Mal Meninga: podcast appearances and interviews

Malcolm Norman Meninga, born on 8 July 1960, is an Australian professional rugby league coach and a former player. He is currently serving as the inaugural head coach of the Perth Bears franchise in the National Rugby League. Throughout his coaching career, Meninga has also led the Australian national team, the Queensland Maroons, and the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, as well as the Canberra Raiders. As a player, Meninga was known for his career as a goal-kicking centre, having played extensively in Australia and England. He is widely regarded as one of the finest players in rugby league history, having broken numerous records. At the time of his retirement, he held the most appearances in the history of the Australian national team and was the top-point scorer in State of Origin football. Meninga has received several honors, including being made a Member of the Order of Australia, inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame, and named in both Queensland's and Australia's teams of the twentieth century. He uniquely participated in four Kangaroo Tours in 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994, and was the only player to captain two of those tours. Meninga was also part of the undefeated 1982 and 1986 tours, known as 'the Invincibles' and 'the Unbeatables'. In 2018, he was inducted as the 13th Immortal of rugby league.