Best Coach Capers Podcasts (2025)

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Little Bryce, Bad Coaching, and The Delusional Fan Club 44:54

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In this episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan and Brad humorously explore the ups and downs of being a Panthers fan. They discuss the team's recent performances, the challenges of coaching decisions, and the rollercoaster of emotions that come with supporting a team that seems to be perpetually rebuilding. With candid humor and passionate debat…

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Whoppers, Quarterbacks, and Delusions! 33:06

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In this episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan and Brad wonder where Max is and then they tackle the highs and lows of sports fandom with their signature humor. From debating the merits of fast food sandwiches to dissecting the Panthers' quarterback woes, they leave no stone unturned. Tune in for a rollercoaster of laughs, sports insights, and a…

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Touchdowns and Tidy Lawns 47:00

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In this episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan, Brad and Max dive into the hilarity of parenting and football fandom. Brad shares a comical story about his son's reluctance to rake leaves for cash, sparking a debate on chores and earning one's keep. The trio also discusses the Panthers' chances this season, with a mix of optimism and delusion, a…

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The Great Pants Debate: When Football Gets Personal 44:39

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In this week's episode of "Delusional Fandom," the crew dives into the world of pantsless podcasting, where excitement levels are measured by the number of clothing items left on. Johnathan reveals the secret behind their last show: no pants, just pure enthusiasm! The trio debates the merits of quarterbacks, with Brad ready to trade limbs for a Dak…

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Kendra Scott Capers and Rico's 2100-Yard Fantasy 49:52

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In this episode of "Delusional Fandom," join Max, Johnathan, and Brad as they navigate the wild world of Carolina Panthers fandom. From the hilarious tale of a stolen Kendra Scott necklace by two young girls with puppy dog eyes to the absurdity of predicting a 2100-yard season for Rico Dowdell, the trio keeps the laughs coming. They debate the meri…

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Touchdowns and Double Birds 47:11

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In this week's episode of "Delusional Fandom," Brad, Max, and Jonathan dive into the wild world of sports fandom, where Panthers fans are as optimistic as a squirrel with a nut allergy. From debating whether Bryce Young can throw a football over 200 yards without a GPS, to pondering if Baker Mayfield will hoist the MVP trophy while Panthers fans cr…

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Laughs, Tears, and Shirtless Promises 42:50

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Join the rollercoaster ride of emotions with Max, Johnathan, and Brad as they navigate the highs and lows of NFL fandom. From Brad's unwavering belief in the Panthers' future to Johnathan's promise to podcast shirtless if they hit .500, this episode is packed with laughs, delusional takes, and a sprinkle of sports wisdom. Tune in for a dose of humo…

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Deion Sanders Delusional Playbook 43:29

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In this week's episode of "Delusional Fandom," Brad, Jonathan, and Max dive headfirst into the wild world of NFL fandom, where reality takes a backseat to wishful thinking. Jonathan kicks things off by declaring his undying loyalty to the Panthers, despite their rocky start, claiming, "You can't be 15 and two without two losses!" Meanwhile, Brad an…

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Pinky Sacrifices and Cam Newton Dreams 48:43

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In this episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan, Brad and Max dive into the chaotic world of NFL fandom, where Panthers fans are perpetually heartbroken, and the Eagles fans are already planning their Super Bowl parade. Amidst the laughter and tears, they debate whether trading for Mitch Trubisky is a good idea, and ponder if sacrificing a pinky …

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Disillusioned Fandom: The Art of Wishful Thinking 49:30

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Welcome to "Delusional Fandom," where Brad, Jonathan, and Max serve up a heaping dose of sports insanity. This week, they tackle "Spitgate," ponder if Baker Mayfield is the rich man's Jameis Winston, and reflect on how the Panthers were just a cokehead groin injury away from redefining rock bottom. Tune in for a laugh riot as they cling to the delu…

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"Max's Fantasy Football Obsession: A Delusional Dive" 26:53

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In this week's episode of "Delusional Fandom," Brad, Jonathan, and Max dive into the wild world of sports with a sprinkle of delusion. From debating whether the Cowboys' defense could rival the 2000 Ravens to Max's fantasy football addiction, the laughs keep coming. Jonathan confesses a secret admiration for Dak Prescott, while Brad questions the s…

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The Reverse Funchess and Hunter Renfrow wild takes 44:51

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In this week's episode of "Delusional Fandom," join Johnathan, Brad, and Max as they dive into the wild world of NFL fandom. From debating the merits of reverse Funchess-ing players—like turning a tight end into a wide receiver—to the hilarity of delusional draft day takes, this episode is packed with laughs and questionable football wisdom. Tune i…

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"Stolen Valor and NFC East Delusions: A Hilarious Preview" 52:31

