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Really really sad news today, 19 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: all Black violence Prevention advocate Dancing with the Stars champion 20 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: Norm Hewitt has died. He was aged just fifty five 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: and had been diagnosed with motor neuron disease. Laurie Mains 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: was the first to pick Norm Hewitt as an All 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Black and is with us this evening. Hi Laurie, Hi Jack. Yeah, 24 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: I'm really sorry on behalf of all of our listeners 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: for your loss. How will Norm be remembered by you? 26 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: Oh, he's one of the special successes that rugby has 27 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 2: brought to individual players. When I first took Norman, he 28 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: was a bit of American and I had to speak 29 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: to him quite sternly before I selected him into the 30 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: All Blacks, and he took that on board, came into 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: the team and immediately showed not only good performance on 32 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 2: the rugby field, and I selected him because of how 33 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: well he had played for Hawks day, but also he 34 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: took a real turn in his personal behavior. And I 35 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: attribute a lot of that to the All Black environment 36 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: and to the players around him. 37 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a remarkable. When I think about him as 38 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: a rugby player, he was fearsome and he was tough. 39 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: You know, I can remember that occasion. I think he 40 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: played a game with the broken arm, But it was 41 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: actually that character stuff outside of rugby, when he took 42 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: some troubles in his past and actually used as an 43 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: opportunity to promote some really important messages when not many 44 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: people in his position might have chosen to do so. 45 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: Don't you think that sort of spoke a lot about 46 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: his character? 47 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 2: Well, it did, and he had he did have a 48 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: lot of character, and I as a I think the 49 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: All Black environment enabled him to bring that out and 50 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: gave him the platform to be able to explore those 51 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 2: activities that he did after rugby, and he is one 52 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: of the real successes of what All Black rugby or 53 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: any rugby team can actually do to individuals that have 54 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: been off the track a bit. And that was a 55 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: turning point in his life. And you know, El Kurtin 56 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: and I, the selectors and coaches at the time, got 57 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: a great deal of pleasure out of seeing Norm fit 58 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: into the environment become a really solid person. And he 59 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: was an outstanding rugby plant mate, no bones about that. 60 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 2: He was just unlucky that Sean Fitzpatrick, the All Black 61 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: captain and you know, one of the best in the world, 62 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: just happened to be keeping him out of the plane 63 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: in fifteen. Yeah. But yeah, I remember Norm in the 64 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: early days when we got him. As I said, he 65 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: was a bit of American And before I made a 66 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 2: rule with him that before he goes out anywhere at 67 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 2: night after matches and that sort of thing, he had 68 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 2: to come and tell me who was going to be 69 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 2: his minder. Yeah. Yeah, and it either had to be 70 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 2: Olo Brown or Frank Bunce. And they they were players 71 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: that Norm respected, and they had they had the strength 72 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: to keep him in Lyne. And I mean he never 73 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 2: put a foot wrong. Yeah, and you know he was 74 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: a great individual. Yeah. 75 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: Oh, that's some really lovely comments. Thank you so much, Laurie. 76 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: We really appreciate your time, Laurie Mayde. Yeah. Probably a 77 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: good thing actually that they you know, they chose Frank 78 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: Bunce or Olo Brown to accompany Norm, not me, not 79 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: Andrew Mertens in his semi professional era, weighing in at 80 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: six two kilograms with a wet shirt. 81 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 82 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,559 Speaker 2: news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 83 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.