Kurt & Dane Sorensen, Brown paper bags, & The Eastern Suburbs Roosters

[@tonybjjlife68]

Kurt was one of my favourite players growing up.

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@@tonybjjlife68 he is an absolute legend. I was lucky enough to meet him in person this year. A day I'll never forget 🙏

[@joelmonkley6177]

Kurt is my all time favorite player and Dane I watched him as a 10 year old Amco cup ,1970,s and his last game Widnes Wembley 1993 he was never injured and was fearless never backed down I remember him taking on the Aussie forwards they hated him because I believe he was more explosive and he was not intimidated by them same goes for Dane I only wish Dane gets on this great podcast

[@pondexplorer]

Ditto !

[@philmuskett265]

Kurt and Dane -- two lads you wouldn't want to argue with!!!!!

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@@philmuskett265 definitely not!! You'd certainly find out how tough they were!

[@jackohere1878]

Very true the Kiwi forward packs of the late 1970s and 1980s were if not our best ever certainly the toughest and were men to feared when they pulled on the Kiwi jersey. Lest also not forget front rowers played full 80 minute games in those days not the 50 or so minutes of the modern day player.

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@jackohere1878 now that is a terrific point!

[@grahammaurice7731]

Great story bruzzy

[@Crigger21]

Great to listen.. When is the full podcast released??

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@@Crigger21 full podcast is on the channel mate. Just scroll through the videos or click here kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2OaYqF3mbSAi68

[@tasmaniancaptain7768]

Loved watching kurts aggression, very tuff player

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@@tasmaniancaptain7768 100% tough!!

[@joelmonkley6177]

@@tasmaniancaptain7768 agree 💯 I loved how he used to get stuck into les Boyd in Sydney and in the late 80s england

[@tasmaniancaptain7768]

@@joelmonkley6177 yeh he was so aggressive, loved the clashes, boyd was exciting to watch and Donnelly, the fibros was my team

[@werl789]

Being a Roosters fan, I remember those signings well at the time. Although these were high profile players, they were not the same talents they were 4-5 yrs ago. To make matters worse, the Roosters lost many top players to Manly. What was management thinking?? Interestingly, Freier in his debut as 1st grade coach in 1983 was named coach of the year. But before the 1984 season even ended, Freier was fired. He had one more year as 1st grade coach in 1988 at Wests, but replaced mid season.

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@@werl789 very interesting thoughts! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@free456...]

I remember staying up to watch Kiwis vs France on TV in 1989. France was a bit stronger than they are these days but Kiwis were heavy favorites but Kiwis were losing to France, until Kurt Sorenson made a break offloaded to Gary Freeman who ran away to score an Kiwis won 16- 12 or something really close like that

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@@free456... Mate that is so good, Sorensen was just an amazing player and tough as an old boot! Such a thrill to have met him on the poddy and in person. A champion bloke

[@CaptainKuki]

As a 6 year old, I thought the lion from the wizard of oz had found his courage in the movie and now in real life he played for the kiwi rugby league team

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@@CaptainKuki haha what a great call!

[@christianargentiTalkTV]

Seems like a nice guy

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@@christianargentiTalkTV he definitely is!

[@bokudesu3280]

Shame you didn't ask him how much was in the brown paper bag? Wouldn't it have been an obvious question?

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@@bokudesu3280 I guess in the moment I didn't think of it as I was shocked that he told me the story at all! Trust me, Podcasting and thinking of things on the spot isn't as easy as you might think. Very easy to say when you've had a chance to watch it and think about it, but doing it live is very different

[@michaelgann8070]

Come on Kurt name names.

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@@michaelgann8070 😂😂😂