Paul Carrigan

OUR CLUB MANTRA PASSION - TEAMWORK - FUN - RESPECT I asked the Under 15 Gold team last week if they knew what the club mantra was, not to see if they are observant but to see if we as coaches had pushed the mantra enough or at all. I guess we … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Our Club Mantra

The Cambridge Dictionary describes the word PREPARATION: The things that you do or the time that you spend preparing for something: The teacher didn't seem to have done much preparation for the class. The team blamed injuries and lack of … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 7

In 2004 I was asked to visit the Sherrin factory for a launch of a new football. We had a guided tour of the facility and learned plenty about making a leather footy. To make a match grade size 5 it takes many forms of materials & skills, quality … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 6

I was in conversation with a young coach from an opposition club on Wednesday and he was telling me how unbeatable his team is and how he feels he has a boy in Under 11 that will play AFL. I let him go, I smiled and nodded my head politely, he was on … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 5

Another great weekend of footy was witnessed last weekend under the sunny skies of Melbourne’s South. A special mention to all mums on Mother’s Day, especially the ones that act as TMs across our FANTASTIC club. On Volunteers Week, here are a few … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 4

Wow, what a weekend! They say a week is a long time in football. Don't worry about a week, our Club evolves every day. Firstly, when Carlton go back to back, it is a great weekend, but when they beat Collingwood, that is a Bl…dy GREAT … [Read more...] about Head of Footy Report – Round 3