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<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re still in the same league and we\u2019re still the same group chat. A lot of those boys I haven\u2019t seen since school. A few of them are in London, a few of them in New York, we message most days.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watch most of the [NRL] games, but purely from a fantasy footy point of view, to be honest.<\/p>\n
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Wallabies Jeremy Williams and Nick Frost of the Wallabies celebrate after a penalty in the third Test.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a hobby. I don\u2019t play golf or anything, so it\u2019s something to do away from the game [rugby]. There\u2019s a bit of study and different things you have a look at. It\u2019s gotten a bit more serious over the past few years. It\u2019s good fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a towering build perfect for union, there\u2019s no danger of the Brumbies star defecting to the Raiders any time soon. But Frost has developed an expert eye in the 13-man game as well, as required for the helter-skelter weekly business of deciding which NRL players will earn him maximum points.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou watch a lot of players. You know what players are good in it,\u201d Frost said. \u201cDefensive issues, attacking edges. Which teams go down which edge. Who to run at, what they do. All that goes into it. Especially if you\u2019re deciding who to play or not. If they\u2019re running at a half that isn\u2019t great defensively.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou kind of take risks. I know a whole lot of that. And there\u2019s injuries too, which is a massive one. Late injuries. Prices on people and making trades at the right time.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrying to find the players is half the thing. If you go with the same players everyone\u2019s going to get, you\u2019re not going to be different to anyone. It\u2019s mostly stats-based. So I guess that\u2019s a bit of analytical side of things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Managing Skinnys Superstars consumes \u201ca fair bit\u201d of his downtime, Frost admits. And particularly recently, when it became apparent he had a chance of winning.<\/p>\n
The doubly remarkable part was all that was unfolding when the Wallabies star was already in the middle of a massive Lions series in July, and then in a different timezone in South Africa in August.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the end of it, when I was up near the top 10, I was like, jeez, you\u2019re definitely thinking about it a bit more time. You\u2019re more stressed about decisions you make,\u201d Frost said.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it\u2019s fair to assume that the 25-year-old, a digital polymath who is also into coding, gaming and DJing, wears out his laptops at an extraordinary rate.<\/p>\n
In his day job, Frost spends hours studying the strengths and weaknesses of opposing lineouts, trying to figure out ways to not only win all the Wallabies\u2019 throws, but pick off rivals\u2019 throws as well.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not quite the same as spotting an NRL team with a defensive flaw, but it\u2019s not a million miles away either.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to try and watch the game normally if I\u2019m watching a Super Rugby game or a Test match,\u201d Frost says. \u201cYou just try and watch it as a fan. But then you come in on Monday or Tuesday and do a bit more of the study.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Nick Frost in a lineout against the Springboks in Brisbane.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Frost calls the lineouts for the Brumbies and the Wallabies, meaning on-field decisions are mostly his. Extensive analysis with his coaches and fellow lineout forwards is bread-and-butter during the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou roughly know players and trends, but it\u2019s always evolving for every team. It\u2019s a bit of a cat-and-mouse game. There\u2019s moves you do, and then you\u2019ve got a team who\u2019ll catch up and learn the moves you do. And it\u2019s the same for us,\u201d Frost said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always evolving and trying to find the next thing. You look at other teams and there are moves they\u2019re doing. You\u2019re like, hmm, I\u2019ll steal that. That\u2019s going to work against a certain team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of the many factors contributing to the Wallabies\u2019 successes in 2025, the security offered by rock-solid set pieces is arguably the most important. Under Mike Cron\u2019s tutelage, the Wallaby scrum has a 100 per cent success rate, and the lineout, led by Frost and Jeremy Williams, has rarely been bested.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always evolving for every team. It\u2019s a bit of a cat-and-mouse game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nick Frost on lineout strategy<\/p>\n
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