Stan Alves calls himself a ‘Master Communicator’.

Since retiring from playing football he has become a coach, media personality, entrepreneur and business manager.

When Stan started in football his coach considered him too lightweight and feeble and it was only Alves’ persistence that helped him make the grade. He proved the gainsayers wrong and played 226 VFL games for Melbourne and several interstate VFL games before moving to North Melbourne and the Kangaroos.

Stan coached St Kilda to its fourth ever grand final.

Stan also supports RecLink, an organisation established to assist disadvantaged people to take part in sporting activities.

Learn more about Stan Alves on his website.

For more than 50 years the legendary Ron Barassi has been one of the biggest names in the AFL, as a player, a coach and as a mentor for many of the top players in the game.

Some regard him as the father of the modern game and his skills and opinions remain highly valued and much in demand. His name is synonymous with Australian Rules Football.

He is one of the few players who command respect from all AFL clubs and he remains passionate about continuing development of his favourite game.

Learn more about Ron Barassi on his website.

Known as ‘The Kid’ Dermott Brereton’s natural flamboyance became his trademark. His hard playing style resulted in many injuries but his tenacity kept him playing.

He played in eight grand finals, five premierships and represented Victoria nine times.

He left Hawthorn to join the Sydney Swans and ended his career with Collingwood. From there he moved into the media and coached the Australian team in the International Rules Series against Ireland.

‘The Big Dipper’ as he likes to be known, is an energetic and enthusiastic advocate for the game.

Since retiring as a winger for Hawthorn, he has become involved as the AFL ambassador for the junior development program Auskick

He is a popular speaker and motivator and travels throughout Australia to promote the sport. Contact us and we can make the arrangements for Robert to speak at your event.

Frawley was originally a potato farmer in Ballarat. Initailly he played as a forward but was better known as a full-back.

He played for St Kilda 1984-1995, as captain for nine years, then took up coaching for Richmond in 2000. Success was mixed and after taking the team to the wooden spoon in 2004 he stepped down as coach.

Since leaving active playing and coaching football, he has worked as a sports commentator on radio where he is referred to as ‘Spud Regal.’

Frawley resumed coaching, taking the Victorian State of Origin side to victory in the AFL Legends Match in 2006.

Known as ‘SOS’ Son of Sergio (Silvagni), his father, who was another great Carlton player. Steven is best-known for his high-flying marking and goal-kicking ability.

He retained the title of best fullback for four years in a row.

Now working in the media as a sports commentator, Silvagni is keenly involved in junior development in the AFL and enjoys a good game of tennis.

Born in 1945 in Salzburg (Austria) to a Ukrainian father and a Russian mother, Alex Jesaulenko emigrated with his family to Canberra in 1949.

He first played soccer, then rugby and did not play Australian Rules until he was in his early teens. Beginning in 1967 ‘Jezza’ played 256 games and kicked 424 goals with Carlton.

His high marking and goal kicking were real crowd-pleasers and he was the last playing coach in the VFL/AFL to win a premiership. He is perhaps best remembered for a spectacular mark in the 1970 grand final between Carlton and Collingwood. (Carlton won.)

He left Carlton and played for St Kilda 1980-81, coached Carlton for one more season then returned to Carlton in 1989 as coach until 1990.

Sam started his football career with North Melbourne in 1968. The following year he won the club’s best and fairest award along with being their top goal kicker.

Although he showed talent early, he was better known for his off-field antics which included soccer and trampolining. His most famous off-field venture was when he posed nude in the “Truth” newspaper. These activities were not favoured by those that mattered within the club.

Sam played a vital part in the Kangaroo’s 1975 Premiership win. He dose to this day hold the prestigious title of being the only premiership player in the club’s history that was not present in the Premiership team photo. He moved clubs to Collingwood in 1977 but played only 4 games with them and then retired.

Since retirement, Sam has taken on role as a radio commentator and also appeared on television shows including “The Fat” on the ABC.

His “claim to fame” is undoubtedly as the spokesman for Meat and Livestock Australia. Although these advertisements caused much controversy amongst vegetarians and animal rights groups, they have been a huge success in that he has turned the Meat and Livestock Industry into a multi-million dollar corporation.

Former premiership-winning Australian rules footballer and coach who currently works primarily as a television commentator/panellist and newspaper columnist on the sport.

