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Episode 119: #119 Tyson Popplestone: Tailored pre season running, injury prevention, 2km TT's and more from 2023-12-01T04:59:18
We welcome back Tyson Popplestone to the show (Previously Ep #5, #58, #100) to discuss pre season running programs and the importance of having them tailored to your specific needs. We discuss i...
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Episode 118: #118 Anthony Koutoufides: I can. I will. You just watch me from 2023-11-23T22:45:39
Australian Football Hall of Famer Anthony Koutoufides joins the show for episode 118. A Carlton Football Club legend, he was a premiership player in 1995, AFLMVP in 2000, 2x All Australian, 2x B...
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Episode 117: #117 James Tsitas: Missing his draft year to getting drafted 8 years later! from 2023-11-17T08:20:35
James Tsitas is a current Gold Coast Suns Player heading into his 3rd season. He was drafted in the 2021 pre season draft which was 8 years after he missed his first draft in 2013. During those ...
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Episode 116: #116 Get better next season. Invest in your coaching from 2023-11-03T03:38:45
What are you doing this offseason and preseason to get better as a coach? How can you get better? What resources are there for you as a coach to get better? Why do we always ask players to do ex...
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Episode 115: #115 How to be an effective Development Coach from 2023-10-27T03:49:24
During this episode Joc discusses the things to do and not to do as a development coach. Having spent the last 2 years in a Development Coaching role with the Geelong Falcons in the Coates Talen...
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Episode 114: #114 Jackson Kornberg: Building your coaching group from 2023-10-20T05:18:11
Jackson Kornberg is the newly appointed Head Coach of the Frankston Dolphins Football Club in the VFL. Previously, he has been Development Coach with Gold Coast Suns in AFL and their VFL Head Co...
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Episode 113: James Depane: Key pillars for developing players from 2023-10-13T02:23:19
James Depane is the current futures coach for East Fremantle in the WAFL. He previously held roles as line coach in East Fremantle Colts team and coached at community level. During this episode ...
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Episode 112: #112 Nathan Boyd: Gippy Power, end of season exit interviews and plenty more! from 2023-10-06T05:01:57
Nathan Boyd is the current Head Coach of The Gippsland Power Football Club U18 Girls program. He has previously coached senior local football with Hallam Fc and an assistant coach at Williamstow...
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Episode 111: #111 Rohan Connolly: AFL Coaching evolution over the past 30 years from 2023-09-15T01:39:19
Rohan Connolly is the owner and writer for footyology.com.au and former Senior Football Writer for The Age for over 30 years! During this episode we discuss the evolution of coaching at AFL leve...
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Episode 110: #110 Matt Dowling: How to thrive as a development coach from 2023-09-08T03:50:01
Episode 110 brings Matt Dowling to the show. He is currently a Development Coach at the Werribee Football Club in the VFL and is only in his mid 20's. During this episode we discuss his key prin...
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Episode 109: #109 Josh Moore: Developing the next AFLW players from 2023-08-31T23:39:14
Josh Moore is the current u18 Girls Head Coach for the Dandenong Stingrays in the Coates Talent League. He is also an assistant coach in Vic Country u18 girls and previously has coached senior l...
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Episode 108: Mark Brown: Developing players to be the best they can be from 2023-08-28T01:23:38
Episode 108 is with Mark Brown, Head Coach of the Murray Bushrangers in the Coates Talent League. During this episode we discuss how he coaches in the Coates Talent League and what he aims to ac...
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Episode 107: Adam Read: Becoming an AFL Coach, Nat Fyfe and the Dockers from 2023-08-18T03:21:27
Adam Read has spent the last 16 years with the Fremantle Football Club. Starting out as a recruiter in 2007 in SA to his current position as a Development Coach, we discuss his journey and the p...
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Episode 106: Jake Bridges: Choosing your leadership group and creating great team culture from 2023-08-11T23:53:17
Jake Bridges is a Facilitator and Partner with Leading Teams, who develop high performing teams and leaders for over 25 years. During this conversation we discuss why great team culture is impor...
