Harry Froling on NBL refereeing issues, the conflict of interest with Larry Kestelman owning teams and what he feels he could have done differently during his career

Harry Froling on NBL refereeing issues, the conflict of interest with Larry Kestelman owning teams and what he feels he could have done differently during his career

  • March 13, 2024
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Harry Froling joins the podcast to give an update on his health after suffering a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain following an alleged assault outside a popular Wollongong nightclub.

A year into his recovery, he also talks about his brother Sam’s chances of making the Boomers Olympic squad, the issues the NBL faces with poor refereeing and the issues that arise from Larry Kestleman owning the league and NBL teams at the same time.

 

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Harry Froling won the NBL Rookie of the Year award in 2019 and went on to play six seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Townsville Crocodiles, Illawarra Hawks, Adelaide 36ers and Brisbane Bullets.

He averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 154 NBL games.

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Podcast Topics include…

  • Harry provides an update on his health after receiving a vicious blow to the head in an ugly incident off the court 12 months ago (2:00)
  • The development of Sam Froling and his chances of being a part of the Boomers Olympic squad this year (6:00)
  • Without any fear of an NBL fine, Harry gives an unbiased view of the current referee situation in the NBL (10:00)
  • What teams should we see in the NBL Grand Final next week? (23:30)
  • The success on and off the court of the Illawarra Hawks (25:30)
  • Harry looks back at his time in the NBL and revisits areas he could have improved or done better (30:00)
  • The biggest hurdles he has faced both on and off the court (40:00)
  • The three-year wall for NBL players (45:00)
  • When does Harry feel he was playing his best basketball (51:00)
  • The biggest hurdles and highlights from his playing career (56:00)

All of this and a whole lot more…

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Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.


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