goanna" not the Komodo Dragon. Just thought I'd say it lol

[@freedomofchoicelover3734]

Unlike NFL..the players chasing him cant be bumped off or obstructed in any chase by your own team mates..which makes the long range tries in particular incredible...you have to beat them ALL !!!

[@heatherdrinkwater5395]

Also another player to look for in league is Rob Burrows :)

[@tc7513]

He’s a bloody Queenslander

[@stephenlennon7369]

This is rugby league the 13 man rugby game that IMO American should find this code easier to understand as NRL have short stoppages before play continues (downs) and also is a simpler game to understand.

[@potatowaffle5653]

With how convuluted A Football is the won’t have trouble with either code

[@reinderttoia4428]

For crazy skills I'd suggest watching Carlos Spencer

[@zeitxgeist]

You should check out the Mason Cox story, short documentary on YT. OK college basketball player made the jump to Australian football (AFL, not rugby) and you should ABSOLUTELY watch the Jonathan Thurston kicks compilation. GI and JT are some of the most decorated players in the modern RL game On the rugby union side of things, Jonah Lomu is one of if not THE best, check out his stuff too, he just runs over people like a steamroller? 3 man tackle? NO PROBLEM.

[@DEATH-_-MXSSIXH]

Jonathan Thurston ❤️

[@adrianespulso6389]

OMG ITS CALLED RUGBY LEAGUE

[@adw9186]

Generally we aren't as good as the Aussie's or NZ but if you want to see some of the best British players look for the likes of Ellery Hanley, Rob Burrow, Paul Scunthorpe, Jamie Peacock and Andy Farrell. Or for teams look for St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos (pre 2015) and Bradford Bulls (pre 2008).

[@christormay257]

2014 nrl grand final. Rabbitohs vs bulldogs

[@kapuareuben8231]

Watch the state of origin QUEENSLAND vs New South Wales

[@tomok7775]

Any Grand Finals or State of Origin 3rd Games

[@terryjaenke238]

We call it FOOTY, RUGBY LEAGUE, OR LEAGUE..RUGBY UNION IS REFERRED TO AS RUGBY..Thanks mate.

[@HannibalLekta-qg2ip]

NRL puts any Union competition to shame...

[@potatowaffle5653]

Disagree

[@margaretwilliams9094]

Rabbitohs game

[@pbagsmcarthur8096]

Check out Jonathon Thurston and Billy Slater

[@MancaveMovies5163]

Inglis in state of origin

[@countessdelioncourt3409]

Ok so Rugby League and Rugby Union are 2 different sports, not two different competitions of the one sport. Rugby Union if referred to as Rugby and Rugby League is League.

[@70snostalgia]

Did you understand a word apart from "Love Yuz!!"??

[@simonchallenor1006]

Only Rugby Union is referred to as Rugby, Rugby League is either "Rugby League" or "League", never every just "Rugby"

[@robertarthursullivan882]

6'5" 240 lbs

[@xQuickSilva]

Please react to “johnathan thurston qld maroons #6/7” the greatest rugby league player ever the Tom Brady of the nrl

[@steveskrobot9496]

The Tom Brady of NRL would be a toss up between JT and Cameron Smith!, but personally, JT is more dynamic and awesome to watch! especially his goalkicking skill!

[@peterdent7143]

2014 grand final

[@Kaleb.McDonald]

DO JAMES TEDESCO

[@PeterFisher-le8fy]

Inglis was every opposition coaches worst nihgtmare.

[@tonysambar]

Actor Russell Crowe owns the South Sydney rugby league team.

[@danielelliott3963]

Pick 1 ? WTF ! Top 20 games minimum

[@bflex89]

thurston

[@peterfearnley5485]

It's Rugby League, not rugby. Get it right

[@paulgdunsford7469]

Rugby league not Rugby union two different games

[@kevinconnolly754]

that's actually a shit highlight reel for what this great achieved

[@davidjohnston7512]

It’s Rugby league not rugby.Rugby league and rugby are two different sports.I’ll say it again because I know Americans are a bit slow.It’s Rugby league not rugby.It’s like calling baseball hockey.They are two different sports.

[@brianahern5239]

Mate. Get with the program. Rugby league and Ruby union are two different games with different rules and different number of players. Completely different

[@alumitasaqasere365]

Watch eroni sau

[@mrhamgolian9006]

RUGBY LEAGUE!! not rugby.

[@gregoryheycox7419]

Can't stand him never have

[@baileygilbert4766]

Why? Just wondering.

[@gregoryheycox7419]

@@baileygilbert4766 wife beater

[@PeterLo-cz1ig]

Hey how about NQ cowboys Matty Bowen.

[@brianahern5239]

Englishman? He is indigenous Australian Aboriginal.