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Episode 105: Nathan Bassett: Helping players be the best version of themselves from 2023-08-08T00:51:21
Tickets now available for Gold Coast Coaches Footy Camp, to find out more and/or book your place check out www.thefootycoach.com.au/gccoachesfootycamp
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Episode 104: Kyle Emley: Coaching and growing the game in NSW. from 2023-08-01T02:38:46
Kyle Emley is the current Assistant Coach with GWS VFL team and also holds the role of Alternate Formats Project Manager NSW/ACT for the AFL. During this conversation we discuss the game's growt...
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Episode 103: Nick Rutley: Importance of coaching your own team from 2023-07-23T03:52:50
Nick Rutley is the current Forwards Coach and Head of Development at the Williamstown Football Club in the VFL. Having had numerous roles previously across local senior football, Coates Talent L...
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Episode 102: Local Series: Mark Stewart - 600 Games from 2023-07-09T11:08:31
For episode 102 we get local legend Mark Stewart of the Corio Football Club who recently played his 600th game! At 50 years old and a teacher he has barely missed a game for over 30 years of sen...
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Episode 101: Trent Dennis-Lane: Mature age draftee to elite coaching from 2023-07-03T08:04:32
Episode 101 brings Trent Dennis-Lane to the guest chair, current Regional Development coach with the Western Jets. We discuss his playing career as a mature age draftee in 2009 with the Sydney S...
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Episode 100: Joc: My Story from 2023-06-26T05:04:11
To celebrate episode 100 of the podcast Joc is in the guest chair and tells his story so far, how he got into coaching and how The Footy Coach began. We invited previous guest (#58)Tyson Popples...
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Episode 99: AJ Ballantyne: Netball Coaching v Footy Coaching from 2023-06-18T05:00:28
Episode 99 is with AJ Ballantyne, Head Coach of the Hawks Netball Club in the Victorian Netball League. During this episode we discuss the differences between coaching netball compared to coachi...
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Episode 98: Andrew Sturgess: Creating a safe environment for peak performance from 2023-06-12T01:50:05
Episode 98 brings the current Calder Cannons Head Coach Andrew Sturgess to the show. During this episode we discuss his coaching techniques and philosophy and how he aims to coach at his best. E...
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Episode 97: It does't matter if you haven't played AFL. from 2023-06-04T06:01:21
Josh Gabelich is a reporter for afl.com.au and recently wrote the article "Doesn't matter if you have played. The change in modern day coaching". This article explores the current AFL coaching l...
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Episode 96: 6 simple leadership tips for players from 2023-05-30T02:09:41
In this episode I discuss 6 leadership tips for players which are as follows: 1. Don't seperate yourself from the team 2. Be what you would want to see in a leader 3. Take Responsibility 4. Live...
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Episode 95: Zane Littlejohn: Be true to yourself as a coach from 2023-05-23T03:17:30
This weeks guest is Zane Littlejohn, the current Head Coach of the Box Hill hawks in the mens VFL competition. During this episode we discuss common coaching mistakes, myths and mistakes in trai...
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Episode 94: School Holiday Footy Camps recap from 2023-05-04T06:42:21
With the fun finished for another period of school holiday footy camps, we discuss how they went and what you can expect to do if you join in next time!
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Episode 93: Steve Grace: Coaching AFL and Coaching School Footy from 2023-04-10T06:33:22
Steve Grace is the current Head of Footy at Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne. He previously was an assistant coach at the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood football Clubs. He started out his AFL co...
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Episode 92: Darren Reeves: Glenelg Fc Senior Coach from 2023-03-27T05:38:14
Darren Reeves is the newly appointed Senior Coach of Glenelg FC in SANFL. He previously was Head of Development at North Adelaide Fc, Head Coach NT Thunder, Central districts Reserves and U18's ...
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Episode 91: Josh Jenkins: How he was rookie drafted, Kirby Smart, Chris Scott, Cats premiership and plenty more! from 2023-03-10T01:09:21
Josh Jenkins played 149 AFL games and kicked 296 goals as a rookie drafted mature age recruit in 2010. He is now a development ruck coach at the mighty Geelong Football Club helping them to a pr...
