Jack Maddocks may be one of the hottest properties in Australian rugby at the moment, but just a few months ago the 21-year old barely wanted to play the sport. Writing for the PlayersVoice, Maddocks explains how cricket was always his priority throughout school and rugby was just something he did to stay fit. “I played in the third XV in my final year at school. To think that a couple of years later I would be on the Wallabies’ Spring Tour still blows my mind,” he wrote. “My ultimate pipedream is to be able to keep playing my footy and have a crack at the Big Bash. I doubt it’s possible, but I can dream!” Maddocks said that his plans started to change after a short conversation with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika at the end an Australian U20s match. “I was sure Cheik wouldn’t have known who I was but, to my surprise, he walked straight over and congratulated me on my performance. I was stoked. We had a good chat and he mentioned to me that he was looking