Walls coached Carlton Blues when they lost to lowly Brisbane Bears in 1989 and was subsequently sacked. He took over coaching the Bears and in his last season, 1995, he set the VFL/AFL record (which remains) for the biggest three-quarter time deficit turned into a win.

Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in June 2006.

The youngest player to make a debut for Essendon and a legend of the mid-80s, with outstanding ball skills and fast pace.

Watson has been sports presenter and commentator until 1998, when he became coach of St Kilda Saints for two years before returning to the media.

In 17 years and 307 games he played in three premiership sides, was Best and Fairest four times, represented his state ten times and was in the AFL Team of the Year 1989.

Mark Williams’ playing career began with West Adelaide where his father was coach.

During the 1980s he became captain of Collingwood and in 1986 he left to join the newly-formed Brisbane Bears.

He returned to Port Adelaide and coached Glenelg before moving to Essendon as assistant coach.

He then went back to Port Adelaide and in 2004 became Port’s first AFL premiership-winning coach when the team defeated the Brisbane Lions.

Denis Pagan’s witty sense of humour and honesty give the audience an insight into his personality from an unbiased point of view. He is able to transport the audience to days gone by from the time that he played football until his first coaching position. You will feel his nervousness as if it were your own.

As a coach, Denis has mentored a number of AFL greats. He is open and frank in regards to the relationships he holds with Wayne Carey and Glenn Archer. Denis answers the hard questions with an honesty and openness that is refreshing.

As one who is able to draw on the full gamut of experiences from the pressure-cooker environment of the AFL, Denis speaks with authority on the key ingredients for attaining success, leadership, team building, developing self-belief and confidence, overcoming adversity and goal setting. Likewise, his coaching philosophies - based upon communication, teaching, people management and leadership - will prove invaluable to aspiring coaches and business and community leaders alike.

David Parkin is a former AFL player and four times premiership coach at two different clubs, Hawthorn and Carlton. He won back to back premierships for Carlton in 1981-82. He played with the Hawthorn Football Club for 13 years and in that time he represented Victoria 5 times. He was also the Captain of Hawthorn from 1969-1973.

Parkin is a qualified teacher and is currently a lecturer in Sports and Exercise at the Deakin University in Melbourne. He holds a BEd from the University of Western Australia.

Since his retirement, he is currently a commentator for ABC Radio. He has also appeared on Talking Footy on the Seven Network and has been a media commentator for Fox Footy.

In 2002 David was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Corey began his AFL debut with Geelong in 2001 when he was recruited from the Port Adelaide Magpies. He was the 47th overall pick in the AFL draft of 1999. He won Geelong’s Best First Player Award in 2001.

2003 was his best season, as he played every game in that year. His first taste of finals fever came when he played in his first finals game in 2004 and this continued again in the 2005 season.

Although his career is short so far, he has reached many milestones. He has already played over 100 games and became a Premiership player when Geelong won the Grand Final in 2007.

Perhaps his most prized accolade was being named in the All-Australian Team for 2008.

Peter is best known as the most talented forward pockets of his generation. His ability to kick goals from obscure angles also made him one of the most exciting players to watch.

He soon became affectionately known as the “Macedonian Marvel” and his distinct “mullet” hairstyle was his trademark. Peter debuted with Collingwood in 1979 and went on to play 250 with them until his retirement in 1993.

Peter had his best season in 1990 when Collingwood won the Premiership after many years of waiting. He was also the first to kick a goal for Collingwood in the same game.

He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and was elected in the AFL Greek Team of the Century in 2002.

After retiring from football, Peter coached a local club called the Greythorn Falcons and in he coached them to Premiers in the 2006 Grand Final.

"Fev" as he is so affectionately known, was recruited to Carlton as the number 38 overall draft pick in 1998. He made is AFL with Carlton in 1999 against their arch rivals Collingwood.

His first years were not as successful as Carlton had hoped, and the coach at the time Wayne Brittain told him at the end of the season .in 2002 that he would be delisted. The coach was later sacked and replaced with Denis Pagan who decided to keep him.

He is one of only a few players in the history of football to win a Coleman Medal in the same year as his team won the “wooden spoon”. In 2006 he outran his opponents in the Grand Final Sprint, making him the fastest man in the AFL for that year.

Fevola is often criticized and ridiculed for his antics both on and off the field. His behaviour has sometimes been described as “inappropriate” and “in poor taste”, but there is no denying that he knows how to stand out from the crowd.

His talents seem best to be in the field of commentating, as his stints in this role for The Footy Show for the Nine Network have been both entertaining and memorable.

