Episode 4: Connor Watson from the Newcastle Knights
About this Episode
What did you have for breakfast?
Where did you grow up?
What was your childhood like?
What’s your best memory of your childhood?
What lead you to a career in professional footy?
What does a typical day look like for Connor when you’re training?
Who was your role model when you were growing up?
What are your thoughts on Aboriginal health and the challenges our people face?
How do you stay focused and resilient?
Do you see yourself as a role model for younger indigenous kids?
If there was one piece of advice you could give to indigenous youth what would it be?
Recent Episodes from Awabapod
Season 3, Episode 1: Aboriginal legends of footy
We asked Brett and Leo:
Where are you from?
How did your footy career begin?
How did you end up in Newcastle?
What Indigenous players were on the team?
How does it feel to play in front of huge crowds?
When did you realise you could go all the way in 1997?
Was it more pressure or more fun?
Did you see all of the excitement in Newcastle before the final or were you focused?
How did it feel to not play in the final?
What was your homecoming like?