Mick has been playing footy since he was 4 years old.  In his younger days growing up in Melbourne, Australia, he captained Xavier College to an APS premiership and played Victorian TAC Cup football at Central Dragons (Sandringham Dragons) and later played at Toora Football Club in South Gippsland.  He was Head Coach at the Tokyo Goannas in Japan for multiple seasons.  He started as Head Coach at the Sharks in 2022 after helping out as one of the volunteer coaches for 2 seasons, keeping a close eye on his two daughters Summer and Zoe, who are enthusiastic Sharks participants.  Outside of football Mick runs a Language Centre for Adults and Kids learning English as a second language.  Mick follows Carlton in the AFL (the President stopped reading his CV at that particular point and shook hands).