ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book would not have been possible without the players from across the code sharing their wonderful recipes and stories. Particular thanks to Sandor Earl, Michael Ennis, Trent Merrin, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Jason Nightingale, Matt King, Brett Kimmorley, Chris Lawrence, Darren Lockyer, Billy Slater, Gorden Tallis and Ben Ross, who generously gave up their time to be photographed – thanks, boys!

To George Mimis, Charlotte Arida and Jackie Fairbairn from SFX, thank you for pulling all the recipes and players together, along with all the staff at Random House Australia who worked tirelessly to pull the whole book together.

We would especially like to thank Ingo Voss, our designer, and Tracy Rutherford, the project editor, who whipped everything into shape so quickly and efficiently. To our shoot team: photographer Chris Jones, stylist Kate Murdoch, and home economists Andrew and Julie Ballard and Lucy Busuttil, thank you for all your hard work and commitment to the project.

Lastly, thank you to Blanco, who provided the beautiful kitchen for us to shoot in, particularly Jennelle Larven and Valerie Chong, who were so gracious when we took over their space. And thanks to Colin Holt and Jeff Winfield at Hudson Meats for providing us with such great products to cook and photograph.