Jesse Ramien Interview

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[00:00:48] A short, sharp episode with the promise of a much longer but still sharp episode coming in the next little while

[00:01:01] So this episode here is basically an exclusive interview with Jesse Ramian and our good friend and colleague Gary Gazzdova

[00:01:12] who did this for us. Great little listen, a lot of information from Jesse that we didn't have previously

[00:01:17] and just a great insight into where he's at right now. Certainly one of our better players at the moment and in career best form

[00:01:25] So we're going to run the interview with Jesse right now, there'll be another episode popping up depending on when you hear this

[00:01:32] Of course, but another episode coming in the next short while and I'm thinking

[00:01:37] But basically we recorded the episode with Ciaran Fraser and it's a great episode as usual with him

[00:01:45] and I talking all things Cronulla Sharks, wrapping up the roosters game where we're at, a bunch of your mail

[00:01:53] and everything you can imagine about Cronulla Sharks including a random shark of the week as well

[00:01:57] So just thought I'd give you a heads up, there is an episode coming but it's going to take a while to put together

[00:02:02] Until then please enjoy this chat with Jesse Ramian and hand on heart thank you so much to Gary Dover for your friendship

[00:02:10] Your compassion and your just generosity, you're just the best man

[00:02:15] Here is Jesse Ramian

[00:02:18] Here with Sharks Centre Jesse Ramian, Jesse thanks for joining us on the show

[00:02:22] First question, tell us about where you grew up and your junior days playing footy

[00:02:26] Yeah thanks for having me bro, yeah so I've been running in the country in New South Wales

[00:02:31] A little small town called Canambal, so yeah pretty much spent all of my childhood there right up until year 7

[00:02:42] and then my mum and my old man sort of thought it was a bit of a waste staying at home

[00:02:51] sort of thought I had a bit of talent with footy so they asked me did I want to go and try out at Hunter Sports High School

[00:02:59] So I ended up getting a scholarship to go there so and then I moved from Canambal down to Newcastle to attend the rest of my high school

[00:03:12] Yeah right and how did you end up here at the Sharks?

[00:03:15] So I ended up at the Sharks towards the end of my high school one of the local coaches at Hunter Sports High was the under 18s

[00:03:27] or might have been under 16s coach for Manly Seagals at the time in the development

[00:03:31] I ended up getting picked up by him to go to Manly so tried out for the night didn't make the night

[00:03:37] Development squad thing and then he picked me up to go to Manly

[00:03:42] Spent most of my junior footy at Manly so 16s, 18s under 20s, halfway through 2016

[00:03:51] I was just told I was not wanted by the club over at Manly and yeah lucky enough halfway through 2016

[00:04:00] I was approached by the Sharks to come over and yeah joined the club halfway through 2016

[00:04:06] Let's talk quickly about round 11 Magic Round another good team performance

[00:04:09] What's changed for you guys as a group this year do you reckon?

[00:04:11] Yeah it was a good performance bro we wanted to make it a little home away from home

[00:04:17] It was our home game so to go up there and put in a good performance out bro

[00:04:22] It was massive especially on a great round like that

[00:04:26] But as for what's changed with us this year I reckon probably just went blind into our defence

[00:04:32] I think our attack probably hasn't been the problem over the last couple years

[00:04:36] I feel like in the pre-season fits in the coach and stuff we've put in a lot of time into it

[00:04:41] It's paying off

[00:04:43] And you personally in some pretty good form there's a bit of origin chat around

[00:04:46] How do you feel pulling on that Sky Blue jersey?

[00:04:48] It would be a dream come true bro if ever got a chance to pull it on

[00:04:52] I'll take it with both hands for sure it's been a childhood dream mine

[00:04:56] As for sure it's been most to play our game and yeah just for now they're the only talks

[00:05:03] All I can do is just keep up my best foot forward for the club but hopefully one day

[00:05:07] Speaking of special things in big rounds Indigenous Round this week

[00:05:10] Proud we're Audrey Mann what does the round mean to you and your culture?

[00:05:15] Yeah it's massive bro I think we've seen the round grow over the years

[00:05:21] We've known how big it's become and you know how much part of the NRL it is now

[00:05:28] It's massive for myself and not only myself having a couple kids now

[00:05:34] So to see how pumped they get when they learn about their Indigenous heritage as well

[00:05:40] And then for my family and my little small community back home as well bro

[00:05:46] I can't wait to get out there and put on that Indigenous jersey this year

[00:05:50] And represent my mob, my family and my community as well

[00:05:54] Awesome and last one for you this is a fun one that we always like to ask at the end of these interviews

[00:05:58] Who's your favourite artist, favourite band, what sort of music you listen to at the moment?

[00:06:03] Favourite artist at the moment probably I like Morgan Mollin but a bit of Luke Combs as well

[00:06:12] Love the country don't they?

[00:06:13] Yeah love the country music so I might not mind a bit of more pump up stuff on game day

[00:06:19] But other than that I'm pretty, pretty cruelly about a lot of country stuff

[00:06:22] I'm real well enjoy round 11 against the Panthers and thanks for the chat

[00:06:25] Thanks bro thanks for having me

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