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Phil Davis

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And then I think, what about our psychology programs?

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Yep, largely performance psychologists, Jared, inside AFL clubs, not so much the broader piece.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And yes, they can touch and they can cross over, but there's some work.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Like personally, when I played, I had the performance psych at the club and then I had my own psych outside of that.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And that's sort of how I positioned myself.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And I think, as I said, if you then look at that and you go, okay, well, have the AFL put in a structure in every club to give every club the best chance, every player the best chance to handle what I think increasing demands.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

If you think about level of scrutiny, like, I think there's like, I don't know, this is going to be, I'm going to get well wrong and everyone's going to yell at me, but somewhere between 10 and 20 footy shows now a week, Jared, there's

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

There are more journalists associated with the AFL than the government, from what I've been told.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And then you've got social media now, from Instagram to Twitter to TikTok.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

It's all encompassing.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

So I think if you think about the strain on the players, I don't think we've got the structure right.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And then B, the governance, like...

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Yeah, it's all well and good to have these play development managers and the like and psychs, but where's the accountability of what's being done?

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Like where's the plan?

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Where's the action plan that gets followed and we have some governance around it to ensure that we're checking and ticking off that things are being done?

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

So I think as we summarize it there, Jared, I think about it's like, A, let's look after Elijah.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

He needs some support.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Secondly, let's dig into Carlton's oversight and why, and they should get punished accordingly because this is not good enough.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

And then thirdly, at the AFL level, let's ensure we've got the right structure and then the right governance and oversight to ensure it works properly.

Whateley
The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (22.04.26)

Yeah, and I think we've got a great position to be advocates and supporters for the broader thing, and that's where the Spud game fits.