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- Brett Deledio
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- Cooper Murley
- Harry Sharp
- David Mirra
- Meg Hutchins
- Sarah Perkins
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- Stefan Mauk
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- Sam Newman
- Dylan Shiel
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Get Better Plan
- Fitness for football masterclass
- Introduction to our AFL strength & conditioning philosophy
- Create your own get better plan
- How much time and energy should you focus on your strengths and how much on your weaknesses?
- Nutrition understanding the basics to fuel your training and performance
- Strength and power training for football
- How to look after your future self and the importance of fitness testing
- Learn the getting things done method
- Prepare Like a Pro Refresher on the big rocks for football preparation
- Learn simple coping strategies to help manage stress
- Learn how to get fit for football
- It’s a new year and the 2022 season is upon us!
- Understand Motivation and why it's ok to feel unmotivated at times
- How to improve your recovery & performance with sleep
- Nutrition, how to best lose body fat without dieting
- Nutrition, how to best lose body fat without dieting
- Nutrition, how to best lose body fat without dieting
- How to pace for your 2km time trial
- Why you need to avoid easy quick wins and work hard to win big later
- The Mindset you need to reach your potential
- Mobility how to improve it and why it may be the missing link
- Why Strength & Conditioning Coaches must create their own Job Keeper
- Want to increase your understanding of your body?
- Why you need to surf the force velocity curve
- How to use objective data to measure your power development
- Why sprinting is critical for Australian Rules football
- Our philosophy to the Christmas program and why footballers need a body composition focus
- End of year reflection and why you need to know your values and strengths
- The top 5 best things to do if you want to improve your acceleration!
- The biggest 3 running technique mistakes we see in footballers and how to correct them
- Strength Training to Improve Australian Rule footballers physicality on the field
- Bullet proof your body for AFL
- The 4 key stresses all Aussie footy players need to be aware of
- Aussie Rules Game Day Preparation - How to use Primer sessions
- Aussie Rules Game Day Preparation - Creating your weekly recovery/preparation routine
- How the game demands should adjust your recovery
- Top 5 tips for running a successful football warm up
Medical
- Marcos Bellos
- Damian Carroll
- Ben Darwin
- Paul Roos
- Tim Schmidt
- Josh Growden
- Gavin Bell
- Sean Baker
- Mark Williams
- Yoshiki Sutherland
- Georgia Bevan
- Matt Whitaker
- Andrew Murphy
- Dean Ritchie
- Daniel Cross
- James Grierson
- Tom Tombleson
- Colin Griffin
- Emily Smith
- Kieren Morgan
- Dean Filopoulos
- Ebonie Rio
- Chris Bramah
- Dan Ramsden
- Andrew Lambart
- Bruce Connor
- Alex Mcveigh
- Peter Brukner
- Nalesh Murti
- Steve Gravina
- Steve Allan
- Mat Ferraro
- Tim Parham
- Chris Perkin
- Justin Dougherty
- Chris Perkin
- Ibrahim Kerem
- Tim McGrath
- Brenton Egglestone
- Selwyn Griffith
- Nick Kane
- Peter Brukner
- Breanna Mcgrath
- Steve Saunders
- Tim Parham
- Suzy Russell
- Enda King
- Ryan Timmins
- Jackson Dennis
Business
Psych / Nutrition
- Nick Green
- Simone Austin
- Ben Parker
- Jess Spendlove
- Emily Meehan
- Dom Condo
- Rebekah Alcock
- Matt McGregor
- Pip Taylor
- Jacqui Louder
- Samantha McLeod
- Ben Parker
- Jess Spendlove
- Jacqui Louder
- Emily Meehan
- Matt McGregor
- Alex Auerbach
- Peta Carige
- Ben Parker
- Shane McCurry
- Simon Harries
- Sophia Nimphius
- John Clark
- Simon Kearney
High Performance
- Mark McGrath
- Fergus Connolly
- Phil Merriman
- Christian Woodford
- Lachlan Wilmot
- Ben Frith
- Tom Mackenzie
- John Quinn
- Daniel Baker
- Tim Gabbett
- Ian Mckeown
- Loris Bertolacci
- David Watts
- Andrew Russell
- Selwyn Griffith
- Darren Burgess
- Bohdan Babijczuk
- Alex Clarke
- Nik Popovic
- Jay Ellis
- Dean Filopoulos
- Jordan Sellar
- Joel Hocking
- Gary McCoy
- Jarrod Egan
- Hal Marsden
- Jean Benoit Morin
- Kevin Ball
- Luke Meehan
- Aaron Kellet
- Durham McInnis
- Ben Frith
- Stephen Kelly
- Shane Lehane
- Matthew Pell
- John Pryor
- Justin Crow
- Chris Carlisle
- Nathan Heaney
- Kelvin Giles
- Tom van Kalken
- Alex Moore
- Adam Earnshaw
- David Misson
- Scott Dickinson
- Ben Serpell
- Conor Daly
- Jarrod Wade
- Valeri Stoimenov
- Lachlan Wilmot
- Paul Devlin
- Loris Bertolacci
- John Quinn
- Andrew Russell
- Darren Burgess
- Vince Kelly
- James Wolfenden
- Nathan Spencer
- Bohdan Babijczuk
- Kevin Ball
- James Joc
- Vaughn Steward
- Carmen Colomer
- Billy Hulin
- JB Morin
- Cullan Ball
- David Joyce
- Louis Mazza
- Nick Murray
- Rett Larson
- Scott Salwasser
- Julian Jones
- Aaron Kellett
- Scott Smith
- Matthew Pell
- Phill Moreland
- Des Ryan
- Leigh Egger
- Gerard O’Donnell
- John Kiely
- Daniel Zaknich
- Simon Thomas
- Greg Muller
- Brentan Parsons
- John Mitchell
- Claudio Altier
- Blair Mills
- Cameron Ferguson
- James Tatham
- Jeremy Hickmans & Blake Duncan
- David Boyle
- Bill Tait
- Sam Dodge
- Phil Graham Smith
- Scott Murphy
- Glenn Stewart
- Peter Burge
- Dr. Matt Jordan
- Nick Poulos
- Leigh Egger
- Gareth Sandford
- Mukund Mooksy
- Anthony Cutrupi
- Dr. Lachlan James
- Darrell O' Neill
- Tim Mosey
- Greg Haff
- Derek Hansen
- Ted Rath
- Alex Sakadjian
- Chris Miller
- Kelly Penfold
- Matthew Toohey
- James Wild
- Balin Cupples
- Jack Milligan
- Dr. Thomas Dos’Santos
- Paul Comfort
- Alec Buttfield
- Nathan Pickworth
- Alex Corvo
- Brett Smith
- Jared Hoare
- Simon Jones
- Ryan Clayton
- Josh Ruddy
- Davie Gray
- Greg King
- Boo Schexnayder
- Eliza Morrison
- Rich Johnston
- Tim McGrath
- Michael MacPherson
- Nick Poulos
- Nic Gill
- Grant Jenkins
- Chris Barnes
- Jesse Green
- Billy Hulin, Nick Murray, Tim Newans & Rich Johnston
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