All Episodes

Episode 191: #191 Matthew Skubis: Coaching defence in the AFLW

Episode 190: #190 Brenton Sanderson: What coaching in AFL looks like, Crows, Cats and more.

Episode 189: #189 Craig McRae: What it takes to win

Episode 188: #188 Taylor Whitford: Developing your players

Episode 187: #187 Easy to use Pre Game Coach address plan

Episode 186: #186 Learnings from a 300km bike ride

Episode 185: #185 Craig Starcevich: How to have sustained team success

Episode 184: #184 How to run a great preseason footy camp

Episode 183: #183 First meeting address by the Senior Coach of the Tasmanian Football Club

Episode 182: #182 Never lose sight of the fundamentals

Episode 181: #181 3 things players need to nail this Christmas break to have their best season yet!

Episode 180: #180 Thank you 2025, Let's Go 2026

Episode 179: #179 Victorian Footy Draft Camp

Episode 178: #178 Damian Truslove: Coaching triangle - Performance, learning and fun.

Episode 177: #177 Adam Marcon: North Melbourne VFL Head Coach

Episode 176: #176 Offseason and Private Coaching - A time to level up

Episode 175: #175 10 ways to build confidence within your football team

Episode 174: #174 What a great footy captain is

Episode 173: #173 How do you and your team stack up against your club values?

Episode 172: #172 Kicking technique tips

Episode 171: #171 5 footy mistakes killing your progress

Episode 170: #170 Lewis Johnson: Making the transition from an AFL player into the 'real world'.

Episode 169: #169 Jamie Cassidy-McNamara: Coaching a standalone VFL Club

Episode 168: #168 If I was 16yo and playing AFL footy was my dream, this is what I would do

Episode 167: #167 7 Things to consider before you start coaching

Episode 166: #166 B.H.A.G. and why they are important

Episode 165: #165 Todd Goldstein: Ruck craft

Episode 164: #164 Neil Balme: What it takes to be a Footy Boss

Episode 163: #163 David Buttifant: Improve your teams high performance program

Episode 162: #162 Player Membership - Now Available!

Episode 161: #161 Chris O'Connor: Non AFL ex playing coaches, draft age and more!

Episode 160: #160 Cameron Ling: Hard work, leadership and how to be a tagger

Episode 159: #159 Jade Rawlings: Know yourself and have a vision

Episode 158: Jarrad Donders: Live the life of your dreams

Episode 157: #157 Michael Ericson: Preseason insights and the importance of effort and attitude

Episode 156: #156 Chris Muratore: Coaching VFL, AFLW and Senior Local Football - at the same time!

Episode 155: #155 Tom Cashin: Player development, importance of good people, Pies and more

Episode 154: #154 New Year - What are you doing to become a better coach?

Episode 153: #153 Tyson Popplestone: Become a great running footy team

Episode 152: #152 Hamish Ogilvie: Recruiting for your team

Episode 151: #151 Belichick 6 coaching lessons (Inspired from his Biography 'Belichick' by Ian O'Connor)

Episode 150: #150 Chris Whelan: Lessons from a first time coach

Episode 149: #149 OFF SEASON Recommendations - Coaches

Episode 148: #148 OFF SEASON Recommendations - PLAYERS - U10 to U14's

Episode 147: #147 Michael Swann: List Management and Recruiting

Episode 146: #146 OFF SEASON Recommendations - PLAYERS - U16 to Senior's

Episode 145: #145 Derek Hine: Building a Premiership list

Episode 144: #144 Private Coaching and how it can make you a better player

Episode 143: #143 Matt Spangher: Coaching forwards

Episode 142: #142 Brett Deledio: #1 pick was just the starting point

Episode 141: Tom Rockliff: Building and sustaining an AFL playing career

Episode 140: #140 How to do a mid season review

Episode 139: #139 Brett Henderson: Head of Development

Episode 138: #138 Celebrate the 8 (It's time to find more wins in footy)

Episode 137: #137 James Depane: Learnings and lessons coaching elite youth programs

Episode 136: #136 Steve Symonds: Leadership, Team Culture and High Performing Teams

Episode 135: Tom Langford: Accelerate your coaching journey at local level

Episode 134: #134 Shannah Kennedy: 10 year plans, peak performance and improving your confidence

Episode 133: #133 Gavin Brown: Collingwood Legend, AFL Coach, Leadership and High Performing teams

Episode 132: #132 Matthew Buck: Stepping up to a Senior AFLW Coaching Role

Episode 131: #131 Nick Cox: Developing talent

Episode 130: #130 John Deitz: Gold Coast Suns and developing players

Episode 129: #129 Natalie Wood: Bombers Senior AFLW Coach

Episode 128: #128 Matthew Clark: Elite AFL ruckman to AFLW premiership winning coach

Episode 127: #127 Andrew Sturgess: Making the transition into AFL level coaching

Episode 126: #125 3 key things all great footy coaches do well

Episode 125: #126 Boris Todorovic: Kick better and coaching time saving tips

Episode 124: #124 10 things coaches need to do between frist session post christmas and round 1.