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In this hilarious episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan, Brad, and Max dive into the NFC East with their trademark humor and wild takes. Johnathan's "stolen valor" moment has him saluting his way into a veteran's spotlight, while Brad recounts his epic parking adventures. Max's fantasy football picks are as unpredictable as the delusional Antho…

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"Delusional Fandom: Where Every Season is a Winning Season" 46:02

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In the debut episode of "Delusional Fandom," hosts Brad, Johnathan, and Max dive into the world of sports delusions with the enthusiasm of a kid on Christmas morning. Brad and Johnathan reminisce about their wild predictions for the Carolina Panthers, from Kelvin Benjamin's supposed rise to Cam Newton's Superman status. Max, the show's third leg (o…

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VTCA's 'Off the Long Run' - Episode 6, 2022/23 46:23

3y ago46:23

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Join host Mitch Johnstone (Yarraville Club captain-coach) for season two, episode six of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association's 'Off the Long Run'. He was joined by Deer Park skipper Ricky Suvada, Yarraville Club young gun Jackson Martin, VTCA Umpires Director Darren Trewin, Sydenham Hillside coach Geoff Pretty, Grand United gun Nilan Fernando, M…

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VTCA's 'Off the Long Run' - Episode 5, 2022/23 1:14:27

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Join hosts Mitch Johnstone (Yarraville Club captain-coach) for season two, episode five of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association's 'Off the Long Run'. He was joined by Doutta Stars gun Paddy Willach, VTCA President Zoran Havranek, Caroline Springs female team skipper Alicia Fowler, Maribyrnong Park-St Mary's star Daniel Stavris and Footscray Unite…

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VTCA's 'Off the Long Run' - Episode 2, 2022/23 56:13

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Join hosts Mitch Johnstone (Yarraville Club captain-coach) and Mick Andreadis (Deer Park coach) for season two, episode two of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association's 'Off the Long Run'. They were joined by Maribyrnong Park-St Mary's star Daniel Stavris and Footscray United coach Shafraz Mohamed to discuss the latest happenings in the VTCA.…

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Greg Chappell - 'Not Out' 1:11:37

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Greg Chappell is one of the most accomplished Cricketers Australia has ever produced. While he was a run machine, he batted with a touch of elegance and grace that few have seen before or since. The second of three brothers to play for Australia, Greg made 7 110 runs in 87 test matches at the superb average of 53.86 to go with his 24 test centuries…

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John Buchanan - 'Conquering Everest' 39:24

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John Buchanan is the most successful international cricket coach in history, with a staggering winning percentage of over 75% across all three formats of the game. While good enough to play seven first class games and one List A game for Queensland in 1978/79, John shifted his focus to education, work and family time over the ensuing 16 years befor…

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Heath Scotland - 'Scotland the Brave' 50:51

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Heath Scotland was recruited by Collingwood from the Western Jets with pick 44 of the 1998 draft, and played in 53 games with the Pies. He featured in the 2002 and 2003 Grand Final losses to the Brisbane Lions. Crossing to Princes Park for the 2004 season, Heath would best be known for his time at Carlton. His versatility in being able to play thro…

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Dan Smith - 'Dan, the man with a plan' 31:30

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Dan Smith was a swashbuckling and combative former New South Wales wicket-keeper batsman who played 25 first class and 30 List A games for his beloved Blues, as well as featuring for both the Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers in the BBL from 2011/12 to 2013/14. At one time, Dan held the New South Wales record for the highest one day score of all tim…

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Nick Hegarty - 'Nick has the knack for coaching' 44:00

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Nick Hegarty had a decorated youth career where he played with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday among other clubs, before eventually making over 100 appearances for Grimsby Town as a feisty midfielder in the lower rungs of the English Football league. Nick also featured for St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership before a nasty injury cut hi…

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Evan Gulbis - 'Coach Gobbler has got the Blues' 44:34

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Evan Gulbis represented Victoria, Tasmania, the Hobart Hurricanes and the Melbourne Stars in over 100 games of professional Cricket in First Class, List A and Domestic T20 competition. An aggressive right-handed top order batsman and fast medium bowler who bowls the proverbial heavy ball, Evan boasts a highest score of 229, the second highest score…

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Xavier Clarke - 'The X Factor' 44:29

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Xavier Clarke was recruited by St Kilda with pick 5 of the 2001 National Draft from St Mary’s in the Northern Territory Football League. The man affectionately known as ‘X’ played 105 games for the Saints from 2002 to 2009 as a dashing and highly skilled midfielder, as well as a solitary game for the Brisbane Lions in 2010, in what was a playing ca…

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Brendan Joyce - 'Jump for Joyce' 58:06

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Brendan Joyce has been a wonderful servant of Australian Basketball as both a player and a coach in a career spanning over 40 years. Most notably, he was the coach of the Australian Women’s Basketball team from 2013 to 2016, leading the Opals to the Rio Olympics, while also previously being a long term assistant coach of the Australian Men’s Basket…