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Episode 90: Tami Roos: How meditation can help your coaching from 2023-02-26T02:07:24
Episode 90 I am pleased to have on Tami Roo's, meditation expert to discuss how mediation can help you in your coaching and playing but also in your everyday life. During this episode we cover h...
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Episode 89: Aaron Greaves: Coaching and performance manager from 2023-02-20T00:22:14
Aaron Greaves is the current Coaching and Performance Manager at the Carlton Football Club. For the past 10 years he has held numerous roles at Carlton, Port Adelaide and Melbourne Football Club...
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Episode 88: 4 Easy things to boost and help sustain your coaching performance from 2023-02-06T04:31:07
During this episode we discuss 4 easy things to do that will boost and help sustain your coaching performance: Sleep, nutrition, hydration and Meditation.
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Episode 87: 5 simple steps to kicking a drop punt from 2023-01-22T04:02:39
In this episode I walk you through the 5 simple steps to kicking a drop punt. This is ideal if you are coaching juniors or players who are yet to master a consistent drop punt kick.
The 5 st...
Episode 86: Sam Durdin: Getting a second AFL playing life from 2023-01-15T10:33:27
Sam Durdin currently play's for the Carlton Football Club and this is his second chance at AFL level. After being a highly touted frist round draft pick in 2014 (pick 16 overall) to the North Me...
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Episode 85: 6 football components to nail this Christmas New Year break from 2023-01-08T08:25:04
With the Christmas/New Year holiday break in full swing (it is now the 8th January as I am writing this) and we are away from our footy clubs. I thought it would be a great chance to give some t...
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Episode 84: Top 10 coaching lessons of 2022 from 2022-12-19T06:26:12
In this episode I reflect on the top 10 lessons I learn't in 2022. Check it out
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Episode 83: 3 simple steps to make this your best football season yet from 2022-12-11T03:02:46
During this episode I share the 3 simple steps to make this your best season yet! Check it out
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Episode 82: The War of Art (Coaching Footy) from 2022-12-04T09:09:56
In this episode I discuss a 'Must Read' book that I have finally checked out called 'The War of Art' by Steven Pressfield.
The focus of the book is about doing the work that you were meant t...
Episode 81: Paul Griffiths: Coaching midfield from 2022-11-27T11:43:08
Paul Griffiths is the current midfield coach for the 2022 Sandringham Dragrons premiers in the NAB League boys competition. Prior to this he has done stints as VFLW Head Coach for Carlton and AF...
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Episode 80: Strength and Conditioning Series: Jack McLean from 2022-11-20T09:29:03
Jack McLean join's us as a guest this episode as part of our strength and conditioning series. He is the current Strength and Rehab coach at Melbourne Football Club and is the founder of Prepare...
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Episode 79: Jhye Clark and Ted Clohesy: AFL Draft prospects for 2022 from 2022-11-13T10:18
For the first time we have 2 players on the show discussing their respective journeys to the draft. Geelong Falcons 2022 Captain Jhye Clark from Leopold/Queenscliffe Fc and Geelong Falcons Vice ...
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Episode 78: Christina Polatajko: USA Coaching Study Tour, Coaching Courses and Coaching Update from 2022-11-06T09:28:30
Our first repeat guest, Christina Polatajko comes back onto the show for the second time (previous EP.46 'How to coach when your team is the underdog'). During this episode we discuss her recent...
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Episode 77: Why junior players need to play all positions from 2022-11-03T00:13:14
Junior development of players is a key focus for junior football coaches. To ensure your junior players get developed having them play across all three line groups is paramount. In this episode ...
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Episode 76: The Footy Coach Membership - New season from 2022-10-16T02:49:25
With the offseason is full swing, new coaching roles becoming available and your attention headed towards the new season I thought it would be a great chance to discuss how we can help your coac...
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Episode 75: Why focusing on habits is better than goals from 2022-10-09T08:12:11
In this episode I discuss the idea of focusing on your habits and how that can manifest what you want to become more than focusing on your goals/outcomes. When attaching your identity with trait...
