Nik Kosef is a rugby league warhorse.

No player in the history of the game has undergone four knee reconstructions – yet somehow the kid from Cobar kept climbing off the canvass.

In this revealing interview on Chiming In, Kosef takes the blame for Manly’s grand final loss to Newcastle in 1997 – and explains why he shoulders the burden for the loss.

It’s been an amazing roller coaster ride for the international back rower who hid his love of rugby league from his father when he was a child.

So how did a kid from Western NSW find his way to the big smoke and become one of the most gifted footballers of the modern era? Listen in as this popular character shares the tale of his early upbringing, his rise to stardom and the challenges and hurdles he’s faced after football.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Start

02:05 – Knee injuries & reconstructions

04:58 – Early days & family

08:48 – Rugby League in Cobar

15:25 – First noticed by scouts

19:40 – First knee injury

22:00 – Grand final memories

26:15 – Playing for Kangaroos

29:30 – How Nik describes himself as a player

30:35 – Battles with Manly

31:00 – Becoming a pub owner

38:27 – Going into the mines

41:42 – Security business

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