#039 – Mark “The Goat” Nicholls
In this CAST special episode, we sit down with NRL player Mark “The GOAT” Nicholls from the Dolphins to discuss his journey in the league and get an inside look at what it takes to be a professional NRL player. From training and game day preparation to balancing a career and personal life, Mark shares his insights and experiences. Stay tuned until the very end as we quiz Mark Nicholls about his rugby league career spanning across 11 years and 4 NRL teams.
0:00 Intro
1:10 Moving to Dolphins / Pre-Season
6:20 Goals for the Dolphins This Season
8:50 Player to Look out For in 2023
10:40 SuperCoach / Fantasy Points
11:15 Breaking Try-Scoring Drought
12:30 Does The Nudie Run Exist?
13:10 Where does the “GOAT” nickname come from?
14:50 Flipping Goat Beer
15:40 Influence / Coaching of Wayne Bennett
20:30 South Sydney Career
25:20 Biggest Pest In The NRL
26:30 How Did You Get Into Rugby League?
29:50 NRL Debut / Early NRL Career
33:50 Why Are the Melbourne Storm so Good?
35:10 Melbourne Storm Pre-Season
37:30 Facing Adversity
42:30 Role Models
45:40 Playing With Latrell Mitchell
46:30 Favourite Player to Play Alongside
48:55 Pre-Game Routines / Rituals
50:00 This Or That
52:10 Quiz
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