The third member of the Coolie Kids qualified alongside Fanning and Parkinson for the world tour, and whilst he had his moments never put a run together to grab himself a world title. That’s not to say he didn’t have the talent though.
In many ways his aerial style and ability in larger waves was better than his two friends, but he always seemed to lack that final killer blow to win events back to back. He missed the cut for the tour in 2011, it was a bit of a shock as he had been so consistent, but in retrospect it’s just allowed him to become an even better surfer.
The lack of the tour though just freed him up, and like fellow Gold Coaster Rasta he is now in the enviable position of being a professional free surfer. Instead of being on a schedule from contest to contest he gets to chase swells. He’ll regularly pop up in West Australia for an epic swell to Fiji or just anywhere that looks epic.