MYB 042: Football Operations at the Adelaide Crows ~ with Phil Harper
Aug 01, 2021
Phil Harper is a Sports Administration Professional who has worked at the Adelaide Crows Football Club for 23 years in various roles including Player Development Manager, General Manager of Commercial Operations, General Manager of Football Operations, General Manager of Football Administration & Head of Women’s of Football. Prior to this, Phil was CEO of Woodville West Torrens Football Club in Adelaide & State Director of Coaching with the Queensland Australian Football League in Brisbane.
Phil played Senior Football in Canberra — Eastlake Football Club (74 games), Adelaide — Woodville Football Club (48 games) & Brisbane — Mayne Football Club (101 games). Phil also represented Queensland (12 games) & ACT (14 games).
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Phil found footy and led him to the Crows
- The evolution of the game at the grassroots
- How Phil got his start at the Crows
- How Adelaide thought outside the box to get their licence to enter the new women’s competition
- How they engineered a champion team by scouring the globe
- How Phil negotiated their first opponent after being told they’d be the second-worst team in the comp
- The secrets of Adelaide’s success
- Why Phil believes the 2021 team would beat the 2017 team by 15 goals
- Plus, Phil’s take on the future of women’s footy.
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