Tom McDonald plays for the Melbourne Football Club – 2021 AFL Premiers. In this sit-down Tom educates Matt on the life of an athlete, their earning potential, how their careers are fashioned and what the transition back to a regular life looks like.

Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Cc4oRKcgvuY

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01:18 Tom’s football career

03:10 Tom McDonald gets into trouble for speaking against mandates

06:33 Tom’s pivot to business

9:03 Poker with Andrew Bogut and his classic cars

11:29 Buyer’s advocacy – are real estate agents a scam?

13:11 Salaries in professional sport

14:28 The psychological trauma of changing careers

17:29 The best job in the world

19:10 Using protein to crowd out bad foods

22:40 A week in the life of an AFL athlete

24:47 AFL strategy and tactics

26:50 AFL players are better looking

29:58 The Great Resignation – reimagining your work life

31:30 Talking business supply chains

33:35 The planet is under-populated

34:50 Misanthropy has infiltrated mainstream perspectives

37:40 The rise of podcasts and idea sharing

39:27 Tom’s friendship with Hamish Blake

41:00 The best hot chips

41:28 Tom’s top podcasts

43:30 Are elite athletes ‘stupid’?

48:14 Bec Judd in longform interview?

51:24 AFL diets and funding AFL clubs with poker machines

55:31 Hair lines and hair transplants

55:58 Getting Matt down to 100kg

58:27 Going on a 3-month bender

1:00:25 Kids prefer animal products over vegetables

1:02:25 People need to start speaking up for what they believe in