older
Years ago

What do NBL players do when they retire?

Unlike NBA or Europe based players, our local pros need to re-enter the workforce when their playing days are over.
Anyone got any success stories? Or funny failures?

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Happy Days  
Years ago

Alot of guys work in the private school system running there basketball programs.Don't see many working in the corporate part of town. Some also get gigs in government helping troubled youth.Did see David Stiff working for a removalist company. Now he works at Collingwood FC.

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Big Marty  
Years ago

I thought "Used Car Salesman" was the hot-ticket for retired players?

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older  
Years ago

Tim Morrisey is a sports journalist- pretty good success I reckon.
Someone told me Simon Dwight was teaching people to fly helicopters. I know a couple of older Sydney Kings guys that are in sales for Macquarie Bank.
Andrew Vlahov ia apparently very successful, clothing businesses and such.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Al Green runs Playerz Clothing store in the Myer Centre.

Brett Maher has his own personal training business.

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alexkrad  
Years ago

I heard Tiny Pinder is driving forklifts at the Melbourne Docks.

Ricky Grace works with aboriginal kids, might have seen him on the news with the queen at clontarf (sp?)

Vlahov also runs RV Sport with Ryan Gardiner, they did that Youi games and also that Broome tournament.

Trahair was down in Mandurah in "sales"

Catallini and Maher (I believe maybe its just Cat) own the franchise rights to Muzz Buzz in SA

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Brett is also part owner of Muzz Buzz. Kevin Brooks runs Starplex at Gawler.

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fall from grace  
Years ago

jason Williams drives a truck delivering bottled water

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

Axel Dench is quite a clever boy - works for some financial mob, as well as being a movie star.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

so they dont just try to get into commentating while hunting for sugar daddies to provide for them ?

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Mick  
Years ago

Pat Reidy - owns/runs an overpriced clothing shop for prissy metrosexuals in Townsville
Rob Rose – owns/runs an overpriced wine bar for prissy yuppies in Townsville
Kelvin Robertson – is a pharmacist in Townsville
John Rillie – Coaches at a U.S. college (Boise State? Could be wrong)
Larry Sengstock – Spins shit for a living

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Big Marty  
Years ago

There's also Paul Rees part-time job of "Professional Food taster for the Planet Earth".

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I think it is only the retired ex imports whom chase sugar mumma's!

PLus they take a few clincs for extra dollars....funny they aren't big on the whole work thing!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Fformer Crocs big man Andrew Goodwin is now a prison warden I believe.

Yes, Maher & Cattalini are co-owners of the rights to Muzz Buzz in SA & NT.

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Happy Days  
Years ago

Chris Sneed who had a short stint at Townsville and played ABA with Cairns and Dandenong is back home in Florida running his own real estate business and doing charity work.

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Maxx  
Years ago

Hammer owns a few junk food franchises around sthqld...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Dean Uthoff is a school teacher

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kr  
Years ago

Mick, last I checked said "overpriced clothing shop for prissy metrosexuals" was empty. Not sure what he's up to now.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Many of them get pissed and fall down a lot. Like Ben Knight on Saturday night at a bar in Sydney.

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skull  
Years ago

saw sandy caldwell the other night.....hasn't made any movies yet but possibly should be on tv.....on the 'biggest loser'

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rillie rillie  
Years ago

ben melmy is a manager at newcastle city kfc.
Daniel Joyce works at a clothes store/uni
Andrew Gaze works for channel 10 as a commentator

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N D Smith  
Years ago

Ha ha to the Ben Knight story hilarious but very very true!

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Happy Days  
Years ago

Sandy went to my school and when he caught the bus he use to have to put his head through the sunroof.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Dwight is hanging around the corridors of power in Canberra

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Holy S  
Years ago

Ricky Simpson runs starplex and Kevin Brooks works for him.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Chris Anstey is now a giraff at Werribbe zoo

Bruce Bolden does porn

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kad  
Years ago

Simon Kurle is a personal trainer and owns a dumpster franchise.
Sam Mackinnon is (part?) owner of a pizza chain in Brisbane.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Ricky Simpson would like to think he runs Starplex

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Holy S  
Years ago

Ricky Simpson is the manager of the courts, hence he runs them. Kevin Brooks works for him anon!!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Anyone know what Ben Pepper is doing these days?

I just remember him retiring prematurely I still thought he had 2-3 years left in him.

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tyrell  
Years ago

Where is Tonny Jensen and what is he up to?? A really great bloke!!

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SRT070  
Years ago

i guess that explains why Ng became a doctor before focusing on basketball.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Starplex is more than just courts

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Anonymous  
Years ago

they marry and divorce a kardashian ?

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Mystro  
Years ago

that's pre retirement anon, whole nother topic

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Snowyy  
Years ago

In reply to anon a few posts above, Ben Pepper has been playing in the SBL League in Western Australia.

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Ghost Panther  
Years ago

Not really a post-NBL career story but a ripping one nonetheless about a little-known former Cairns taipan by the name of Michael Wicks who played for the Snakes in their inaugural season .. Apparently he headed to a taipans game some years after his departure from the club and got so tanked that he passed out in a toilet during halftime and woke up the next day still in the cubicle !

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cal Bruton and Herb McEachin sell cars in canberra

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Vart  
Years ago

Marc Ridlen is an insurance broker. Ian Robilliard was running a sports coaching academy before taking up the Kings coaching job. Stephen Hoare works part-time in insurance as well, will transition to full-time when he retires.

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