Brendan is also a father to two girls. Mia and Leni.

Patrick or “Paddy” as he is more commonly known was drafted into the AFL as the seventh pick by Essendon in the 2005 AFL Draft from East Fremantle.

He made his debut for Essendon on 1 April 2006 against Sydney at the Telstra Dome. He was also part of the AFL U18 All-Australian Team and travelled to Ireland with the International Rules team.

Due to his great agility and speed, he has at times been compared to the great Indigenous player, Graham “Polly” Farmer.

Matthew has been around football all his life, as his father John “Gunner” Scarlett was a full-back player for Geelong in the 1970’s.

He was recruited to Geelong in 1997 under the Father/Son draft rule and was the 45th overall draft pick of that year. He made his debut for Geelong against Essendon in Round 22 of the 1998 season.

During his career, he has received much praise in the form of winning the Geelong Best and Fairest Award in 2003 (the Carji Greeves Medal) and also through All-Australian selection in 2003, 2004 and 2007.

He was one of the most crucial players in the 2007 Grand Final against Port Adelaide when he managed 29 disposals, 8 marks and 6 spoils. He was unfortunately unable to kick a goal in that same match.

He has two daughters.

Mark was recruited to the Essendon Football Club in 1983 from Airport West.

He played 202 games for Essendon and played in 3 Premierships whilst at the “Bombers” (1984, 1985 and 1993). He was the Premiership Captain in 1993. Mark was also an AFL Pre-Season Premiership player in the same years.

During his illustrious career, he was awarded many accolades, including “Best and Fairest” (1987 and 1990) , “Most Improved Player” and Best Clubman” (1985) and his retirement from the game was in 1996.

His coaching debut came in 2000 and he was given the job of “rebuilding” a poorly performing side. In his first season they finished 5th. The next three seasons were disastrous and they finished outside the top eight. He job was in jeopardy but in 2005 they had a better year and he stayed.

2007 was the best year of his coaching career as he led the Cats to an impressive 100+ point win over Port Adelaide.

Mark has received due credit for his coaching abilities – being awarded with the Jock McHale Medal and the McClelland Trophy in 2007 and also the AFL Coaches Association coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

A former AFL player, Austinn started out playing in the Reserves for Collingwood in the mid 1990’s but they wouldn’t recruit him due to his size. He never gave up on becoming an AFL player and was rewarded for his determination when St Kilda recruited him in the 1994 Draft.

“Aussie” as he is more commonly known, established himself as one of the best wingers/half-back flankers of the late 1990’s due to his speed and agility.

1997 was a great year for “Aussie”. He was selected in the All-Australian side and his team made the Grand Final.

2005 saw disappointment for “Aussie” as he was dropped back to playing in the VFL. He readily admitted during this time that he was not at his best and fought back to regain his form. He retired in that year due to the mental pressures of being an AFL player.

He became a coach with the Narren Warren Magpies in 2006 as a playing coach and they won the Casey Cardinia Football League Grand Final. They Magpies won the title of back-to-back Premiers when they won the Grand Final in 2007.

Rodney ”Rocket Eade” was recruited from Glenorchy in Tasmania to Hawthorn in 1976. He played 229 games and kicked 46 goals during his time with the Hawks (1976-1987) and was also a Premiership winner in their 1986 team. He then moved to the Brisbane Bears in 1988 and stayed until 1990 when he retired from playing.

His first coaching job was with the Brisbane Bears when he took up the position of Reserves Coach. He coached them to a Premiership in 1991. In 1996 he became the coach of the Sydney Swans and took them to the Grand Final of that year, but they lost to North Melbourne. He resigned as coach of the Swans in 2002.

During 2003 and 2004, Rodney worked as media writer and commentator.

In 2005 he took up another coaching job, this time at the Western Bulldogs. In his first season with the Bulldogs, Eade managed to change an under-achieving side into a team that had a real chance at making the finals. The just missed out.

2006 was a good year as this time they made it into the finals series.

Eade’s job looked on the line in 2007 as the club didn’t perform as well as was expected. He managed to keep his job and in 2008 the Bulldogs finished 3rd on the AFL ladder

Peter "Spida" Everitt started his career with St Kilda in 1993. He has played for only three clubs in his impressive 15 years in the AFL.

With his theory in life "a little bit of everything and not too much of one thing", Peter is the kind of speaker who has knowldege on a diverse range of topics. He is the gentle giant who is compassionate about his family, sport and life in general.

