Coaching in the AFL is becoming an unappealing career choice for many. Fewer resources, higher workloads, little career progression and stagnant wages have become the norm.
, which meant for each coach an extra game, as well as presentations to business or coaching groups, clinics and development sessions. They saw money head off to other sectors, including players, but did not feel their own pockets gain any weight.
He recognised that he would be better off outside the AFL because of the structural shifts in the industry that coaches interpret as an indication that the league does not value their role. They accepted the initial cut in the soft cap. But many, who commented off the record because they weren’t authorised to speak publicly, have watched with increasing anger as the rest of the football industry rebounded to pre-pandemic incomes while football departments were stuck in the back 50, hanging on. Many recruiters express the same disappointment as the coaching fraternity.was bumped up to $6.95 million and in 2024, the cap will sit at $7.
“I don’t miss it one bit,” said an ex-assistant coach, who now works in business and preferred to remain anonymous. His 30-minute chat with McGlynn crystallised his thinking that it was not possible to meet the demands of his job while raising a young family. “There is no way around the demand for what that role needs from you regardless of how amazing the footy club is in trying to help you and support you,” O’Keefe said.
The AFL Coaches Association obviously wants the soft cap to increase, so more resources can be found to support the experienced assistants and assist their development.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Moonee Ponds house owned by AFL lawyer sells for $4.64 millionTwo bidders competed for the five-bedroom Victorian Italianate house, pushing the price well above expectations.
Read more »
Jacqui Lambie joins thousands of Tasmanians at rally against $715m AFL stadiumThe senator told the premier Tasmanians have had a ‘bloody gutful’ over the stadium and ‘you can stick it up your bum’
Read more »
Thousands rally to denounce $715m Tasmania AFL stadiumThousands of Tasmanians have voiced their opposition to a $715 million stadium critical to the state’s entry to the AFL, a day after the project thrust the Rockliff government into minority status.
Read more »
'I believe in this project': Premier vows he won't back down on Hobart AFL stadiumA disgruntled former Tasmanian Liberal MP who quit the party over the stadium project says she will only support next week's budget if stadium funding is clearly identified.
Read more »
Hobart AFL stadium in jeopardy over Rockliff's 'secret deal'Plans to build a $750 billion stadium in Hobart are in jeopardy as Tasmania's Labor leader urges the Premier to come clean on the deal he signed with the AFL, which could spark an early election.
Read more »
Why Erdogan’s re-election chances just took a big hitA challenger has withdrawn from Turkey’s critical election, handing his opponent more votes, in a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chances of victory.
Read more »