Toohey's News, The Podcast Episode 03: Barry Toohey is joined by former Newcastle Knights star Mark Hughes

Barry Toohey
Simon McCarthy
Updated March 23 2021 - 4:55pm, first published March 26 2020 - 7:15pm

It was grand final week, 1997 and one Sydney newspaper had written up profiles of each of the players. Andrew Johns, arguably the best player in the game. Robbie O'Davis with an amazing side-step. Matty Johns' outstanding passing and kicking game.

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Barry Toohey

Barry Toohey is a sports reporter for the Newcastle Herald. He covers the Newcastle Knights and hosts the Toohey's News Podcast.

Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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