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Barry Toohey

'If you didn't get a spray from Joey, you weren't trying': Daniel Abraham's memories of Knights GOAT Andrew Johns

Listen to the latest episode of Toohey's News: The Podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Earlier this year, Newcastle Herald sports reporter Josh Callinan wrote of Daniel Abraham: "From a practical point of view, he has pretty well got it covered. A local junior who rose through the ranks to play 106 NRL games, featuring a premiership with the Knights in 2001, twice representing NSW Country and adjudged man-of-the-match in a Newcastle first-grade grand final five years ago."

Abraham debuted with the Newcastle Knights in Round 9 of the 2000 season against the Penrith Panthers, but, as he reveals in this week's episode of Toohey's News: The Podcast, it wasn't his first time in the Newcastle colours. After initially being cut from the club, Abraham - now looking back on his career in the NRL - describes rugby league as and "honest" game.

"If you get cut, you probably deserved it," he says, looking back on a career that ultimately led him to become one of the Knights' longest-serving players, and 2001 premiership winner.

Search "Toohey's News: The Podcast" on your preferred podcast app to listen to the full episode now.

Have your say or suggest a guest for an upcoming episode by contributing a rating and review in your Apple Podcasts app, or get in touch via email at news@newcastleherald.com.au.

Find Toohey's News: The Podcast on: Overcast, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Castro, RadioPublic, Breaker, TuneIn, CastBox, iHeartRadio

Barry Toohey will bring a new episode to all your favourite podcasting apps every week, complementing his premium and exclusive Knights reporting and analysis in the pages of the Newcastle Herald.

Toohey's News will be back with another episode on Thursday.

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