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Episode 74: Liam Cavanagh: Building a women's footy program from 2022-10-02T04:08:22
Liam Cavanagh is the current head coach of the Coburg women's football team. He started this role in 2021 and in 2022 took them all the way to a Grand final. During this chat we discuss the buil...
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Episode 73: Graeme O'Connor: A tribute to his life lessons from 2022-09-26T05:45:25
Graeme O'Connor is my dad and he recently passed away on 4/9/22. As a family we will all deeply miss him.
For this episode I wanted to share some of his favourite life lessons and saying's t...
Episode 72: Brenton Sanderson: 200 gamer to Senior AFL Coach from 2022-08-08T23:22:12
Brenton Sanderson played over 200 AFL games and was the Senior AFL coach of the Adelaide Football Club. He also was an assistant coach winning 3 premierships with Geelong Cats in 07,09 and 2011....
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Episode 71: Paul Dunn: Northern Bullants and coaching footy from 2022-08-02T04:31:26
Paul Dunn is the current Assistant defensive coach at the Northern Bullants in the VFL. Prior to this he coached at community level with Northern Saints and Greenvale, he was an developement coa...
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Episode 70: Daniel O'Keefe: How to maximise player development from 2022-07-19T01:05:59
Daniel O'Keefe is the current Senior Coach of the Carlton VFL team. Prior to this role he was an assistant coach in VFL at both Carlton and Geelong. He spent 2 years as the Geelong Falcons Head ...
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Episode 69: Alan Richardson: Melbourne Football Club and bringing the best out of people from 2022-07-13T05:34:25
Alan Richardson is the current GM of Football Performance at the reigning premiers in the AFL the Melbourne Demons Football Club.
Previously, he was the Senior Coach of the St Kilda Football...
Episode 68: Sebastian Spagnuolo: CEO of a footy club from 2022-06-22T07:37:31
Sebastian is the current CEO of the Coburg Football Club in the VFL and has been since 2017. During this chat we discuss a whole range of things associated with the role including what it entail...
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Episode 67: Dan Jordan: Better goal kicking and telling jokes to improve performance from 2022-06-07T01:59:16
Dan Jordan is the current coach at Darley FC in the Ballarat League, having previously being with Essendon Football Club for 7 years and during that time he held a number of coaching positions i...
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Episode 66: Dale Bower: 20 years of coaching insights from 2022-05-30T20:58:01
Dale Bower has spent over 20 years coaching at a number of community and state level clubs including Williamstown and Box Hill Hawks Fc. He is the current coach of the University Blacks in Melbo...
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Episode 65: Dale Tapping: Enjoy your coaching journey from 2022-03-20T02:58:36
Dale Tapping is currently an assistant coach with the Essendon Football Club. Prior to this he was an assistant coach at the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood Football Clubs. He has coached at the ...
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Episode 64: Sean Wellman: Bombers and playing defence from 2022-03-01T00:09:48
Sean Wellman is a 2x All Australian defender and premiership player for the bombers in 2000. Having played over 200 games of AFL and coached at 3 AFL clubs in Melbourne, Western Bulldogs and Ess...
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Episode 63: 5 Things NOT to do while coaching junior football from 2022-02-21T23:40:26
In this episode I discuss the 5 things NOT to do while coaching junior football. Listen to this episode to not fall into these traps and help you become a better junior football coach today! Enj...
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Episode 62: Michael Hartley: Playing key back. from 2022-02-06T03:54:24
Michael Hartley played 8 seasons in the AFL with Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn. During this episode we dive deep into playing a key back position and how to do it well including what makes ...
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Episode 61: Mathew Buck: Forwards and inside mids from 2022-01-30T05:11:01
Mat Buck is the current assistant coach at Carltons VFL team. He was previously a development coach at Werribee Fc in the VFL and has coached a number of years as a senior coach and assistant co...
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Episode 61: Mathew Buck: Forwards and inside mids from 2022-01-30T05:11:01
Mat Buck is the current assistant coach at Carltons VFL team. He was previously a development coach at Werribee Fc in the VFL and has coached a number of years as a senior coach and assistant coach...
