Travis and Jason talk to Jordan Mailata about wild path from Rugby League to NFL stardom
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Travis and Jason talk to Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata about his journey from Australian Rugby League to the NFL, his first introduction to football and when he first met Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland.
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I love that Philly is a sports town that is giving love to the linemen. It's a thankless job in pro sports that no one appreciates. The fact that the Brotherly Shove has already become an iconic play is awesome. They all deserve a shout out.
I think it’s all of our favorite play! If you go to any bar in Eagles country during the game, the second we line up in that formation the whole place goes nuts. It’s a Philly thing. There’s just no other play that expresses your dominance quite like that Philly shove does when you run it on every 4th and 1 and your opponent doesn’t get a single stop. It must be so demoralizing for opposing defenses to get stops on 3rd down and still fail to get off the field.
TuuuuUuuuUUUUUSH PUUUUUUSH
Certainly better than their brainless basketball fans 😂
Best sports city in the US
@@Jiggy609we’ll ignore Boston
Love that a fellow Aussie is getting his rewards in the NFL
Thanks for Mailata. You can take Ben Simmons back off our hands if you don’t mind. I cringe every time someone talks about the possibility that he may return to the Sixers. Please no… lmao. Jordan Mailata truly is the anti-BenSimmons. Ben Simmons woulda got Jeff Stoutland fired. Lmao! Mailata sucks up all the wisdom he can from Stoutland and Veterans on the team. What a remarkable story.
As a kiwi living in Aussie, it's always cool to see our players making it even if it's overseas, lots of talented people down here, good on you bro, just discovered your guys show and its great!!!
I watched Jordan Mailata run with the ball, and I feel sorry for everyone who tried to tackle him.
He played in the under 20 juniors against other young developing players.
If he actually made it to professional Rugby League he would still be hard to tackle, but the bulked up pro players would have handled him OK.
Yes not as impressive as it looked. They were the same under 20yr olds playing. When he got into Reserve grade he was playing against experienced and faster players. He was not that impressive
@@geevee9728I’d have see him follow the same pathway as NAS. Big and effective, but in short spurts.
dude was a bench player, he is big but little dudes hit in NRL. I watched him get folded in half when i saw a game in Sydney in 2015
Payne Hass is more fit and explosive. But this guy suits nfl more
Much respect to the boy from Bankstown to Souths to Super bowl! Wicked brother!@ Jordan Mailata
Jordan should start his own podcast just because I love hearing his voice.
Learning to play Left Tackle at the NFL Level, having never played football before, is one the most impressive feats in professional sports. Shout out to Jordan Mailata and Couch Stoutland for making that happen.
I remember reading/hearing from an analyst early on that while Jordan Mailata had no real experience being a lineman, that also meant he didn't have any bad habits and techniques which make the transition harder. He didn't have and bad habits from High School or college in terms of technique so he was a blank slate, he was going to get the fundamentals and develop those and any bad habits were going to get ironed out before they became permanent. Was an interesting take from the analyst and one that was right
LOL "Couch Stoutland".
It's *Coach, Brother
@@alittlecreepywhenyou Gotta love auto correct. 😂
I told my friends in Spain to watch the game in Munich with the Chiefs and the Dolphins, they told me I am a yankee now! I am a new American. Insensitive people!😅❤🎉
Never have I ever been more proud to be an Eagles fan. The team is full of great human beings, who just happen to kick some ass at football. FLY EAGLES FLY! 🦅 GO BIRDS!
The team is great worst fan base tho
@@thepimp31 which you say because you're not part of it. What are you basing that opinion on? Because it's a popular one to have?
@@kilroy2517 didn’t know it was popular bro. Must be for a reason I guess.
@@thepimp31 didn't answer my question. Bro.
@@kilroy2517 Most of you at the stadium are a-holes. also this living rent free in your head?
Jason's curiosity is the best! He just want to learn everything. I love that!
Never ceases to impress me the intelligence and athletic ability of Mailata. Playing and succeeding at one of the hardest positions in the sport only a few years after being introduced to it.
Saaaaaamoa
Which suggests others could do the same. Jordan was not that quick in Rugby League. Suitable talents for NFL though.
Why is it the hardest position
@@dajay2k Offensive Line is much more nuanced and technical than most people think. And LT you're usually on an island all by yourself with one of the opposing team's best pass rusher.
