Wildfires Donny Freeman, Newcastle Herald, March 31, 2025

A minute with Donny Freeman

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00:00This is a minute with Donnie Friedman. Donnie tell me the position you're playing this year.

00:06Overside flanker. Your junior club? Orange City Lions. First memory of playing rugby?

00:10Geez probably been freezing cold in Orange playing for Orange City.

00:14Favourite player? George Smith. Your favourite sportsperson non-rugby?

00:19Geez, Francis Nganu. Favourite movie? Lord of the Rings.

00:25Are you a Survivor fan or a Love Island fan? Neither.

00:28Three people you'd invite to dinner? Francis Nganu, Dave Chappelle and Obama.

00:39What would you feed them? KFC.

00:42Your pre-game meal? Pasta, just carb load.

00:46What attracted you to the Wildfires? The lifestyle here. It's a bit of a big

00:54country town on the coast so yeah it's good spot to chase footy and not be in

00:58the city. Which teammate is likely to get you in the most trouble on a night out?

01:05Matty Mayer 4. And who's the one who's the teammate that's got your back all the

01:10time? Conor Winchester. Who's the team to beat this year? East. And what does a

01:19successful season for the Wildfires look like in 2025? Just focusing on us

01:26and just getting all nailing all our core roles that we've worked really hard

01:30on over the preseason and I think we'll do very well. That has been a Minute With

01:34Donnie Freeman.