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Episode 60: Jeff Andrews: Coaching and list management from 2022-01-16T04:15:02
Jeff Andrews is the current Director of coaching and list management at Williamstown Fc in the VFL. He has previously been the senior coach in SANFL with Central Districts, senior assistant at W...
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Episode 59: Winning in 2022 from 2022-01-09T00:54:57
With the new year kicking off and new resolutions a plenty it's that time of year to have a look ahead to the coming footy season and discuss a few things to keep you at your best in 2022. Some ...
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Episode 58: Tyson Popplestone: 2Km TT's, recovery and other stories from 2021-12-12T04:50:12
It's second time on the show for Tyson Popplestone who was an elite runner and now helps footballers improve their running abilities. During this show we chat about a broad range of topics inclu...
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Episode 57: School Holiday Football Camps from 2021-11-21T19:14:21
In the january school holidays we are putting on 2 Day Football Camps for junior players aged 9-14 both boys and girls. We are doing these camps in 3 locations: Geelong, Melbourne and Sale Gipps...
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Episode 56: Jarrad Wright: Coaching and playing in the SANFL from 2021-11-08T05:44
Jarrad Wright is the current senior coach of the South Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL. He previously coached Woodville West Torrens reserves teams to back to back premierships in 2013/14 an...
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Episode 55: Tom Perrett: Key habits of good players from 2021-11-01T04:19:07
Tom Perrett is the current assistant coach at Werribee Football Club in the VFL competition. He previously was a senior assistant with the Western Jets in the elite U18 Competition and was an as...
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Episode 54: Dale Robinson: VFLW Head Coach from 2021-10-25T04:07:22
Dale Robinson is the current VFLW Head coach for the Southern Saints Football Club and development coach for the St Kilda AFLW team. Prior to becoming the VFLW head coach she was an assistant co...
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Episode 53: 10 Reasons why you should coach footy from 2021-10-17T04:20:05
Coaching footy is an incredible role to have. Find out the 10 reason why you should coach footy!
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Episode 52: Scott Borlace: Developing your players and team from 2021-10-10T05:22:48
Scott Borlace is currently Head of Development at the Brisbane Lions Football Club. He was the academy and development coach prior to this role with the lions which followed a stint in the SANFL...
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Episode 51: Rob Harding: How to analyse your opposition from 2021-09-27T04:20:49
Rob Harding has spent over 10 years in the AFL with a strong focus spent on analysing the opposition and how to strategise accordingly. In this episode we dive deep into how community coaches ca...
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Episode 50: Jake Batchelor: Building strong relationships with your players from 2021-09-18T21:22:14
Jake Batchelor is the current Senior coach of the Sandringham Zebra's in the VFL and has been a part of the St Kilda Football club since 2019 as an assistant coach. He played 83 games with the m...
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Episode 49: Adam Skrobalak: Coaching local footy to coaching in the AFL from 2021-09-12T12:06:58
Adam Skrobalak has spent the past 7 years as an assistant coach at the St Kilda Football Club, prior to this he coached at NAB U18 elite level with the Western Jets and VFL with Port Melbourne p...
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Episode 48: Paul Corrigan: Coaching elite junior talent from 2021-09-05T09:22:16
Paul Corrigan is the current Head Coach of the Geelong Falcons in the elite NAB U18 competition. Prior to this he spent 6 years as an AFL assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club. He began ...
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Episode 47: Craig McRae: Lions, Tigers and now the PIES! (REPOST episode) from 2021-08-31T07:31:55
The soon to be confirmed new Senior Coach of the mighty Collingwood Football Club, we thought Craig McRae's episode on The Footy Coach Podcast deserved a re listen. Well done Craig!
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Episode 46: Christina Polatajko: How to coach when your team is the underdog from 2021-08-22T03:57:31
Christina Polatajko is currently an assistant coach with Hawthorn Fc VFLW team. She is also AFL academy head coach at Diamond Valley College. In this episode we discuss her key principals for be...
