Ask Gus: Hardest Worker Ever Coached and Gus’ go-to Chinese dish

About this episode

Phil Gould answers listener questions about coaching, player performance, and his favorite Chinese dish.

This week on Ask Gus, Phil Gould tackles the big questions from listeners. Who was the hardest-working player he ever coached? Did Queensland’s eight straight Origin series wins ever tempt him back into the New South Wales coaching box? Gus also weighs in on whether James Tedesco deserves an Origin recall at 33, whether Melbourne are truly missing Ryan Papenhuyzen at fullback, and even reveals his go-to Chinese order.  If you want your question answered, send it in via Instagram or Facebook to NRL on 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Phil Gould

Topics covered

• coaching
• rugby
• Origin series
• player performance
• Chinese food

Keywords

• Phil Gould
• hardest worker
• James Tedesco
• Ryan Papenhuyzen
• Origin series
• Chinese dish

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queensland, New South Wales, NRL

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