{"podcast":{"title":"Chiming In - Steve Gillis, Player Manager","slug":"chiming-in-steve-gillis-player-manager-7109190","podcast_index_feed_id":7109190,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673a885550b6e3d2a51e5c08","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/fanaticsTV","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/673a885550b6e3d2a51e5c08/1777962112484-03695e3a-122e-48a6-9450-ccdec12fae22.jpeg","author":"FanaticsTV","episode_count":56,"summary":"Welcome to Chiming In! Renowned player manager, Steve 'Chimes' Gillis interviews some of the most interesting people in Rugby League. From world class players and ex-players to sports doctors and administrators, ALL deliver a great story. Sit back and enjoy the listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T08:21:18.544891+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chiming-in-steve-gillis-player-manager-7109190"},"episode":{"title":"Craig Salvatori. Feud with Gus, losing his wife in the Bali bombings, and Salvo's Pub Crawl!","slug":"craig-salvatori-feud-with-gus-losing-his-wife-in-the-bali-bombings-and-salvo-s-pub-crawl","published_at":"2026-07-23T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chiming-in-steve-gillis-player-manager-7109190/craig-salvatori-feud-with-gus-losing-his-wife-in-the-bali-bombings-and-salvo-s-pub-crawl","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chiming-in-steve-gillis-player-manager-7109190","url":"https://www.fanatics.tv/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/673a885550b6e3d2a51e5c08/e/6a5dc9317a878a33803d9fa6/media.mp3","summary":"Craig Salvatori was a mainstay of the Sydney Roosters front row through the late '80s and early '90s, racking up around 140 first grade games between the Roosters and a final season at South Sydney, three State of Origin appearances for the Blues alongside Laurie Daley, and a Roosters life membership this year that came with the club's Indigenous Round honour. He was also at the centre of one of Australian sport's most confronting personal stories: in October 2002, Salvatori lost his wife Kathy in the Bali bombings, and became an unlikely go-between for the Australian government's response on the ground, speaking daily with radio host Alan Jones and eventually meeting with then-Prime Minister John Howard. More than two decades on, he talks openly about grief, acceptance, and raising his daughters through it. It's not all heavy going, though — Salvatori also revisits the infamous headbutt that cost him a five-week suspension, a near-miss at a premiership in 1987, and a colonoscopy story that nearly blew up his marriage. And after 45 years as a builder, he's about to set off on \"Salvo's Aussie Pub Crawl\" — a year-long lap of the country's pubs with his wife and dog in tow. In this episode of Chiming In, Craig shares stories from a life that's been as tough as it has been full, and explains why he's chosen to talk about the hardest parts of it rather than look away. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Welcome: Craig Salvatori joins Chiming In 01:47 - Breaking news: retiring after 45 years as a builder 02:32 - The plan: Salvo's Aussie Pub Crawl 05:20 - The colonoscopy story that nearly got him busted 09:02 - Naming the tour and sorting sleeping arrangements 14:35 - Opening up about the Bali bombings and losing Kathy 16:33 - How the group ended up split between the Sari Club…","meta_description":"Craig Salvatori was a mainstay of the Sydney Roosters front row through the late '80s and early '90s, racking up around 140 first grade games between the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3200,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chiming-in-steve-gillis-player-manager-7109190/episodes/craig-salvatori-feud-with-gus-losing-his-wife-in-the-bali-bombings-and-salvo-s-pub-crawl/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chiming-in-steve-gillis-player-manager-7109190/craig-salvatori-feud-with-gus-losing-his-wife-in-the-bali-bombings-and-salvo-s-pub-crawl.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}