Australian Cricket star Andrew Symonds was close to switching to the Brisbane Broncos and abandon his Cricket career just before the 2003 World Cup.
Symonds, who played Rugby League as a youngster was keen to play Rugby League again and contacted Broncos coach Wayne Bennett towards the end of 2002.
"I just poured it all out to him," the all-rounder told Inside Cricket magazine. "I told him how I was feeling, that I'd lost my drive and my direction and that my confidence had taken a battering and that more and more I wasn't being fulfilled by cricket anymore and that now I was thinking of trying something else - footy.
"Wayne didn't bat an eyelid. He said, 'Are you sure? It's a serious step'. I told him I was deadly serious. 'Then I'll help and support you if I can', he said. Obviously his biggest issues were my ball skills and ability to withstand tackling but he was definitely interested. He could see the passion . .. what I wanted more than anything: to achieve that pinnacle of Queensland sport and run out onto Lang Park wearing that Maroon jumper."
Symonds ended up saying with Cricket and after earning a susprise call up to the Australian World Cup squad last year.
