Mat Rogers can still hear “Lemonade” Tom’s words ringing in his ears three decades later.
It was 1988 and, along with the Brisbane Broncos and Newcastle Knights, the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants were contesting their inaugural season in what would become the National Rugby League. Having settled on the Gold Coast after a career that saw him anointed a Cronulla Sharks “Immortal”, Steve Rogers was keen to run his eye over the city’s newest sporting stars and young Mat was more than happy to tag along.
