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Back (left to right): Dan Ginnane, Jimmy Smith, Anthony Maroon and Phil Gould.
Jimmy Smith
With a background of 11 years of professional rugby league, both in Australia and the UK, Jimmy is uniquely placed to comment on the demands of the professional athlete in the modern era.
Jimmy played a combined total of 150 games for Western Suburbs and South Sydney in the NRL competition before rounding out his career with a stint at English club Salford.
Phil Gould
After carving out a solid playing career with Penrith, Newtown, Canterbury and Souths, Phil Gould quickly established himself as one of rugby league's finest coaches.
His achievement of taking the Bulldogs to a first grade premiership at the age of 30 remains an all-time record.
Gus took Penrith to its first title in 1991, while he turned the Roosters from cellar-dwellers into contenders.
However it's State Of Origin where Gould really excelled. Gus coached the Blues from 1992-96 and again in 2002-04, winning an incredible six series. No other New South Wales coach has won more than one series.
Gould is now rugby league's pre-eminent expert commentator.