Tommy Raudonikis Talks Playing and Coaching | NRL Footy Show | Ep22 27-07-2016

Tommy Raudonikis joined the Footy Show panel to talk about his career as a player and as a coach, and the current state of the game.
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[@balajfn7028]

We lost a legend boys, may he rest in peace💯🙏

[@WobblinJawSports]

We lost an absolute legend today. R.I.P. and condolences to his loved ones.

[@renzy5270]

Absolutely gutted to hear of your passing Tommy You were the heart and soul of Rugby league

[@shaytrueblueaussie]

Just got news that Tommy passed away today on the 7th April 2021. We’ll miss you Tommy 😭

[@maxkurth2501]

Nsw lost a legend. He was a legend even my old boy who hates nsw loved him

[@petevretto4931]

Indeed

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Tommy was one of the toughest and hardest men to ever play the game. Always gave his 100%

[@loisdargan1459]

Yes,every game he played hard and tough,Tommy gave it his all.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Tommy Rondonkis was always the most interesting guest The Footy Show had on. Not only was he the most interesting, but he had by far the most personality. An absolute gem of a man. The young blokes today are an absolute bore to listen to.

[@ripme6616]

Look what they've done to Rudolph

[@sonnQ]

Literally punched above his weight. RIP legend.

[@esetaalaimalo8167]

This man is classic..

[@damo66633]

This absolute gold tommy is a legend

[@christopherdale8201]

He is not just a Rugby league person he is very Community minded he is still one of the few who had the ability to bring the two together he may be a rough Diamond but be breaks down social barriers and that is rare a good Quality in a person,my heart really went out to him when he lost a grandchild in a Junior game of League and it showed us the human side to him and iam glad the media left his family to grieve in peace and Quiet, Again a real Rugby league person.

[@jaykay8883]

What a legend.

[@anthonymontgomery4861]

Good on ya Tommy. Loved watching you play ,loved watching you fight and love your passion for the game.

[@andrewsaliba4051]

Champion guy and player we lov ya tommy

[@str8barracuda]

R.I.P Tommy mate, one of my favorite aussie's, last of his kind for sure, raise a glass for ya champ 🍻

[@Jamesdaniele]

Oh Dear Poor Tommy.😟

[@christopherdale8201]

Oh Tommy that's a real Rugby League person and Community man. I loved him when he went into bat for Alf Langer for the QLD Jersey and when he coached Ipswich and Wests. PS I remember when he went around Campbelltown to motivate the Western Suburbs residents to turn up and Watch the Broncos that Friday night back in 1998.

[@tonygoodwin2834]

Hardest little bugger in League history that man Tommy. Best bloke ever and tough as steel.

[@loisdargan1459]

So true,hard and tough,gave 110 % in every game he played.As soon as Tommy got that ball,he had that skill to run and score.One of the best.

[@christierc1]

love ya tommy , good stuff

[@gbangerau]

Sammy is so respectful. Best bloke around.

[@nathj4818]

Tommy is an Absolute bloody LEGEND,Tough as a coffin nail and ALWAYS told it like it is.Sadly he's a dying breed in today's society and NSW better show some Fxcking balls and win state of origin this year in his memory,,CATTLE DOG!! 😡Rest in Peace Tommy 💪😔🍻⚘

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

There will never be another Tommy 🙏🙏🙏

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

Absolute legend, remember Tommy in the 70s, Magpies and the Jets !!!!

[@timcuneen3964]

When Johnny Gibbs played his first big game for Manly it was against Wests and Tommy was the opposing half back. The first time Tommy tackled Johnny, he bit Johnny on the nose quite hard. Johnny had skin hanging off his nose, blood pouring out, etc. Johnny complains to the referee, "Raudonikis just bit me on the nose!!" Referee's response ? "Welcome to first-grade, son." RIP Tommy. Great man.

[@stevec8555]

So you give a great example of what a grub Tommy was and then you call him a great man. Well, I’ve heard everything now. That’ll do me!

[@timcuneen3964]

I guess we all have different standards and if you ever meet me, in person, I will gladly show you how different mine are. 🙂

[@stevec8555]

@@timcuneen3964 Yeah I would expect that.

[@timcuneen3964]

@@stevec8555 Fucken coward.

[@stevec8555]

@@timcuneen3964I think you might be the coward. Easy to threaten people behind a keyboard. You are a little grub. But hey you already know that don’t you Corny???

[@gaius_enceladus]

A great man! R.I.P. Tommy from me in New Zealand!

[@darrylsowerby7973]

Tommy you’re a bloody legend mate

[@matcole9896]

Legend.

