Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here are numbers 40 to 31.
The panel of 10 judges was asked to select people who influence how the AFL and AFLW are played, watched, understood, coached and commercialised. These are people who are either making a difference now, or who will change football in a meaningful way over thedecade. They could be players, coaches, administrators, commissioners, agents, club bosses, politicians, businesspeople, lawyers, or media people.
Who has the power to bring about change? Who is doing the big commercial deals? Who has a booming profile among younger fans? Who is making a difference to the way Indigenous people in footy are treated? Is there a line coach who is changing an aspect of the game? An AFLW figure changing the way women’s footy is played, perceived or run? Unashamedly, we were striving for diversity in our list.
Our top 50 will no doubt provoke arguments. You can have your say on contentious inclusions or omissions, or ask our chief football writer Jake Niall a question about the selections by leaving a comment on this article.Each judge picked their own top 20, with votes apportioned in reverse order. So, No.20 was given one vote and No.19 two votes, and so on. From there, we compiled the top 50 based on total votes.
The biggest player agent in AFLW. Having established her own management company after working for Paul Connors, Saundry has built a strong and respected reputation in women’s footy. She’s branching out into other sports, too – she happens to have Daniela Galic, arguably the best Matildas prospect of her generation, on her books, as well as a host of netballers and cricketers.
, including high-tech mouthguards, possible compulsory headgear and tackle restrictions at training, as the league grapples with how best to reduce the risks of concussion and brain trauma to protect players at junior, community and AFL levels. -With the seismic issues facing the game this season, including the historical racism investigation at Hawthorn, Goyder convinced Gillon McLachlan to remain CEO for the entire 2023 season.
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