Peter retired from the AFl at the end of the 2008 season to embark on a new adventure. The "How To Channel" on Austar has signed Everitt and his family to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. They will travel remote communities within Australia to educate them on how to get motivated and passionate about where they live.

Tommy was a longstanding speaker with CHP and inspired numerous people over the years. He was one of AFL football's great men and will be significantly missed by many.
Rest in peace Tommy.

Kevin or “Sheedy” as most of us know him as, started his VFL football career with Richmond in 1967 when he was recruited from Prahran who were then part of the VFA.

Due to his perseverance, dedication and thoughtfulness, and not because he was a brilliant player, Sheedy was able to make himself a great career. He was often criticized by the way he played especially in regards to his “kill or be killed” attitude.

He played in 3 Premierships for Richmond (1969, 1973 and 1974) and also won the Best and Fairest Award for his club in 1976. He was the Captain of Richmond in 1978.

Sheedy is best known for his coaching abilities as stayed a staggering 27 years at Essendon (1981-2007). During this time his hard work brought him many rewards as Essendon won 4 premierships under his reign (1984, 1985, 1993 and 2000) and he was selected the Australian International Rules Team Coach in 2005 and 2006. Kevin was inducted into the Richmond – Hall of Fame in 2002 and was also named in the Richmond Team of the Century.

The thing that we most remember about Sheedy’s coaching days will be that he was the one who introduced Indigenous players to the AFL and thus making it a truly multicultural game.

Recruited from the Boxhill Hawks, Sam has been a key player for Hawthorn since joining them as the 36th overall pick of 2001.

2003 saw Mitchell rank third in the Brownlow Medal count

He won the AFL Rising Star Award in 2003 and the Best Clubman Award for his club (Hawthorn) in 2005. He was Vice Captain for them in the 2006 and 2007 seasons and became the Premiership Captain in 2008.

Jason Akermanis is in a league of his own. Not many AFL players can be a triple premiership player and win a Brownlow Medal. He also is only one of a few players ever that can kick using either foot. Jason is known for his kissing the ground and his on-field handstands. Amongst today’s AFL players, he is by far the most controversial player to date.

Off the field, Jason speaks honestly and passionately about the game that has made him a star. His brash and sometimes “cocky” attitude makes him a prime target for abuse from game that he is playing.

Jason in fluent in Auslan and can also Speak Spanish. He is currently studying for his pilots licence.

Glenn Archer is best known for his hard ball playing style. He was recently named the “Shinboner of the Century”. He is best known as one of the most courageous players in the AFL, and has been rewarded for his courage by wining the Robert Rose for Most Courageous Player award six times in nine years.

1996 was a good year for Archer, as he became a premiership player with the North Melbourne Kangaroos and won the Norm Smith Medal in the same game. He was also named in the All Australian side in the same year.

One of his proudest moments would have been when he played his 300th game and 300 kids lined up to create a “Guard of Honour”.

Since his retirement, Glenn is a Director of Stride Sports Management.

Jack began his AFL career when he was drafted to Richmond as the 13th pick in 2006 from the Tassie Mariners.

He has grown up around football as both his father and uncles played in local Tasmanian teams. He was a Premiership player in 2006 with his then club, Clarence in Tasmania and during this game he kicked an unbelievable 80 metre torpedo punt that went through for a goal on the three quarter final.

Dane joined Collingwood as the 58th pick in the 2001 draft and made his debut two years later. Despite his slow start, he has made incredible improvements and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of the modern era. Dane is a premiership player (2010) and a five-time All-Australian player and has won a slew of awards including the Brownlow Medal (2011) and the Leigh Matthews Trophy (2010). Dane is a crowd favourite due to his larrikin ways, sense of humour and impressive collection of tattoos.

Dale "Flea" Weightman played 275 games with Richmond between 1978 and 1993. He overcame doubts about his small size and ability to play the game to enjoy an extended career in the AFL, despite suffering from diabetes since early adulthood. Dale is a premiership player (1980), was Richmond Captain from 1988-1992 and has won many individual awards throughout the years. Dale was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He continues to be a regular face at the Richmond Football Club where he is the Club Relationship Manager. Through his involvement as an ambassador at Mind Over Matter, Dale regularly hosts information sessions for kids with Type 1 Diabetes and helps them realise the goals they can achieve while living with diabetes.

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