Episode 123: #123 How to build your team values in 15minutes

Episode 122: #122 Coach learnings from legendary coaches Bill Belichick and Nick Saban

Episode 121: Sunday Footy Sessions and Private AFL Coaching - Now Available!

Episode 120: #120 10 key's to a great christmas break period for players

Episode 119: #119 Tyson Popplestone: Tailored pre season running, injury prevention, 2km TT's and more

Episode 118: #118 Anthony Koutoufides: I can. I will. You just watch me

Episode 117: #117 James Tsitas: Missing his draft year to getting drafted 8 years later!

Episode 116: #116 Get better next season. Invest in your coaching

Episode 115: #115 How to be an effective Development Coach

Episode 114: #114 Jackson Kornberg: Building your coaching group

Episode 113: James Depane: Key pillars for developing players

Episode 112: #112 Nathan Boyd: Gippy Power, end of season exit interviews and plenty more!

Episode 111: #111 Rohan Connolly: AFL Coaching evolution over the past 30 years

Episode 110: #110 Matt Dowling: How to thrive as a development coach

Episode 109: #109 Josh Moore: Developing the next AFLW players

Episode 108: Mark Brown: Developing players to be the best they can be

Episode 107: Adam Read: Becoming an AFL Coach, Nat Fyfe and the Dockers

Episode 106: Jake Bridges: Choosing your leadership group and creating great team culture

Episode 105: Nathan Bassett: Helping players be the best version of themselves

Episode 104: Kyle Emley: Coaching and growing the game in NSW.

Episode 103: Nick Rutley: Importance of coaching your own team

Episode 102: Local Series: Mark Stewart - 600 Games

Episode 101: Trent Dennis-Lane: Mature age draftee to elite coaching

Episode 100: Joc: My Story

Episode 99: AJ Ballantyne: Netball Coaching v Footy Coaching

Episode 98: Andrew Sturgess: Creating a safe environment for peak performance

Episode 97: It does't matter if you haven't played AFL.

Episode 96: 6 simple leadership tips for players

Episode 95: Zane Littlejohn: Be true to yourself as a coach

Episode 94: School Holiday Footy Camps recap

Episode 93: Steve Grace: Coaching AFL and Coaching School Footy

Episode 92: Darren Reeves: Glenelg Fc Senior Coach

Episode 91: Josh Jenkins: How he was rookie drafted, Kirby Smart, Chris Scott, Cats premiership and plenty more!

Episode 90: Tami Roos: How meditation can help your coaching

Episode 89: Aaron Greaves: Coaching and performance manager

Episode 88: 4 Easy things to boost and help sustain your coaching performance

Episode 87: 5 simple steps to kicking a drop punt

Episode 86: Sam Durdin: Getting a second AFL playing life

Episode 85: 6 football components to nail this Christmas New Year break

Episode 84: Top 10 coaching lessons of 2022

Episode 83: 3 simple steps to make this your best football season yet

Episode 82: The War of Art (Coaching Footy)

Episode 81: Paul Griffiths: Coaching midfield

Episode 80: Strength and Conditioning Series: Jack McLean

Episode 79: Jhye Clark and Ted Clohesy: AFL Draft prospects for 2022

Episode 78: Christina Polatajko: USA Coaching Study Tour, Coaching Courses and Coaching Update

Episode 77: Why junior players need to play all positions

Episode 76: The Footy Coach Membership - New season

Episode 75: Why focusing on habits is better than goals

Episode 74: Liam Cavanagh: Building a women's footy program

Episode 73: Graeme O'Connor: A tribute to his life lessons

Episode 72: Brenton Sanderson: 200 gamer to Senior AFL Coach

Episode 71: Paul Dunn: Northern Bullants and coaching footy

Episode 70: Daniel O'Keefe: How to maximise player development

Episode 69: Alan Richardson: Melbourne Football Club and bringing the best out of people

Episode 68: Sebastian Spagnuolo: CEO of a footy club

Episode 67: Dan Jordan: Better goal kicking and telling jokes to improve performance

Episode 66: Dale Bower: 20 years of coaching insights

Episode 65: Dale Tapping: Enjoy your coaching journey

Episode 64: Sean Wellman: Bombers and playing defence

Episode 63: 5 Things NOT to do while coaching junior football

Episode 62: Michael Hartley: Playing key back.

