International Speakers Group

Kate Sheahan is the Richmond AFLW football operations manager, a professional tennis coach noted for helping Daria Gavrilova return from a knee injury, and a former Australian rules football player who played for Collingwood in the 2017 AFL Women’s season. She is the daughter of sports journalist Mike Sheahan. Sheahan played Australian football until she was fourteen as the only girl in a boys’[…] Read More

Katie Brennan was signed as a player for the Western Bulldogs ahead of the inaugural AFL Women’s season in 2017. In July 2016, Brennan signed with the Western Bulldogs as one of their two marquee players ahead of the AFL Women’s inaugural season and was also announced as the inaugural captain of the Bulldogs. Born[…] Read More

Erin was crowned as the new golden girl of women’s sport in Australia after an outstanding season in the AFLW’s inaugural 2017 season. As co-captain of the Adelaide Crows, Erin lead her team to premiership success in 2017. Following in the footsteps of her father, Greg Phillips, Erin successfully lived out a life-long dream of[…] Read More

AFLW star and professional boxer Tayla Harris represents the power of female determination and proudly advocates for breaking barriers in women’s sport. Tayla Harris played in the inaugural AFLW season with the Brisbane Lions as a marquee player. Harris received All Australian honours two years in a row, as well as winning Mark of the[…] Read More

Moana Hope is a powerhouse of football who plays for Collingwood in the women’s AFL League. She is also a household name in Australia having been featured on Australian Story, alongside fellow player Susan Alberti. As a high profile sportswoman, Moana has attracted numerous corporate sponsorships and has been the face of Harness Racing Victoria[…] Read More

As a youngster, Laurence Coy was sports mad. He spent much of his idle time trying to figure out how he could combine playing Aussie Rules for Richmond, Rugby League for the Roosters, and cricket for Australia. A lack of raw talent meant he achieved none of these goals – but not without giving it[…] Read More

Since capturing Australia’s attention as one of the most successful football players in AFL history, Wayne Schwass has gone on to make a name for himself in more ways than one. Born in New Zealand and raised in Warrnambool, Western Victoria, Wayne Schwass began playing Aussie Rules football at the age of ten. But with[…] Read More

A strong mark and accurate kick, Barry Hall developed into an example of what was seen as a ‘dying breed’ in his era, a power full-forward who played exclusively in that role. Hall began his AFL career in 1996 and played as a centre-half-forward for much of his first three seasons. But a three-goal burst[…] Read More

Taken at pick 71 in the 2001, Brian Harris arrived at the Whitten Oval from Woodville West-Torrens and over time proved himself as one of the Bulldogs’ favourite sons. He made is AFL debut late in the 2002 season, and established himself as a regular at full back for the Dogs during the 2004 season.[…] Read More

A former elite AFL footballer, Michael Roberts is today a respected sports journalist and one of the most popular and versatile master of ceremonies for a range of corporate and sporting events. The son of St Kilda Brownlow medallist and club legend Neil Roberts, Michael played for St. Kilda, Richmond and Fitzroy between 1978 and[…] Read More

Tiffany Cherry is one of Australia’s most well known female sports broadcasters. Currently presenting on Foxtel and Sky News Australia, Tiffany has spent 17 years in the media, building up her credentials and developing her written communication skills, interviewing techniques and reporting abilities to the highest of standards. Tiffany’s journalism career began in 1993 as[…] Read More

Dane Swan, a boy from Westmeadows in Melbourne’s northwest suburbs, is considered one of the AFL’s elite midfielders. The son of former Port Melbourne and Williamstown VFA star Billy Swan, he was drafted with a relatively late pick – 58 – in the 2001 national draft and arrived at Collingwood with fitness worries and off-field[…] Read More