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Bryan Harper - 'The Life of Bryan' 41:41

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Bryan Harper is the Coach Development Specialist at Cricket Australia and has been in this role for four years. He oversees a range of coach development programs and opportunities, and the accreditation scheme for Cricket coaches in Australia. Harps has had extensive coaching experience, having coached Victorian Premier Cricket powerhouses in the S…

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Sean Flynn - 'In like Flynn' 36:58

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Sean Flynn is both a Ringwood Cricket Club and Victorian Premier Cricket legend. The current coach of Ringwood, Sean has been a wonderful servant of the Rams over many years. A Ringwood hall of famer and life member, Flynny played 244 1st XI games, made 5 856 runs and famously captained the club to dual 1st XI premierships in 2007/2008 and 2008/200…

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Dav Whatmore - 'Whatmore can he achieve?' 39:20

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Dav Whatmore played seven tests and one one day international for Australia, and made over 6,000 runs for Victoria, however he is best known for his monumental achievements as a coach. World renown for coaching Sri Lanka to victory in the 1996 World Cup alongside the combative skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, Dav has since gone on to establish himself as …

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Matthew Lloyd - 'The Straight Shooter' 26:50

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Matthew Lloyd is an Australian Football Hall of Fame member. As a full-forward, he kicked 926 goals from 270 games with the Essendon Football Club from 1995 to 2009. A member of the Bombers premiership team in 2000, a three time Coleman medalist, five time All Australian and a staggering 12 time Essendon leading goal kicker, Matthew also captained …

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Paddy Upton - 'The Barefoot Coach' 1:00:39

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Paddy Upton is not your typical Cricket coach. A deep thinker with four different degrees from four different universities, Paddy actually started as the strength and conditioning coach for the South African cricket team in the mid 90’s under the late Bob Woolmer. However, he soon shifted his focus to mental conditioning and performance mindset, an…

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Matt O'Connor - 'Mocca has a thirst for learning' 37:28

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Matt O'Connor is currently the assistant coach of the Calder Cannons NAB League boys program, and was also previously the head coach of the Cannons girls program, where he still remains involved despite the restructuring of the NAB program due to the impact of Covid. Aside from his involvement with the Cannons, Matt has also had a range of coaching…

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Julie Hoornweg - 'The Netballing Globetrotter' 26:59

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Julie Hoornweg is undoubtedly a legend of the Netball coaching world. Internationally acclaimed, Julie has coached England, Fiji and Wales, but is equally well known for her exploits with the Melbourne Phoenix and the Melbourne Vixens. Having coached the Phoenix to the championship in 2005, Julie was appointed the inaugural coach of the newly forme…

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Dean Solomon - 'Solly's Story: From the Bombers to the Dockers to the Suns' 44:59

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Dean Solomon played 158 games for the Essendon Football Club from 1998-2006, and was an integral part of the incredible Bombers 2000 premiership team, who produced the best season for any team in VFL/AFL history. Known for his uncompromising attack on the footy, Solly played a further 51 games for the Fremantle Dockers from 2007-2009 before retirin…

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Gary Ayres - 'Rarefied Ayres' 58:40

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Gary Ayres is a five time VFL/AFL premiership player, two time Norm Smith medalist and former captain of his beloved Hawks, and of course an Australian Football Hall of Fame member. A tough and uncompromising defender, Gary also won the Hawks best and fairest in 1986 and is a three time All Australian. After hanging up the boots in 1993, Gary’s foc…

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Andrew Sturgess - 'Venturing into the Lions' den' 49:59

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Andrew Sturgess is into his second season as the senior coach of the Coburg Football Club in the VFL. Prior to this appointment, he was an assistant coach at the Lions in 2017 under Peter German and then in 2018 under Leigh Adams, before having a stint at Bundoora in the Northern Football League in 2019 as the main man. In our chat with Andrew, we …

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Neil Gray - 'The many shades of Neil Gray' 48:12

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Neil Gray is certainly a jack of all trades, and master of many. Neil has held a variety of coaching, leadership, managerial and developmental roles across a myriad of sports, including Cricket, Gridiron, Lawn Bowls, AFLW and Basketball. From 2018 to 2020, Neil was the Coaching and Program Director at the Essendon Maribyrnong Park Cricket Club in V…

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Terry Wallace - 'Plough the Master Innovator' 57:45

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Affectionately known as ‘Plough’, Terry Wallace was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2018. In a truly remarkable playing career, Terry played 254 VFL/AFL games for Hawthorn, Richmond and Footscray, also kicking 123 goals in the process. As a tenacious inside midfielder, Plough won two best and fairests at the Hawks, including i…

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Christina Polatajko - 'Coach Polly is on a mission' 36:57

