Neil Balme joins the show for episode 164. A 2x Premiership player for Richmond Fc, former Head Coach Melbourne Fc and legendary footy boss of Geelong and Richmond Fc during their recent premiership dynasties. 
During this conversation 'Balmy' gives his insights on what it takes to lead a football department, foundation blocks of great teams, building belief amongst a team, who he sees as a successful coach today and why, player leadership, building culture, list management, favourite books and plenty more!! A must listen episode! Check it out

David Buttifant joins us as our guest for episode 163. Former High Performance Manager for Collingwood, Carlton and North Melbourne in the AFL,  he is currently the Director of 'Resilience Builders' and the 'Keen Edge Team'. During this episode we discuss the keys to a great relationship between a High Performance manager of the club and the Head Coach; High performance for youth athletes; the future of high performance; investing in yourself as a player with extra coaching; how AFL soft cap has stalled innovation;  overseas player training camps and their benefits; book recommendations and plenty more! Check it out

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This episodes guest is Chris O'Connor who has coached at Norwood Fc in SANFL and South Fremantle in WAFL among a number of coaching roles. During this episode we dive into the coaching world of today, in particular high level coaches who have not played AFL vs coaches who have played AFL. We discuss the AFL draft age and whether that is the ideal age or could it be better to draft players at a later age. We also look into his coaching principals, common coaching mistakes, AFL coach he admires, training and drills and plenty more!

Cameron Ling is the guest for episode 160; Three Time Premiership Player, Premiership Captain, All Australian, Best and Fairest winner among many of his football achievements. We dive into a whole range of topics including his development years with the Geelong Falcons and what helped set him up for AFL success, how he trained, leadership and how he approached being captain, Bomber Thompson influence, balancing offence and defence as a tagger, keys to better and more consistent football, book and documentary recommendations and a heap more! Check it out!

Episode 159 guest is Jade Rawlings. Current backline coach for the Fremantle Football Club. He was previously the Senior Coach of Norwood, winning the SANFL Premiership in 2022. He has also coached with North Melbourne, Melbourne, Brisbane and Richmond Football Club. Prior to coaching he played 148 games for Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne Football Clubs. During this chat we discuss his transition from playing to coaching and from being an assistant to becoming a Senior Coach. 'Twig' outlines the changes that have occurred in coaching over his time, coaches he admires and why, common coaching mistakes, and a heap more! Have a listen!

Episode 158 features the current Easter Rangers u18 Girls Head Coach Jarrad Donders to the show. During this episode we discuss a whole range of coaching topics including team culture and how to create and sustain it, pre game speeches, over coaching and players retaining information, importance of player fundamental development over game structures and systems, mentors and AFL coach he admires, favourite drills and a heap more! Check it out

Episode 157 guest is the current Hawthorn VFLW Head Coach Michael Ericson. During this episode we discuss a whole range aspects of coaching including his objectives during preseason games and keys to a good preseason, players seeking extra resources, his key principals for better or more consistent footy, myths and mistakes in training, AFLW coach he admires, book and doco recommendations and plenty more.

Episode 156 guest is Chris Muratore. He is the Richmond Football Club VFL backline coach, AFLW assistant coach and Senior Coach of Parkside Football Club - undertaking all three roles simultaneously!
During this episode we dive into what it requires coaching in multiple programs, coaching backline and traits of good players, kicking technique, common coaching mistakes, key principals of better and more consistent footy, game day routine, successful AFL coach and why, myths and mistakes in training and a whole heap more! Have a listen and enjoy!

Episode 155 brings Tom Cashin to the show, current VFLW Head Coach of Collingwood Football Club. During this episode we cover a lot of  ground from developing players, what successful seasons look like at VFL level, importance of having good people in your program, AFL coach who he see's as successful (former guest...), book recommendations and a heap more. Check it out!!