Co-author Ben Blaschke has worked in sports journalism for the past 10 years, primarily for Big League magazine -the official publication of the National Rugby League -where his career first kicked off in 1998.Specialising in rugby league but extending at times to cricket, tennis, AFL and even poker, he has also worked for The Sunday Telegraph, leading sports magazine Alpha, Rugby League Week, Zoo Weekly and a wide range of lesser known publications. More recently he was employed as sports editor of News Ltd s popular mX newspaper in Sydney before turning freelance on a full-time basis in 2007. He lives in Sydney.