Women's Coaching Crusade: Arnell & Ratten on Fox Footy

Thursday, Aug 22, 2019

Saints coach Brett Ratten is sponsoring AFLW trailblazer and future coaching star, Lauren Arnell. Watch their story...

In 2019 the AFL Coaches & Lucky Chicken Eggs launched the Women's Coaching Crusade to shine a light on AFL & AFLW coaching as a pathway, to not only attract but upskill more women to coach at the highest level.

As part of the Women's Coaching Crusade an amazing Coaching Pathway Scholarship was awarded, won in 2019 by GIANT Alicia Eva. Nine AFLW players passionate about a career in coaching applied for the Coaching Pathway Scholarship and were awarded a ‘sponsorship arrangement’ so they could be actively supported to become an AFL coach.

The 'sponsors' will proactively assist in career development, including using their network to help create opportunities for them, as well as providing advice, help and an experienced ‘brain to pick’. Other sponsorships include:

  • John Worsfold & Alicia Eva
  • Brett Ratten & Lauren Arnell
  • Michael Voss & Marijana Rajcic
  • Brad Gotch & Emma Grant
  • Steven King & Aasta O’Connor
  • Ben Rutten & Katherine Smith
  • Scott Burns & Sarah Perkins
  • Tim Livingstone & Christina Bernardi
  • Ron Watt & Gabby O’Sullivan