The MILLION-DOLLAR BACKYARD BAR

I have to be honest. I didn’t set out to become a publican. Growing up in a middle-class suburban home with two rugby-loving brothers (and two equally sporty sisters), I was a sports-mad jock with a grand goal to play rugby for Australia. I did make several representative rugby union and league teams, represented my school in 11 different sports and was captain of the swimming team. Unfortunately, my talent did not quite match my ambitions and, as a result, I had to find another career. But as a 17-year-old, fresh out