[@andyozzie7862]

RIP Tommy you legend. From a staunch QLDer.

[@jasoncarroll863]

Bloody Legend

[@AB07panthers]

So hard to not have Tommy with us today. Shout the cattledog call Tommy

[@dazhwood]

LEGEND

[@damienrist3418]

R.i.p Tommy u were a legend

[@petertancred3507]

What a legend, 'Ever see Lonrho put to forelegs together and pray before a race'...Tom True Blue...R.I.P.

[@coreyfritz5892]

Rest easy tommy

[@paulbird898]

Totally agree about the lack of biff in the game because it has gone soft, now it's shirt grabbing, niggling because players can't stand tow to tow. Fight's in the game is in a controlled environment. Unlike fight's at a pub or out on the streets where fight's can be fueled by alcohol or drugs where ppl just bash each other until the other is out cold and or weapons could be used as well.

[@Sonny-an-Stevo]

So true When the biff was lost to the game So was respect The thing about fighting on field was if it was dirty or a king hit you got penalised and suspended If it was because of foul play against you or your team and a fair fight it was sorted out on the field I’d rather fighting in the game than wrestling and maiming players intentionally or Leg pulling, neck twisting, chicken wings, grapple Tackles, cannonballs or High shots ect. Look at the stuff Melbourne have introduced to the game since fighting was banned and players have no way of protecting themselves and have to rely on the ref seeing it or they lay down until the video ref sees it If fighting was still allowed it would stop all the rot like when Paul Gallen hit Nate Myles in origin for their continuous foul play

[@tristankelly3749]

Bring back the biff !!! 💪🏼

[@TinderTuesdays-]

And Erin would go on to destroy this show

[@bulldogs4life1935]

We all pray for Tom he fighter cancer 3 times and survived

[@andale_andale]

@Abou Airr who shit on your breakfast ?

[@anthonysimmon8245]

RIP ❤️

[@matcole1975]

Immortal

[@maxfish4770]

RIP Tommy Cattledog.

[@normanelder3481]

Rest in peace Tommy

[@XDB888]

now i appreciate Tommy. Rip

[@afieldingaf]

RIP TOMMY

[@dazhwood]

An honest humour missing (sadly) from sport today

[@stevenmusial8994]

his what i call hard work. as Tommy said no easy way in life you want to do something in life have to work hard for it thats what Tommy did weather it was for magpies or Newtown or Nsw . as Tommy would say cattle dog haha😂. go wests tigers.

[@stevenmusial8994]

keep up up the good hard work Tommy.

[@Alekosdw]

What is raudonikis background ?

[@josephsharp5678]

Alekos Dafiniz Lithuanian and Swiss

[@DBASSDAN]

LEDGE-HAMMER

[@shaytrueblueaussie]

St Vincent De Paul’s 🤣

[@ripme6616]

We play em at Ayers Rock or something😂🤣❤

[@TombstoneHeart]

The most rumoured ( and probably closest to the truth ) reason Tommy left Wests was because the people running the club screwed him out of an end-of-season prize of a brand new car. West's supporters were asked to participate in voting for their favourite Magpie's player and Tommy was at unbackable odds to win it. The administrators were rumoured to have rigged the voting in favour of a virtual unknown, because they feared that if Tommy won it, he would have a lot of ammunition to use to ask for more money. Somehow Tommy found out that he had been screwed over, so when John Singleton waved that brown paper bag at him, Tommy snatched the rent and went to Newtown.

[@thedudebro168]

We got players falling over and faking injury to get a penalty and guys like tommy from a day where they'd pretend their arm wasn't broken to stay on the field.

[@michealwilson2606]

Image if NSW had two teams ,15 straight finals easy,, two teams I n NSW ,Luke Lewis

[@grandmasterflash6754]

Rip

[@michealwilson2606]

Get off Ellen

[@kalevcharleston2762]

Newton how can you be in the grand final and get kicked out the next year you lost me then

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

Because they wanted them dead

[@stevec8555]

So Tommy thinks a man who prays is a joke. Tommy is the joke!

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Tommy's bloody right.

[@froggers8945]

Wait, Tommy said people who pray are jokes?

[@troystaunton254]

Well if there is a god, Tommy is flogging him now.

[@stevec8555]

@@troystaunton254 The truth of the matter is that Tommy has realised that he has made a grave mistake and will now pay for that for the whole of eternity!

[@daveross1638]

why is this video just being showed to me oh thats right he just died so youtube thinks that people just want to see videos with tommy in them i dont really care i didnt know him personally he didnt do shit for this country so I dont get it.

[@dzz7617]

Why have a female on the show who's never played footy. C'mon NRL