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Send us Fan Mail Simon Rice has built a wealth of knowledge working with such organisations as the AIS, Cricket ACT, ACT Academy of Sport, Volleyball Australia, Hockey Australia and as the Head Physiotherapist for ACT Brumbies (Super Rugby). Simon also uniquely spent 3 years working in the performing arts as a Head Physiotherapist for various musicals on London’s famous West End. This is a fascina...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Chris McLellan is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced practitioners in collision sports. Chris has worked in the industry for over 25 years and has worked for the likes of Gold Coast Titans (NRL), Gold Coast Suns & Brisbane Lions (AFL) as well as spending 7 years overseas across several clubs in Japanese Rugby. In addition, Chris has also been a fully tenured uni...

Send us Fan Mail Dean Benton is one of Australia’s most well-regarded and sought after high-performance coaches. He has been responsible for maximising the performance of such teams as the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos (NRL), ACT Brumbies (Super Rugby) as well as the national teams of England Rugby and the Wallabies. In turn this has led to Dean being the trusted person of such world renown...

Send us Fan Mail Cameron Dyer is an Australian Physiotherapist who in is his young career has already established a resume that most long tenure clinicians would desire, working with such clubs as the Newcastle Knights (NRL), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (NRL), Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs. Having worked in both club Rugby and the national program, Cameron also provides a unique insight of t...

Send us Fan Mail Donny Singe is a New Zealand born high performance coach who is one of the most respected and longstanding S&C coaches in the NRL. During his time in the NRL he has worked close to 2 decades as Des Hasler's right hand man as the High Performance Manager for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles where he successfully won 2 premierships and a World Club Challenge. In addition, he...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Miller is an Australian football coach of the highest caliber. Scott has spent 9 seasons initially as a fitness coach and went on to be an assistant coach with Fulham FC, during this time he was part of some of the clubs biggest games in the English Premier League as well as the 2010 UEFA Europa Cup Final. He also assisted Ange Postecoglou with the Australian National team (...

Send us Fan Mail Justin Crow is the Head of Human Performance at Melbourne Victory Football Club who compete in the top tier of football in Australia (A-League). Justin has over 20 years experience in the world of high performance, beginning as a professional AFL player for the Collingwood FC. After his playing career Justin went on to become a Rehab Physio for Collingwood FC,  Project Lead (AIS)...

Send us Fan Mail Luke Wilson is a Sports Physio & S&C Coach. Luke has spent a long period of his career working in professional Rugby League working with such teams as the Canberra Raiders, New Zealand Warriors and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL. What is most fascinating is that despite an already stellar career in one sport Luke is actively seeking a brand new challenges by pursui...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Parham is the Head of Player Health and Performance Rehabilitation at Adelaide Football Club who compete in the AFL, Australia. Tim has worked predominately in the AFL having worked as a Physio for Sturt FC (SANFL), Rehab Physio for Greater Western Sydney (GWS) (AFL), Head of Rehab for Port Adelaide (AFL) and has also uniquely spent over 2 years as Rehab Coordinator and won a...

Send us Fan Mail Darren Stanborough is the Lead Physiotherapist for Western United Football Club in the A-league, Australia. Darren has had a well diverse journey in sport working as a Club Physio with Fulham FC (EPL), Head Physio with Melbourne City FC (A-League) and as Head of Medical Services with Brisbane Lions FC (AFL), that all began with working in a palliative care ward in the NHS in Engla...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Smith is the head S&C coach for the Melbourne Victory Football Club who compete in the A-League, Australia. Scott’s journey in high performance sport has taken him to some of the biggest football clubs in Australia such as the Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers (WSW), Brisbane Roar FC and Perth Glory, as well as working overseas with Xanthi FC in Greece. What’s mos...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Crawley (JC) is a sports physiotherapist who I graduated with during our undergrad program at James Cook University (JCU). Since graduating JC went on to work for the North Queensland Cowboys (NRL) and still to this day remains at the club as one of their senior physiotherapist overseeing various teams, including their women’s team and academy team. What’s even more impre...

