Brent Macaffer is a former AFL player for the Collingwood Football Club and was a premiership player for the club in the 2010 season. Along the journey, Macaffer would experience many ups and downs that have helped shaped the person he is today and his ability to lead and teach others.
Macaffer epitomises resilience, persistence and adaptability. Originally taken by Collingwood as a rookie selection, Macaffer would grind away for several years before earning a regular spot in the senior side and when he did, he would face more obstacles with not just one, but two ACL injuries in the space of 3 years along with having to cope with the tragic of a best mate.
He is widely respected and admired for his humility and leadership and was subsequently recognised for this during his playing days by being a part of the leadership group as a player and post his career by being named a life member of the Collingwood Football Club.
Throughout our conversation, Caff talks us through his early career mindset to training and performance and a conversation with Nathan Buckley that kicked him into gear, his roller coaster of ups and downs including overcoming injuries and the loss of a best mate plus the emotions that come with them, his approach to goal setting and his training calendar and what his journey has taught him as he leads his life today.
Please enjoy this moving and thorough conversation with Brent Macaffer.