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Episode 45: Guy Morphet: Playing local footy, coaching local footy, coaching in the VFL from 2021-08-16T01:45:18
Guy Morphett is the current assistant coach with the VFL Geelong Cats which he is done since 2020. Prior this he spent 6 years coaching local footy with Euroa, Yay and Leopold Football Clubs. He...
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Episode 44: Jimmy House: Coaching local footy to coaching in the VFL from 2021-08-03T02:59:50
Jimmy House is an assistant coach with the Sandringham Football club in the VFL competition. He has previous coached at community level and throughout this chat we discuss his coaching journey a...
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Episode 43: How to build your football Team's Culture from 2021-07-25T03:22:50
Find out the 4 basic steps to develop your teams culture! Building your teams culture is so crucial to the success of your team and club. Great culture promotes such things as excellence in perf...
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Episode 42: Michael Barlow: Playing to coaching from 2021-07-19T01:45:50
Michael Barlow played 141 games for the Fremantle Dockers and Gold Coast Football Clubs. Mick is now the head coach at the Werribee Football Club where he was drafted as a player back in 2010. I...
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Episode 41: Richie Vandenberg: Hawks, Captain, Clarko and more! from 2021-07-04T06:03:29
Richie Vandenberg played 145 games for the Hawthorn Fc and was captain between 2005-07. In this episode we cover a whole range of topics from advice he would give to a captain, what his junior c...
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#40 Steve Symonds: AFLW and the Pies from 2021-06-27T04:19:59
Steve Symonds is the current AFLW coach for the Collingwood Fc. He has come from 15-20 years coaching at state level in south australia and local coaching prior to that. In this episode we discuss ...
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#39 Ted Richards: Focus on what matters with your footy from 2021-05-30T03:58:29
Ted Richards is an All Australian defender and Premiership player with the mighty Sydney Swans. He played 261 games for Sydney and Essendon Football Clubs where his career in the AFL began. This ep...
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#38 Matthew Allan: How to improve your ruck work from 2021-05-22T03:23:48
Matthew Allan played 161 games for the Carlton and Essendon Football clubs. He is a best and fairest winner, All Australian and one to the best ruckman in his era.
During this episode we cover h...
#37 Rhett McLennan: Coaching elite junior talent from 2021-05-17T06:42:56
Rhett McLennan is the current Gippsland Power coach which features in the elite U18 state competition in Victoria. In this episode we discuss the building blocks for coaching talented juniors, key ...
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#36 Shane Woewodin: How to be a better midfielder from 2021-05-10T05:29:21
Shane Woewodin won the brownlow medal in 2000. He played 200 games, 2 grand final appearances and has gone onto be an AFL assistant coach and senior coach in WAFL.
In this episode we discuss mid...
#35 Mathew Stokes: Small forward craft from 2021-04-14T05:11:39
Mathew Stokes is a 2 time premiership player with the mighty Geelong Cats in 2007 and 2011. He played 200 games and kicked over 200 goals. In this episode we discuss small forwards and how to execu...
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#34 Paul Dimattina: Bulldogs, Chris Grant and coaching local footy from 2021-04-04T05:59
Paul Dimattina played 131 games for the mighty Western (Footscray) Bulldogs between 1995 and 2003. He has gone onto coaching local footy with Bentleigh Fc and a number of junior footy teams. This e...
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#33 Dennis Armfield: Insights from playing 10 years in the AFL to coaching local footy from 2021-03-28T05:39:55
Dennis Armfield played 145 games for the Carlton Football Club and kicked 75 goals. He was drafted as a mature age player at nearly 21 years old having played rugby union until he was 17. In this e...
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Episode 32: #32 Local Series - Travis Agg South Barwon Fc from 2021-03-21T04:40:01
Travis Agg is the coaching director at the South Barwon Football Club. In this local legend series episode we discuss the the ins and out of coaching local footy, how some of the best local coac...
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Episode 32: #32 Local Series - Travis Agg South Barwon Fc from 2021-03-21T04:40:01
Travis Agg is the coaching director at the South Barwon Football Club. In this local legend series episode we discuss the the ins and out of coaching local footy, how some of the best local coaches...
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The Footy Coach Membership - Find out what's inside it? from 2021-03-14T01:17:50
I am excited to announce The Footy Coach Membership is Now Available!!