@jordonvh91 nice one, thanks bro. From London and trying to understand the game, it's a lot!
Untapped talent pool down here. Grew up playing rugby against teenage Mailatas and they were all enormous...and they could all sing 😅
Yes there are a lot of " Jordans". They either play Rugby league or the bigger ones Rugby Union
@@robertryan7204The biggest play both codes.
I remember playing against 100kg+ kids at 13-14 years old. Sure does teach you how to tackle with good technique and efficiency.
@@izzy031096 i will always remember when i was in high school and we played rugby at lunch (full contact). As a small asian boy, when I got tackled by the polynesian kids they were fucking gentle as hell hahaha. Just a bear hug. The aussies and middle eastern kids however were the ones shoulder checking us like crazy. One of the islander kids i knew now plays in the NRL. He was always built different since year 7 basically.
Seems like an awesome bloke. Shame rugby wasn't going to work out for him but glad he's found his groove in NFL, seems like the type that you're happy to see do well.
And he is getting paid more. The max salary of a rugby player in Australia is $400,000 USD. HIS $68 million contract is more than the teams budget
@@gerrylee1687 Plenty of rugby players are making 7 figures in Australia, so not sure where you're making up $400,000 from. Sure NFL salaries are higher, by a lot, but plenty of Aussie players are making millions.
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Jordan Mailata as running back would be brutal.
Behind the first level it would be easy peezy……but once he got to the second level of the defense 😮😮😮😮 look out.
Because of Jason I take a real interest in Philly and the NFL. Well done what a great story.
In Australia the players of Australian Rules football and rugby are very tall and big. I was in a situation at a hotel where I am a 5.3’ entering a lift with 3 rugby players were already in and I looked at them and they looked at me and we all laughed. I stand below their shoulder line 😅. It was one of my memorable moments up close with Aussie rugby players.
Not all of them are big and tall. There’s a bunch who play nrl at 5.7 or so. Depends on the position.
Aussie rules players are tall, but not big. They are all incredibly lean. League players are big, not as tall on average but far more muscle and sheer mass.
Some of the halves can be 80kgs and on the short side though (see Alfie Langer, Darren Lockyer, Cooper Cronk spec players).
You didn't really do much research into this comment.Aussue rules is not Rugby.
@@Andy_M986 I know the differences, the two sports are different. The tall guys I saw were rugby players as we exchanged conversation and learned that they are young rugby players. I’ve watched Aussie rules football and quite impressed with the strength and toughness of the players.
@@bernardbarry447 Yes, I saw some of them at breakfast, some are not tall but bulky and some are really tall and big.
As an Aussie I love the Eagle's because of Jordan and so do alot of Aussie's!! Hes opened our eye's and made us want to learn more about America's beloved game and boy i cant get enough of it!
Bills fan here. Enjoy this podcast a lot. Shout out to the Kelce brothers!
Bills fan who thinks the Kelce brothers are complete douchbags. We got the poison peddler and the cry baby. Dude was crying about Jordan Phillips being dirty yet the “tush push” is the most bush league play I can think of. Hypocrite much?
Great job last night Jason. You are 💚 #62... Your wife and Mom bringing the ♥ to KC priceless.
What… as racists they fit right in to American society?
Idk what any of those terms are, but I laughed when Jordan said "EEasy I'll teach you threeee jet projection 😂. These guys are fun
Love Jordan Mailata’s story. Talk about achieving the American dream. Go 🦅!
Americans know about rugby UNION, the game played in US universities. But Jason played rugby LEAGUE. It’s different. It’s harder. It was developed as a professional game. It’s like four hard running plays trying to bash through the line to gain a certain amount of yards for another set of downs. So it’s like rugby/football hybrid. Everyone has to carry the ball on offense, and everyone has to tackle on defense. It’s really cool. Aussies, kiwis and Brits are good.
Greatest game in the world.
@@usarugbyleagueunionfanit’s a close 2nd for sure…after union ;)
@@saskrugbydad2227 I watch an enormous amount of both. I love them both. The major difference for me is the ball in play time. The amount of stoppage in League is less. Union is tying to figure out how to speed the game up which League has constantly addressed in the past 100 years.
Union is better because you get to bash people and Strategize just like American football. You also display More Skills in Union than in League.
