NRL coaches use various hobbies to unwind and manage pressure during finals season.
Jiu-jitsu, movement meditation, horse racing, beers in an unassuming suburban club, cooking salami, musicals, podcasts, surfing, netball and Cold Chisel.
This is the abstract catalogue of hobbies that the NRL's eight finals coaches rely on to escape the game's thick pressure.
While obsessed with strategies, structures and detail, most coaches try to find some time, generally before sun-up, to unwind and de-stress.
It just may prove pivotal as the strain and tension increase throughout September.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart loves to kick back over drinks with his close mates. Picture: Getty Images
RICKY STUART (Canberra)
Stuart enjoys a beer and odd glass of wine and is often spotted with a close circle of mates at a small, unpretentious...