By joining The Footy Coach membership, you will instantly get access to numerous videos, skills and drills, bonus insig...
#31 Josh Fraser: Insights from the former No.1 draft pick to coaching in the AFL from 2021-03-03T01:56:13
Josh Fraser was the number 1 draft pick in the 1999 draft where we played over 200 games for the Collingwood Football Club and the Gold Coast Suns. Since 2014 he has been a coach in the AFL with th...
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#30 John Buchanan: Elite coaching insights from the former Australian Cricket Head Coach. from 2021-02-21T03:47:31
John Buchanan was the head coach of the Australian Cricket team during its most dominant era which included world record 16 test wins in a row, 21 ODI wins in a row, 2 world cup victories and a 70%...
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Episode 29: #29 Local Series - Rob Popplestone Traralgon Fc from 2021-02-09T03:53:41
Another installment of our local legend series brings us Rob Popplestone. ‘Poppy’ played the majority of his local footy with the Traralgon Football Club in Gippsland followed by a stint in the ...
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Episode 29: #29 Local Series - Rob Popplestone Traralgon Fc from 2021-02-09T03:53:41
Another installment of our local legend series brings us Rob Popplestone. ‘Poppy’ played the majority of his local footy with the Traralgon Football Club in Gippsland followed by a stint in the SAN...
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#28 Strength and Conditioning Series: John Quinn from 2021-02-01T02:27:41
John Quinn was Essendon Fc high performance manager between 1998-2008 (which included the 2000 premiership). He has since been the Sports and Science Manager at GWS, the director of GWS academy, he...
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#27 Craig Hutchison: Business and Footy from 2021-01-25T06:01:01
This weeks guest is not the usual footy guest we get on here, but he has had a huge impact on footy. He has hosted a number of high profile shows including Footy Classified and The Footy Show, owne...
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#26 Brendon Lade: Ruck insights, taking down the mighty lions and overcoming setbacks. from 2021-01-10T06:24:48
Brendon Lade is a Premiership player, 2x All Australian and best and fairest winner at the Port Adelaide Football Club. He has been an AFL assistant coach at Richmond Fc, Port Adelaide Fc and St Ki...
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#25 Paul Barnard: 2000 Bombers, Sheedy and aiming high from 2020-12-13T04:14:11
Paul Barnard was a part of the 2000 bomber team that is regarded by many as having the greatest single season of any AFL team. A season average winning margin of 51 points, 24 wins, only 1 loss and...
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#24 Jared Rivers: AFL coaching and playing insights applied to community football from 2020-12-06T07:24:04
Jared Rivers played 194 games of AFL football for both Melbourne (03-12) and Geelong Fc (13-15). In 2004, he was the AFL rising star winner. Post football he was an assistant coach at Collingwood F...
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#23 Craig McRae: Lions, Tigers and how they did it from 2020-11-29T03:49:39
Craig McRae played during the Brisbane Lions 3-peat and was an assistant coach during the recent Richmond Tigers dynasty of 3 premierships in 4 years. During this chat, we dissect the similarities ...
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#22 Paul Roos: How to have a great team defence from 2020-11-23T02:23:52
Paul Roos in an AFL legend, with a playing and coaching career not matched by many. His playing accolades include 7x All Australians, 5x Best and Fairest for Fitzroy, Fitzroy Team of the Century an...
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Episode 21: #21 Local Series - Harmit Singh from 2020-11-17T05:45:31
Harmit Singh is our 3rd edition to our local legend series - local coaches giving us their insights on how they went about it, what worked for them and how we can adopt these insights into our o...
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Episode 21: #21 Local Series - Harmit Singh from 2020-11-17T05:45:31
Harmit Singh is our 3rd edition to our local legend series - local coaches giving us their insights on how they went about it, what worked for them and how we can adopt these insights into our own ...
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#20 John Barker: How to improve your stoppages from 2020-11-08T05:39:43
John Barker is the current Stoppages Coach for the Carlton Football club, and has been at the club as an Assistant Coach since 2011. In 2015, he was the interim Senior Coach for half the season. Pr...
