All Episodes
The Footy Coach Podcast — 200 episodes
Episode 198: #198 Building a Culture that Wins
Episode 197: #197 How to respond after playing a bad game
Episode 196: #196 10 Habits of Elite Footy Players
Episode 195: #195 Alan Richardson: Leading a football program
Episode 194: #194 Gavin Mahony: Empowering players to drive team performance
Episode 193: #193 How parents can help their young footballers thrive
Episode 192: The Mid Season Focus 5: Improve - Sacrifice - Recover - Consistent - Grind
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