Send us Fan Mail Greg King is the head of physical performance and health for Yokohama F. Marinos who compete in the top tier of football in Japan. Greg has a fascinating story having worked with the Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team, securing a role with Port Adelaide (AFL), moving to Adelaide United (A-League) as High-Performance Manager and then being personally selected by current Tottenham...

Send us Fan Mail Darren McMillan is an Australian Sports Physiotherapist and holds one of the most converted roles in sport as a Senior Physiotherapist with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Before joining the AIS, Darren spent an incredible 10 years with the Richmond FC (AFL) where his time culminated in the club winning their first premiership in over 30 years. Darren went on to then join...

Send us Fan Mail Cullan Ball is a sports physiotherapist who’s worked with some of the biggest clubs across several different codes in Australia. Cullan has worked with the likes of Port Melbourne FC (VFL), Essendon FC (AFL), Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby), Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFL), Cronulla Sharks (NRL) and Western Sydney Wanderers (A-League), with the last 4 clubs holding the head phy...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Snelling is a sports physiotherapist with a 30 year diverse journey in the world of high performance sport. Michael has worked with the likes of Adelaide Crows (AFL), Surrey County Cricket Club, Fulham FC (EPL), England Rugby, Geelong Cats (AFL) and Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) to just name a few. Now Michael owns and operates a private practice and shares the knowledge and exper...

Send us Fan Mail Adam Russell is a sports physiotherapist who is one of only a small group of people who have had the unique privilege to work in the 4 major football codes in Australia. Adam has worked with the likes of the Queensland Reds (Rugby), Brisbane Roar (Soccer), Brisbane Lions & Gold Coast Suns (AFL) and the Gold Coast Titian's (NRL), with the final 2 clubs being ones in which...

Send us Fan Mail Milo Micovic is a Physiotherapist and High Performance Manager who has already in his very young career held roles with several high performance teams both here in Australia and overseas. Milo most prestigious role came with his appointment as High Performance Manager for Bangkok Glass Pathum United who compete in the top tier football league in Thailand. In this episode Milo shar...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Hopkins is the Head Coach of Melbourne Victory Football Clubs Liberty A-League Women’s side. Jeff started as a professional player in the UK playing for the likes of Fulham, Crystal Palace and Reading FC and after a short period winning the treble in the Malaysian Premier League, he made his move to Australia to start his official coaching journey. Jeff has held head coaching...

Send us Fan Mail Konrad Schultz is the Head Physiotherapist for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL where he has successfully held the role for over 10 years, which is near unheard of in the industry of high performance sport. Konrad has also spent over 5 years as Head Physiotherapist for the Cronulla Sharks and prior to this spent time working for the Canterbury Bulldogs. Despite having worked at the...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ryan Timmins is one of the prominent sport scientists and is sought after across the globe by some of the biggest clubs in the A-League, AFL, NRL and the English Premier League, to name a few, for his research in hamstring injury prevention and management. But what most don’t know about Ryan is outside of the incredible research he has contributed to the industry he has also b...

Send us Fan Mail James McAloon is a Football Coach and Academy Director who has worked across the globe having held roles in the UK, South Korea, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Where most aspiring football coaches work their way through lower level teams to eventually become the head coach of a professional football club, what’s most fascinating about James' journey is he hasn’t taken the most conve...

Send us Fan Mail Sam Donaldson is the Head Physiotherapist for the Queensland Firebirds who compete in the premier netball competition in the world, the Super Netball League. Sam would have to be one of the nicest guys in the industry and also has immense knowledge and experience in elite sport having worked with State football teams, the Brisbane Roar FC in the W-League and with Football Australi...

Send us Fan Mail When working with national team's during major tournaments it is not uncommon within 7 days teams can often be exposed to 4 training sessions and  3 full matches all whilst, dealing with the stress and pressure of competing, traveling between cities as well as sleeping and eating in unfamiliar environments, it becomes quickly apparent that recovery is essential for these play...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew Look is a UK based physiotherapist who currently works as Head of Health and Performance for Cambridge Rugby. Matthew has gone on to work for the Brisbane Roar FC, English Institute of Sport (EIS) as well as UK professional rugby sides Scarlets and Coventry Rugby. Matthew shares his journey on how he got his first job in high performance, to being uncertain about the indus...