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#19 Mick McGuane: Insights on coaching and how to improve your football from 2020-10-25T05:20:53
Mick McGuane is a premiership player for the Collingwood Fc in 1990,2x Best...
#18 Lisa Alexander: Former Australian Diamonds Head Coach on how to create a high performing team from 2020-10-18T06:06:34
Lisa Alexander is the former Australian Diamonds Head Coach, a position whi...
#17 Jacob Surjan: Talking defence, how to play on Cyril and Eddie, Roosters and more! from 2020-10-12T00:22:03
Jacob Surjan (Surj) is the current Senior Coach at North Adelaide Football ...
#16 Mark Neeld: Training recommendations, coaching principals, Swanny, Mick and more! from 2020-10-05T07:12:15
Mark Neeld is the former Senior Coach of the Melbourne Football Club. He wa...
#15 Dale Amos on choosing your captain, Bomber, a player he viewed who exceeded expectations and more! from 2020-09-27T07:38:36
Dale Amos is the current assistant coach at the Carlton Fc. He started his ...
Episode 14: #14 Local Series - Luke Morgan - How to be a successful player/coach from 2020-09-20T01:09:31
Second episode of the local legend series brings us Luke Morgan who has ...
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Episode 14: #14 Local Series - Luke Morgan - How to be a successful player/coach from 2020-09-20T01:09:31
Second episode of the local legend series brings us Luke Morgan who has recently been the player/coach at Wangaratta and Benella Football Clubs in Ovens & Murray Football league and Goulburn Va...
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#13 Damian Carroll: How the hawthorn dynasty came about, clarko, training myths and more! from 2020-09-13T02:24:24
Damian Carroll has spent the past 10 years at the Hawthorn Football club. H...
#12 Anthony Rocca: How to improve your long goal kicking, training, drills and more. from 2020-09-06T22:59:30
Collingwood legend Anthony Rocca played 242 Games and kicked 415 goals and ...
#11 Tim Clarke on coaching from 2020-08-30T08:46:38
Tim Clarke is the current Gold Coast assistant coach, prior to this role he...
Episode 10: #10 Local Series - Dave Farrell - South Barwon Fc from 2020-08-23T06:05:12
Dave Farrell is the senior coach at the South Barwon Fc in the Geelong F...
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Episode 10: #10 Local Series - Dave Farrell - South Barwon Fc from 2020-08-23T06:05:12
Dave Farrell is the senior coach at the South Barwon Fc in the Geelong Football League. This is the first of our local legend episodes where we will chat with high level community coaches and gain ...
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#9 Mick Malthouse: Great leadership and producing Great Teams from 2020-08-16T04:53:17
Mick Malthouse coaching career is legendary: He is the AFL games record hol...
#8 Heath Black: Mental Health and Footy from 2020-08-03T06:04:37
Having gone through a number of mental health issues and incidents through ...
#7 Tim Ferguson: Leading Teams from 2020-07-28T00:00:20
Tim Ferguson is a facilitator at Leading teams. This episode we discuss gre...
#6 Gary Ayres: Coaching principals and how to perform in big games from 2020-07-19T10:55:21
Gary Ayres is a 5 time premiership player, 3 time All Australian and Best a...
#5 Tyson Popplestone: How to become an elite runner this season from 2020-07-12T09:35:22
Tyson is an expert running coach, having competed at national level for a n...
#4 David Buttifant: Achieving peak performance, building resilience, nutrition, fitness and more! from 2020-07-05T10:08:27
David Buttifant is one of the guru's of football performance in the AFL. Hi...
#3 Gary Buckenara on recruiting, playing and more from 2020-06-28T23:23:48
Gary Buckenara is a 4time Premiership player for the Hawthorn FC and also a...
#2 Simon Madden - Football leadership and team success from 2020-06-21T06:24:30
2x Premierships, Norm Smith, 3x All Australian, 4x Best and Fairest, 378 ga...
Ep #1 Brian Royal on footy coaching from 2020-06-07T12:52:38
Western Bulldogs Team of the Century player, 7 time victorian team represen...