Episode 142: Ethan Bullemor (Rugby League) - Footy, Finance, and Finding Direction

NRL forward Ethan Bullemor sits down with Chris Titley for a thoughtful conversation on ambition, growth, and navigating the highs and lows of professional sport. Fresh into preseason, Ethan reflects on a mixed 2025 — personal improvement, professional disappointment, and the drive to take Manly back to finals contention.

He opens up about the emotional turbulence of elite rugby league: the pressure of performance, being dropped, dealing with criticism, and the impact that scrutiny has on parents and family. Ethan shares how his maturity, routine, and self-awareness have evolved — and why direct feedback, even when brutal, is necessary for growth.

Off the field, he speaks about his second passion: equity markets. Ethan explains how studying finance shaped his identity beyond footy, how he balances two demanding careers, and what he’s learned from working with some of Australia’s top fund managers at Regal.

They dive into leadership, the changing role of modern forwards, goal-setting, and the scoreboard moment that changed his life at age 15 — a scholarship to Nudgee College that opened doors he never imagined.

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