Rhyse Martin: Owning the Jersey & Speaking Up When It’s Hard

Rhyse Martin is a current professional rugby league player with the Leeds Rhinos and a proud PNG Kumuls representative, having debuted for the national team in 2014. In this episode, we talk about the highs and lows of life in professional footy — from his humble upbringing in Australia to the pride of wearing both the NRL and Kumuls jersey.

Rhyse opens up about what he wishes he did differently as a young player, like being more aggressive and less timid around senior teammates, and we unpack the importance of confidence and presence in high-performance environments.

Toward the end, Rhyse speaks honestly about mental challenges and the courage it takes to ask for help — something that’s not easy, but incredibly important. It was a meaningful conversation.

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