Cronulla Sharks prospect Billy Magoulias completes bachelor’s degree

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Signalling a spectacular end to the 2019 season with the Newtown Jets, as well as in his five appearances in the NRL so far, Billy Magoulias has also recently completed a bachelor’s degree in Business at the University of Wollongong.

“I had an interest in business throughout school and when I finished at Endeavour I went straight into the course at Wollongong Uni,” Magoulias explained.

That was 2015 when he was a part of the Sharks then-Holden Cup under-20’s squad, Magoulias dedicated in his efforts to combine his training with his university timetables.

“I’d commit the first half of the day to study, then we’d do our three, four hours of training of a night,” he said of his time in the Sharks NYC team.

Billy Magoulias. Photo: The Daily Telegraph

In 2018 Magoulias was promoted into the full-time NRL squad at the start of the season, and while the task to combine the two pursuits became more complicated, his commitment, coupled with understanding and assistance from the Club and coaching staff, allowed him to forge ahead and ultimately finish his University degree.

“I went part time with my course from 2018 and there was always some flexibility around training. I could work my weights sessions in to be able to get to the lessons, attend the tutorials at the Loftus campus and then the lectures and assessments were on-line,” Magoulias added.

Now ready to take the next step with his rugby league career, where he aims to become a regular in the Sharks NRL team in 2020, Magoulias, who is also working through a Cert 4 in Elite Athlete Wellbeing and a Cert 3 in Fitness, has ambitions to enroll in a Masters of Business Administration and is doing so with an eye to what might come somewhere down the track.

University of Wollongong

“I don’t know where footy will take me in the next few years, but I’d love to stay in the game, maybe in a management role,” Magoulias said.

“I’ve enjoyed the management type subjects and with my footy knowledge, when you mix it in with what I’ve learnt and what I’m learning, it might be something I can look at going into in the future.”

Jeff Robson, a 177-game NRL veteran, who teams up with Amanda King to deliver the Sharks Education and Welfare program, explains his role in assisting the current playing group with their football-life balance and in their educational activities.

“Even though some are just beginning their NRL careers, our role in Welfare and Education is to prepare the boys for life after footy,” Robson began.

“Here at the Sharks we have above 90 per cent of the squad involved in career engagement, which means they are either studying, in work experience or attending TAFE.”

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