Episode 61: Mathew Buck: Forwards and inside mids

Episode 60: Jeff Andrews: Coaching and list management

Episode 59: Winning in 2022

Episode 58: Tyson Popplestone: 2Km TT's, recovery and other stories

Episode 57: School Holiday Football Camps

Episode 56: Jarrad Wright: Coaching and playing in the SANFL

Episode 55: Tom Perrett: Key habits of good players

Episode 54: Dale Robinson: VFLW Head Coach

Episode 53: 10 Reasons why you should coach footy

Episode 52: Scott Borlace: Developing your players and team

Episode 51: Rob Harding: How to analyse your opposition

Episode 50: Jake Batchelor: Building strong relationships with your players

Episode 49: Adam Skrobalak: Coaching local footy to coaching in the AFL

Episode 48: Paul Corrigan: Coaching elite junior talent

Episode 47: Craig McRae: Lions, Tigers and now the PIES! (REPOST episode)

Episode 46: Christina Polatajko: How to coach when your team is the underdog

Episode 45: Guy Morphet: Playing local footy, coaching local footy, coaching in the VFL

Episode 44: Jimmy House: Coaching local footy to coaching in the VFL

Episode 43: How to build your football Team's Culture

Episode 42: Michael Barlow: Playing to coaching

Episode 41: Richie Vandenberg: Hawks, Captain, Clarko and more!

#40 Steve Symonds: AFLW and the Pies

#39 Ted Richards: Focus on what matters with your footy

#38 Matthew Allan: How to improve your ruck work

#37 Rhett McLennan: Coaching elite junior talent

#36 Shane Woewodin: How to be a better midfielder

#35 Mathew Stokes: Small forward craft

#34 Paul Dimattina: Bulldogs, Chris Grant and coaching local footy

#33 Dennis Armfield: Insights from playing 10 years in the AFL to coaching local footy

Episode 32: #32 Local Series - Travis Agg South Barwon Fc

The Footy Coach Membership - Find out what's inside it?

#31 Josh Fraser: Insights from the former No.1 draft pick to coaching in the AFL

#30 John Buchanan: Elite coaching insights from the former Australian Cricket Head Coach.

Episode 29: #29 Local Series - Rob Popplestone Traralgon Fc

#28 Strength and Conditioning Series: John Quinn

#27 Craig Hutchison: Business and Footy

#26 Brendon Lade: Ruck insights, taking down the mighty lions and overcoming setbacks.

#25 Paul Barnard: 2000 Bombers, Sheedy and aiming high

#24 Jared Rivers: AFL coaching and playing insights applied to community football

#23 Craig McRae: Lions, Tigers and how they did it

#22 Paul Roos: How to have a great team defence

Episode 21: #21 Local Series - Harmit Singh

#20 John Barker: How to improve your stoppages

#19 Mick McGuane: Insights on coaching and how to improve your football

#18 Lisa Alexander: Former Australian Diamonds Head Coach on how to create a high performing team

#17 Jacob Surjan: Talking defence, how to play on Cyril and Eddie, Roosters and more!

#16 Mark Neeld: Training recommendations, coaching principals, Swanny, Mick and more!

#15 Dale Amos on choosing your captain, Bomber, a player he viewed who exceeded expectations and more!

Episode 14: #14 Local Series - Luke Morgan - How to be a successful player/coach

#13 Damian Carroll: How the hawthorn dynasty came about, clarko, training myths and more!

#12 Anthony Rocca: How to improve your long goal kicking, training, drills and more.

#11 Tim Clarke on coaching

Episode 10: #10 Local Series - Dave Farrell - South Barwon Fc

#9 Mick Malthouse: Great leadership and producing Great Teams

#8 Heath Black: Mental Health and Footy

#7 Tim Ferguson: Leading Teams

#6 Gary Ayres: Coaching principals and how to perform in big games

#5 Tyson Popplestone: How to become an elite runner this season

#4 David Buttifant: Achieving peak performance, building resilience, nutrition, fitness and more!

#3 Gary Buckenara on recruiting, playing and more

#2 Simon Madden - Football leadership and team success

Ep #1 Brian Royal on footy coaching

Introduction