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‘A lot of phone calls from Baz’: How Barrett convinced Elliott to stay at Bulldogs – Sydney Morning Herald
How numerous phone calls from incoming coach and St Gregory’s College alumni Trent Barrett helped Adam Elliott spurn big offers to stay with the Bulldogs.
A move to Auckland would also have been tough on Elliott’s older brother James, who has autism and showed some rare emotion to express his sadness at seeing his sibling and new nephew re-locate to Auckland.
Adam Elliott during his St Gregory’s College days.Credit:St Gregory’s College
“The difference in deals was a fair chunk, but then there were a lot of phone calls from ‘Baz’,” Elliott told the Herald.
“I hadn’t had anything to do with him beforehand. We were both St Greg’s boys, and that c…
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