@@SportZFan4Ever I would say there’s more nuance in Union. I follow Union religiously. I usually watch 1st half of Union game while riding my stationary bike. There’s a lot of fast forwarding when the ball has been kicked into touch or the 1-2 minute scrums. There’s much less downtime in League. There’s a reason League guys like Andy Farrell, Shaun Edward’s, Mike Forshaw, and Kevin Sinfield have come to Union. 50/22, goal line drop out, increasing points for trys, League defenses, League line running. There’s a plethora of things that Union has brought from League. In 80 minute in League they make double the number of tackles. And they run into each other at 10 meters compared to 3-4. Again, I love both codes.
As an Aussie l really enjoyed this and learned a few things
No dumb questions. Not everyone is blessed with the strength of the gladiator. What age did Jason realize he had grown man strength
Very young. Polynesians are like that
Rugby is an awesome game wish more Americans got into Rugby Union and Rugby League
Union is played in universities but league is still virtually unknown just needs more exposure
Jason kelce and Travis kelce are such good NFL players
Guys, if you are starting to like NRL ( I am 76 years old and I LOVE MY FOOTIE!!! Please, you must watch the 2023 NRL Grand Final between Penrith Panthers and Brisbane Broncos. It has been tagged as the best grand final ever and I agree wholeheartedly! The last ten minutes was the most nail bighting experience of all my years as a fan.🤗
completely wrong the best will always be COWBOYS win over BRONCOS in 2015. truly a fight to the finish. the 2023 game you see BRONCOS show no effort as they thought they had it easy.
Honestly Jordan would be a freak Fullback. He’s obviously got blocking and all that sorted. But from his rugby league days he’s got the nouse to hold the ball while hitting holes and taking hits.
Would love to see him run the ball on short yardage situations.
To be honest, I love watching football movie, from there it will pull in and fell in love to game...so every team on NFL that any Samoan play... those are the team I'll cheer for...Eagles JM and Dolphin TT... let's gooo...💯🇼🇸🇦🇸🇦🇺🇺🇲♥️💪
ayyyy i love this
NO DUMB QUESTIONS. 1. Thoughts on fining for celebrations?? 2. How does fantasy football work? 3. Can you get devonta smith & Darius slay on here??
So good to see an Aussie in the NFL thats not a kicker. Much respect from Oz.
*punter is the American term. The foreign kickers in the NFL are mostly Europeans with a soccer background.
my bad...ya punter@@Charles-qn1bt
There’s been a couple Australians that have played in the NFL kong time app
Can we get a Chris Stapleton/ jelly roll halftime lol maybe even some Oliver Anthony.
This guy needs a movie made about him this is amazing
Jason can sing, too! All three of these guys can sing!
Coming back to this video for Jordan’s Philly accent 😂😂😂
Awesome interview! 😂
Love you guys 🇦🇺🇦🇺
So glad your citizenship is getting fast tracked. ❤
I know a bloke who worked at South Sydney when Jordan was coming through and said 'he was too big for rugby league, he's going to NFL'
Nothing wrong with being big in League but you need to have the tank to go with the engine, even more so in Rugby (Union).
Sounds as though it was his fitness and conditioning that was the issue.
@@dampaul13 They were big issues. He might have made it in Union but lacked the techniques. Too slow for League
@robertryan7204 Not sure speed was his biggest problem
His times (40 yards, etc.), from what I remember, were pretty good at his testing. I think they were surprised how well he moved for a big man.
Also, I'm not sure the term "fitness and conditioning" would generally refer to speed.
If he didn't have the cardio for League, he would have trouble making it through a half of Rugby.
@@dampaul13 He had the problem of being very slow in Rugby League at the end of the game. I think he had a heart problem had to have surgery from nemory.
Anyway there are other" Jordans" around but they are interested in Rugby League or Rugby Union
@@robertryan7204 Heart condition or not, not being able to run out a game of League is pretty much the definition of why they were worried about his 'fitness and conditioning.'
Great interview
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Kindest regards
WMH Team - Australia
ING High School to Stoutland University is an elite pathway to starting in the NFL 😂
Would have been interesting to see how a prime Jonah Lomu would have done in NFL
He did get offered a deal by the Cowboys I think but turned it down to keep playing International Test level.
Another code switch welsh international ruby union player Louis Rees-Zammit on route to the NFL , this chap has jet shoes , capped 35 times playing for wales
IPP sounds a lot like the MLB talent scout teams that travel internationally for recruits
Well Jordan was told by Rugby League Coaches and others to try NFL. He got his agent to do the rest
Finally
The best is Prince and his halftime show, then the Queen herself Lady Gaga and finally the Rap medley of Snoop and the his Peeps.
