Craig Field. Manslaughter charge, time served & Tigers memories.

Craig Field could be considered one of the most polarising figures in rugby league.The diminutive halfback was told he was to small to ever play NRL yet went onto to play in 183 games - representing South Sydney, Manly and the Wests Tigers.Fast forward to today and Field is putting his life back together after being sentenced to 10 years jail for the manslaughter of a man following a fight outside the Kingscliff Hotel on July 15, 2012.In this episode of Chiming In, Field talks candidly about the day his life changed forever and his efforts to ensure people learn from his mistakes.He also reflects on a football career which saw him debut for Souths as a 17-year-old, play for Manly in the 1997 grand final and later become part of a Wests Tigers outfit that was full of talent but failed to fire.00:00 - Start00:04 - Highlights02:04 – Released from prison02:53 – What is doing today06:09 – Craig coaching07:33 – Growing up08:24 – Starting League13:59 – Rabbitohs false start16:44 – Souths debut20:42 – Form flatlining21:44 – 1994 “arrival” as a player23:44 – Rough time growing up26:12 – Blowing cash & regrets29:09 – Balancing passion and gifts as a coach33:30 – Credit to grassroots volunteers39:32 – Tenure at Tigers42:49 – Trouble with alcohol & drugs46:36 – John Hopoate incident49:04 – Kingscliff Hotel jailing53:22 – Police arrest01:01:39 – Motivational speaking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.