The Brisbane Lions want to see football prosper in Queensland and take on some of the responsibility themselves to make sure this happens
“I think it’s part of our responsibility to develop football at the grassroots,” Noble said.
“We want to be able to help them apply some of our principals and things we do every day at their level.”
Matt Argus, a football operations
"It was a thrill to see how the Club operated behind the scenes. As a lifelong Lions fan, listening to Noble speak helped gain an understanding of what the Club
“You hear about how it’s going but the only thing we [from the outside] can judge it on is our weekly performances,” Argus said.
“The way he spoke about it from the top down to bridge that gap and work towards the same goal was fantastic.”
Argus also gained great insight listening to Crowell speak on the Lions’ approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Despite being around football his whole life and playing in the NEAFL competition the last four years, this was not something he was familiar with.
“That’s the side of football I’ve never had much involvement in,” he said.
“It was just really interesting to see how players are managed this day.
“Understanding that people have different personalities, so you need to structure your approach to different individuals.”
Crowell got just as much from the night, realising how mental health is becoming a priority for grassroots clubs.
“It was really good. For me, it’s comforting and reassuring that there’s a lot of coaches out there in different levels of AFL that are so interested in providing good wellbeing programs for their players,” he said.
“Lots of questions were asked about how to do it better and equip them with the skills they need to equip them to be strong mentally and physically.
“People in positions of power are actually taking it seriously.
“Ultimately, you’re going to get better results from your players. Happy people perform better.”
