'It was one of those opportunities where I knew I'd whack myself if I didn't take it up.'
As he prepared to take a call from incoming Warriors coach Andrew Webster last year, Brayden Wiliame assured wife Stephanie that he was only doing it as a courtesy and had no intention of moving their young family to New Zealand.
"I walked out and my wife could see it on my face, she said 'we're moving to NZ aren't we? I just had to say 'oh, yeah, you got me!'," Wiliame said. Having already enjoyed a 46-game Telstra Premiership career which included stops at the Eels, Sea Eagles and Dragons, he was at peace with his NRL career being over at the age of 29.
It was only after having a chat to Webby about where he sees the team going and how I could fit into it that I sort of got the competitive juices flowing again."It was one of those opportunities where I knew I'd whack myself if I didn't take it up.
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