Despite operating well beyond the boundaries of a classroom, many of the tactics and implements employed by football coaches are mirrored by academic educators everywhere.
Punctuality, precision, performance and progression are paramount in both professions.
So with this in mind, we wondered what all 18 AFL coaches would be like if they traded the coach's box for the classroom
Simon Goodwin
Despite having a rapport with all of his student's, Simon Goodwin is a bit of a disaster in his role as the school's home economics teacher.
The school budget has time and again afforded Mr. Goodwin top quality ingredients for his classes; however, he has consistently proven that he is unable to stop burning them.
He pulled a perfectly cooked apple turnover from the oven a couple of years ago, but he dropped it prior to serving.
Students enjoy his class as they feel it is a bit of a bludge, but should Goodwin prepare some altered recipes next season, the results might shift from brown omlettes to Bombe Alaska.
Here. We. Go!@melbournefc's Simon Goodwin is the first to go down!#BigFreeze4 #AFLDeesPies pic.twitter.com/WkGdVmGQcc
— AFL (@AFL) June 11, 2018