Wildfires Elyjah Crosswell, Newcastle Herald, March 31, 2025

A minute with Eyjah Crosswell

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00:00to a minute with? Elijah Croswell. Mate, what position do you play? I'm a Lucy,

00:04I'm a Blindside Flanker. Your junior club? College Old Boys, back in Palmerston North,

00:09New Zealand. What's your first memory of rugby? My first memory? I think it's like

00:17strapping on the boots for the first time, frost, cold airs back home, playing on the

00:24wing too. Your favourite player of all time? I'd have to say the great Richie McCaw. Your

00:31favourite sportsperson outside of rugby? LeBron James. Your survivor or love island? Neither.

00:39Three people you'd invite to dinner? Perfectly, LeBron, The Rock and I'd have to say Richie.

00:52What would you feed him? Good old steak. What attracted you to Hunter Wildfires? I guess

01:02reached out to Bubba when I was back home and he was willing to take me on and haven't looked back

01:08since. Which teammate is likely to get you in the most trouble? Frankie Noel, the winger. Which

01:15team-mate's always got your back? Donny Freeman. Who's the team to beat this year? I'd have to say

01:22good old probably Eastern Suburbs. What does a successful 2025 look like for the Wildfires?

01:29Singing our song in the sheds. Mate, that has been a minute with Elijah Croswell.