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Christina Polatajko was recently awarded the AFL Coaches Association Women’s Coaching Pathway Scholarship. Currently the assistant coach of the Hawthorn VFLW team after a brief stint with Carlton’s VFLW side, Christina has been involved in women’s footy for over 15 years as both a player and coach. A passionate Physical Education teacher and the AF…

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Pedro Collins - 'Vote for Coach Pedro' 34:58

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Pedro Collins played 32 test matches and 30 one day internationals for the West Indies from 1999 to 2006. A left arm swing bowler, Pedro took 106 test wickets and three five wicket hauls, and famously dismissed Sachin Tendulkar three times in the same test series. Aside from playing for his native Barbados, Pedro also had county Cricket stints with…

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Jamie Maclaren - 'Mac Attack' 51:20

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Jamie Maclaren is a current Socceroo and an undoubted superstar of the A-League. 'Macca' has already accomplished a lot despite only just turning 28. A three time A-League golden boot winner and the second highest goal scorer in A-league history with 104 goals behind Besart Berisha, Jamie is a driven and highly motivated athlete who has been instru…

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Brodie Holland - 'Dutchy and the Lakers' 43:51

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Picked up by the Fremantle Dockers in the 1997 national draft, Brodie Holland played 36 games as a small forward before heading back over the Nullarbor to join Collingwood for the start of the 2001 season. Soon, Brodie quickly established himself at the Pies, playing 119 games in a variety of roles, including as a small forward and a tagger in the …

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Omar Phillips - 'Coach Phillips has his head screwed on right' 26:09

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Omar Phillips played two tests for the West Indies in 2009 against Bangladesh during a time when there was a player strike. Despite the late call-up, Omar quickly acquitted himself and scored 94 on debut. He played a total of 57 first class games for Combined Campuses and Colleges and Barbados, as well as 18 List A games and 5 T20 games. Omar then …

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Gary Kirsten - 'Nice Gary (Kirsten)!' 49:38

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A legend of South African Cricket, Gary Kirsten played 101 test matches and 185 one day internationals for the Proteas. His remarkable international playing career spanned over a decade, making over 7,000 test runs at an average over 45, and notching up 21 test centuries with a highest score of 275. Following his retirement in 2004, Gary was appoin…

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Karl Mayne - 'The pressures and privileges of being the Mayne man' 28:16

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In his role as senior coach, Karl Mayne has been a driving force in establishing Brunswick Cricket Club as a benchmark club in the Subbies competition. Karl was also previously the coach of Carlton-Brunswick Strikers Cricket Club in Victorian Women's Premier Cricket, and has held coaching roles in the Youth Premier League with the Central Highlands…

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Kaushal Silva - 'There's just no Silva bullet when it comes to being a great coach' 32:48

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Kaushal Silva played 39 test matches for Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2018, and made three test centuries, including one against Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and co in 2016. A gritty and determined top order batsman, and more than capable wicket-keeper, Kaushal played 209 first class games and made just shy of 14 000 runs. Kaushal was the …

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Grant Thomas - 'Doubting Thomases can suit themselves' 34:17

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A forthright, uninhibited and at times polarising figure, Grant Thomas played 83 VFL games for St Kilda, North Melbourne and Fitzroy from 1978 - 1985, but is undoubtedly best known for his time as the coach of the St Kilda Football Club from 2001 to 2006. Thomas coached 123 games for a 51.2% winning record, is one of three coaches to coach St Kilda…

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Russell Barnes - 'Barney and friends' 23:42

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Russell Barnes played 255 games and won four premierships, including three of them as captain, in Ormond’s golden era during the late 80’s in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. His coaching career has been equally as significant, having coached a raft of clubs in the Ammos since 1994. Home is where the heart is however, and Barney is back …

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Shannon Young - 'Young Tiger Talent Time' 46:50

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Shannon Young is the senior coach of Richmond Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket, and won a club championship with the Tigers in 2015/16. Aside from coaching the players of the calibre of Cameron White, Dan Christian and Allan Wise, he has played a pivotal role in the development of the likes of Jake Fraser-McGurk, Wil Parker and Mitch Perry…

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Chris Rogers - 'The Buck stops with me' 25:58

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In an amazing career, Chris Rogers played 25 test matches for Australia, scoring 5 centuries at a shade under 43 as a determined left-handed opening batsman. He also plundered over 25 000 first class runs in his time in Australian and English first class Cricket. Now the coach of the Victorian male team, Chris is charged with the responsibility of …

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Callum Appleyard - 'Apples' computer says yes!' 27:38

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Callum Appleyard is an emerging coach in Victorian Premier Cricket. He’s been an assistant coach at Greenvale Kangaroos, Essendon and now Footscray, and prior to that he was captain/coach of the West Coburg Cricket Club in the VTCA for six seasons. He also had the opportunity to support the Australian test team last summer and look at how data is u…