Guest Speaker #6 - Paul Carrigan

Our sixth and final guest of the year on our Hard Ball Chat series is Paul Carrigan. Paul has over 30 years of coaching experience in junior footy across a number of leagues. Paul has done everything there is to do in football, from coaching to committee duties and has been the Head of Football at the Hampton Rovers JFC for a number of years now. He is a highly regarded coach and has been a part of 3 different NAB League clubs during his time as well as coaching numerous interleague teams.

A fantastic chat about the insights of junior football and how to foster a great "one club" mentality

Guest Speaker #5 - Dale Robinson

Our fifth guest is Dale Robinson. Dale is currently the head coach at the Southern Saints in the VFLW. She is also the Development Coach at St Kilda AFLW. She has been in the football system for over 20 years covering all aspects from playing to umpiring to coaching.

A really insightful chat discussing women's football in particular, her coaching journey and her thoughts on where she thinks the industry could go.

Guest Speaker #4 - Jaymie Graham

Our fourth guest is Jaymie Graham. Jaymie is a highly regarded senior assistant coach currently at West Coast Eagles and will be moving to Fremantle for the 2022 season under Justin Longmuir. His playing career at West Coast was cut short due to injuries and personal circumstances but he has developed into a great coach with a big focus on developing strong relationships with his players

A fantastic discussion about building relationships, coaching philosophies and how to get the best out of your players.

Guest Speaker #3 - Paul Groves

Our third guest is Paul Groves. Paul was the innaugral senior coach at the Western Bulldogs in the AFLW, leading them to the premiership in 2018. He has had previous experience at NAB League with the Sandringham Dragons and Vic Metro Women's team. Paul was also part of the well known premiership three-peat at St Bede's football club under Luke Beveridge in the mid 2000's. 

A great discussion for those that are coaching at a women's level as well as the importance of culture.

*Apologies for some audio difficulties throughout the chat.

29th September 2021

Guest Speaker #2 - Jackson Kornberg

Our second guest is Jackson Kornberg. Jackson is the Head of Talent Pathways for Sandringham Dragons for the boys and girls program. He has had a wealth of coaching experience at elite youth level, having been at the Sandringham Dragons for over 10 years and Vic Metro U16's as well as in the AFLW system.

A very insightful chat for those that are coaching at a youth level or looking to make a career out of coaching.