Introducing: AFL Team Builders
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Ever wondered how footy teams came to life? AFL Team Builders is a journey into the historic foundations on which every non-Victorian expansion club was built. Featuring inaugural CEOs, presidents, coaches, board members and star players, host Niall Seewang takes us behind the scenes with the people tasked with building all the teams that joined the then-VFL as it expanded beyond the confines of Victoria. In this trailer, we have the voices of: Ricky Quade - Inaugural Coach (Sydney)Peter Knights - Inaugural Coach (Bears)Peter Williams - Inaugural Board Member (Bears)Phil Davis - Inaugural Player (GWS)Greg Boulton - Inaugural President (Port Adelaide)John Walker - Inaugural CEO (West Coast) AFL Team Builders is launching on the Zero Hanger YouTube channel and all major podcast platforms on the 2nd of July, 2024. Sydney Swans: July 02 Brisbane Bears: July 09 West Coast Eagles: July 16 Adelaide Crows: July 23 Fremantle Dockers: July 30 Port Adelaide Power: August 06 Gold Coast Suns: August 13 GWS Giants: August 20 Get your AFL news and content at www.zerohanger.com.
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