The Footy Coach Podcast

Daniel O'Keefe is the current Senior Coach of the Carlton VFL team. Prior to this role he was an assistant coach in VFL at both Carlton and Geelong. He spent 2 years as the Geelong Falcons Head Coach including winning the 2017 premiership. During this episode we dive into what it takes to get the best out of your young players, key principals for better and more consistent footy, common coaching m...

Alan Richardson is the current GM of Football Performance at the reigning premiers in the AFL the Melbourne Demons Football Club.  Previously, he was the Senior Coach of the St Kilda Football Club from 2014 to 2019. He has been an AFL assistant coach at Essendon, Port Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood and Western Bulldogs Football Clubs. Alan AFL playing career included 114 games at the Collingwood F...

Sebastian is the current CEO of the Coburg Football Club in the VFL and has been since 2017. During this chat we discuss a whole range of things associated with the role including what it entails, building a sucessful club culture, recruiting staff, hiring coaches, what prepared him well for the role, successful CEO and AFL club he admires, and plenty more! Check it out

Dan Jordan is the current coach at Darley FC in the Ballarat League, having previously being with Essendon Football Club for 7 years and during that time he held a number of coaching positions including VFL head coach and assistant coach AFL team. Dan spent his playing days with East point kicking over 700 goals at average over 6 a game.  During this chat we discuss goal kicking and how to improve...

Dale Bower has spent over 20 years coaching at a number of community and state level clubs including Williamstown and Box Hill Hawks Fc. He is the current coach of the University Blacks in Melbourne and during this episode we discuss a whole range of coaching topics including how to improve your kicking and why it is important, common coaching mistakes, myths and mistakes in training, his key prin...

Dale Tapping is currently an assistant coach with the Essendon Football Club. Prior to this he was an assistant coach at the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood Football Clubs. He has coached at the elite U18 competition and local level. During this episode we discuss his coaching journey and the importance of taking your time developing as a coach, the challenges he faced as he stepped up the level in...

Sean Wellman is a 2x All Australian defender and premiership player for the bombers in 2000. Having played over 200 games of AFL and coached at 3 AFL clubs in Melbourne, Western Bulldogs and Essendon fc. During this episode we discuss how to play great team defence, key things to get right as a defender, coaching principals, common coaching mistakes, myths and mistakes in training and plenty more!...

In this episode I discuss the 5 things NOT to do while coaching junior football. Listen to this episode to not fall into these traps and help you become a better junior football coach today! Enjoy

Michael Hartley played 8 seasons in the AFL with Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn. During this episode we dive deep into playing a key back position and how to do it well including what makes a forward hard to beat. We discuss the captains and coaches he played with and under and also a player who exceeded his expectations and how they did it! We discuss training, common mistakes of young player...

Mat Buck is the current assistant coach at Carltons VFL team. He was previously a development coach at Werribee Fc in the VFL and has coached a number of years as a senior coach and assistant coach with South Warrnambool and Koriot Football Clubs. During this episode we discuss in depth forward line play and roles of key position players and small forwards. We also discuss stoppages and inside mid...

Jeff Andrews is the current Director of coaching and list management at Williamstown Fc in the VFL. He has previously been the senior coach in SANFL with Central Districts, senior assistant at Werribee Fc, coached at community level with Macedon Fc and started his coaching with Calder Cannons. Within this episode we discuss his role particular the list management side of things, his key principals...

With the new year kicking off and new resolutions a plenty it's that time of year to have a look ahead to the coming footy season and discuss a few things to keep you at your best in 2022. Some key points discussed are around not getting distracted with external noise, keeping your focus on what you can control, goal setting, process vs outcome goals, key features of good goal setting and plenty m...

It's second time on the show for Tyson Popplestone who was an elite runner and now helps footballers improve their running abilities. During this show we chat about a broad range of topics including 2Km time trials and rookie mistakes to avoid, to recovery steps post training to other random stories and elements of high performance. I hope you enjoy this chat.

In the january school holidays we are putting on 2 Day Football Camps for junior players aged 9-14 both boys and girls. We are doing these camps in 3 locations: Geelong, Melbourne and Sale Gippsland.  For more information and/or to book please visit www.thefootycoach.com.au/camps Hopefully see you there!

Jarrad Wright is the current senior coach of the South Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL. He previously coached Woodville West Torrens reserves teams to back to back premierships in 2013/14 and has led a community level football club with Henley Sharks to a flag in 2017. As a player he was picked 35th in the 2001 national draft by the Brisbane Lions Football Club before playing in the SANFL with...

Tom Perrett is the current assistant coach at Werribee Football Club in the VFL competition. He previously was a senior assistant with the Western Jets in the elite U18 Competition and was an assistant with Vic Metro in 2019. He has also coached at community level football including as senior coach at East Geelong. During this chat we discuss what key habits of good young players look like and key...

Dale Robinson is the current VFLW Head coach for the Southern Saints Football Club and development coach for the St Kilda AFLW team. Prior to becoming the VFLW head coach she was an assistant coach in the VFLW Team. During this episode we discuss her coaching journey and how she progressed through the coaching ranks, key principals for better and more consistent footy, common coaching mistakes, be...

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Scott Borlace is currently Head of Development at the Brisbane Lions Football Club. He was the academy and development coach prior to this role with the lions which followed a stint in the SANFL with Norwood Fc as a midfield coach. He played 10 years in the SANFL with Norwood. During this episode we discuss what are the keys to success in a head of development role and how it can be applied to loc...

Rob Harding has spent over 10 years in the AFL with a strong focus spent on analysing the opposition and how to strategise accordingly. In this episode we dive deep into how community coaches can benefit from analysing your opposition and how to do it. We also discuss AFL coaches he has worked with and one that he particularly admires and why, a player how he sees exceeded expectations and how, co...

Jake Batchelor is the current Senior coach of the Sandringham Zebra's in the VFL and has been a part of the St Kilda Football club since 2019 as an assistant coach. He played 83 games with the mighty Richmond Football Club between 2010 and 2017. During this chat we discuss how he would handle a team loss like what happened in the recent preliminary finals, myths and mistakes in training, common co...

Adam Skrobalak has spent the past 7 years as an assistant coach at the St Kilda Football Club, prior to this he coached at NAB U18 elite level with the Western Jets and VFL with Port Melbourne prior to that. Adam has also coached extensively at local level with East Geelong and Torquay Fc’s. During this episode we cover many area's of coaching from myths and mistakes in training, key principals to...

Paul Corrigan is the current Head Coach of the Geelong Falcons in the elite NAB U18 competition. Prior to this he spent 6 years as an AFL assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club. He began his coaching journey in the community leagues, most notably with South Barwon Fc where he was a playing coach. Paul also played at the elite level with 53 games at the mighty Geelong Football Club between 1...

The soon to be confirmed new Senior Coach of the mighty Collingwood Football Club, we thought Craig McRae's episode on The Footy Coach Podcast deserved a re listen. Well done Craig! Craig McRae played during the Brisbane Lions 3-peat and was an assistant coach during the recent Richmond Tigers dynasty of 3 premierships in 4 years. During this chat, we dissect the similarities between both teams, w...

Christina Polatajko is currently an assistant coach with Hawthorn Fc VFLW team. She is also AFL academy head coach at Diamond Valley College. In this episode we discuss her key principals for better and more consistent footy, what her average week looks like and game day coaching routines, how she handles being the underdog in a game, AFL coaches she admires, a VFL player she believes has exceeded...