Travis's facial expression at 1:38 is hilarious.
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He was in disbelief 😂
You've got to admire rugby or rugby league players who decide to try and break into the NFL some people may call them crazy but I prefer to wish them all the best they'd be crazy not to try
They should give him the ball on a trick play !
Good on you Jordan. Make more than the whole salary Cap in Australia league . Perhaps they were right but if you knew you were fit and ready… I’m glad you proved the doubters wrong.
Jordan is too big for the NRL and would get torn apart by little quick players, guess he’ll have to settle for earning 10x more in the NFL
Exactly
Hahaha shit when you put it like that
@@izzy031096 except Rugby Union was amateur up to 1996. Get more personal recognition playing Golf monry could be as good
@@izzy031096 Not many are attracted to the Game. That is why with the exception of ex AFL kickers, you get maybe a handful interested
@@robertryan7204Jordan would of been a really good key forward or a lockdown defender
This guy was on the bench in tier 2 rugby. There's a much bigger difference in tier 1 rugby being a starting player.... For him to say Nfl is harder is only because he never got played and because he's a lower level player....
That’s what I thought he couldn’t play full games even in a lesser professional level due to how hard it was.
Tier 3 really but glad to see he's doing well in NFL, seems like a great bloke.
I would encourage any American to give Rugby League (not Union) a try. Its a lot more fast paced than Rugby Union and hits hard if not harder than Ruby Union.
Tosh, American Footballers would FAR prefer Union as it has more in common. Still very different sports but Union affords the difference in sizes for different positions. League is just playground bulldog with a ball.
@@Jim_CpeNah, Union has way more differences with American Football than League. League even has a system of "downs" and the back and forward game style somewhat similar to Gridiron.
@@miguel88888very few football players would transfer well to league as there aren’t any natural positions for them. The average gridiron lineman isn’t going to take to league naturally anyway whereas he’s a natural fit in the front row or tight 5 of union scrum.
@@saskrugbydad2227 I was not talking about the transfer of player talents, I'm talking about audience like the original comment mentioned. Most american football players wouldn't be successful in either of the rugby codes, specially most linemen because of stamina and endurance. But when talking about the entertainment itself, League would be much easier to understand and enjoy for Americans.
@@saskrugbydad2227every wr and rb in the nfl would be far more suited for league.
When they get the ball their natural instinct is to run as far as possible just like league allows.
Union would be too technical for them with the kicking game which outside backs need and the situational awareness needed for union would be too great, ie running without supporting teammates to clear the ruck for you resulting in a turnover, plus the opportunities to make runs/metres are far more plentiful in league.
Yes lineman, linebackers would be suited for union no doubt.
Ahh the South Sydney Rabbitohs versus the Sydney Roosters 2022 finals week 1 - just the craziest most violent game I’ve seen in years absolute bonkers and I loved every minute !
😂😂😂 the best👏👏👏
That was great.
us (aussie and kiwis) there will be more of us soon in the nfl.
should react to some rugby league big hits
European players not arriving in the NFL at NBA levels from the rest of the world yet, as football is a complex sport, but the advantage of a guy like Mailata is he was only 20 when drafted plus much less wear and tear.
Same would apply to American football players they would need to start very young to learn the techniques of any form of rugby
@@robertryan7204 true but despite the pads etc. Football is a far more brutal collision sport so wear and tear is real.
@@royw-g3120 No wear and tear is worse in any form of Rugby as you are constantly being tackled, no stippages as in NFL
I'd say it's more to do with the fact that nobody in Europe grows up playing American football whereas basketball is very popular
@@brianmurphy86 Actually a real smorgasbord of sports are popular. Basketball is popular in some countries not in a lot of Europe
Jordan and the other lads are doing Australia proud after the disappointment of Hayne and Holmes.
The program should be called the NFL Foreign Legionnaires
I get that at his size O-Line makes sense but imagine if he was a RB/FB.
There are A lot of Jordan Mailata's in the islands. Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, etc. Natural Athletes.
A lot of Polynesians in America too 😂
We come from Warrior and Chief Bloodlines. Playing any sport brings out the warrior mentality
@@JustLiftUcedelusional.
Madden should make Mailata a RB, he'd be a beast
Cuzzy!
My fantasy football is Taylor stays in the USA, does a Las Vegas residency and Travis retires as a Raider!!❤❤❤❤❤
Aussie Aussie Aussie
He flew back to Sydney for a weekend?!
I would like to know if it’s easier for a rugby league or union player to adapt to NFL?
Probably rugby league
Depends on the positions
Really depends on their role. Everyone in Union is more multi skilled but League players probably adapt better to NFLs game play.
W vid
The amount of eyebrow in this episode
Did this guy play at the highest level of Rugby League. Did he actually play in the NRL.
Yeah bro but he wasn't much of a standout. So he came to the Eagles and the rest us history
Nope he played a dozen games at U-20 for Souths. Not even Reserve Grade level but great to see he found his niche in NFL. Hope he keeps doing well there.
I liked my own comment!
Didnt Jason say rugby player will never make it in the nfl, when he literally plays in o line with one.
Sorry, I am sorry, but in South Africa, we have a lot of talent. Just watch Chasing the Sun. Rugby is a very cool sport. We (Springbokke) whooped the USA's buts
Jordan played League, not Rugby (Union).
And the US isn't exactly a Rugby giant.
The max a rugby player gets is $400,000 USD.
Cause coldplay is a palangi
Just found a team where refs let him bear hug every play
Should’ve gone to France for Union. Although he’s making more money for football
If Super Rugby teams in union weren't looking at him then no one overseas would for union. Maybe Number 8? Seems like a nice guy so stoked for him anyway.
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...coldplay not on the level of those other two??
what if Tylor and Kelce bought 1 million shares of AMC stock?
I been patiently waitin'.....
( for a track to explode on (Yeah) You can stunt if you want and your ass'll get rolled on)
since this interview the rugby league games at Allegiant stadium in March sold out.
They didn't even fill half of it in reality.
He played rugby League not union
Who were the people in control at the rugby league club who let this guy go? 🤦♂️
A benched under 21s rugby player can become a star starter in the NFL 🤔
A fourth Division Rugby Union player ended up play in the NFL that was a Colin Scott's
Different games, different skill set, different physical requirements.
@@robertbutlin3708 Not only that Rugby Union is very different from Rugby league in the skill sets
@@robertryan7204 there's plenty of rugby players that play both codes.
Why couldn’t jarryd hayne and Valentine holmes do it? Jordan was huge and very young and moved very well got his size and more important very coachable
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He only ever played juniors. Wouldn’t last at top level.
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1. many non Hawaiian Polynesians have incredible genes for war which selects for strength, size, stamina.
2. I say non Hawaiians, because there are so few pure Hawaiians, unlike Samoans, Tongans, and fijians.
3. if you really want to put do any us based football players, start recruiting fijians for the end and running backs.
4. Jordan is probably average compared to the tons of overlooked Samoans that just pound in rugby
Every single group of people from every single part of the world has been fighting other people for all of human history.
Nobody has genes for war that is just cringe.
These three destroy the stereotype that athletes are one dimensional and dumb.
Travis Kelce would get smashed in Rugby
Why?
Travis kelce can come to rugby league. it's a sport that doesn't sanction players like southern rugby union did.
@@JRPete Kelce doesn’t have the build for League. He would do much better as a prop or hooker in Union.
Don’t
@@kye4216Travis is listed at 6’5 250 he’s pretty big and lean considering all the running in league he seems to be built better for league
You two brothers stay with NFL yous will not handle rugby league 80mins of smashing body's you play defense and attack
That’s ridiculous I play country football in Australia and it’s not as serious as what he was playing in under 20s and I was on about 750 a game jsut to play and other players in my time where nearly double that dude got ripped of
Definately went to the softer sport. Use to have to tackle & run over people non-stop for 80 min, now just pushing guys around for a few seconds at a time. Bet his mates mock him about this.
I’m sure they mock his $64,000,000 contract
@@Jiggy609 Probably. However real mates will still think its soft AF.
@@Jiggy609 rugby union before 1996 was an amateur game so money really didn't come into it
Lol
@@lipby The Game not money playing for a team, State or Country more important. None can remember who made the most money pretty irrelevant here but a big selling point in the US
Coldplay with Beyonce and Bruno Mars was embarrassing for all white people. Two of the coolest people in music and then one of the biggest losers, with no dance moves, rhythm, it's the worst. Hard to watch as a white guy.