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
Chris Fagan
Having remained at University to complete his PhD, Dr. Fagan entered the educational vocation much later than many of his counterparts.
With his credentials speaking for themselves, Fagan was given the role as molding some of the school's brightest young minds.
His lesson plans ebb and flow between strictly from the syllabus to off the cuff philosophical messages.
Now thriving in the role that everyone else passed up, Fagan's class of precocious pupils hands in high quality homework, however, they still struggle come test time.
Although he's known to raise his voice, his students love him like an elderly relative.
Many saw the lighter side of Chris Fagan's half-time spray on the weekend, but @kanecornes and Ross Lyon believe it showed positive signs for Brisbane.#9FootyClassified | Watch @channel9 pic.twitter.com/JY6f3OYAk6
— Footy on Nine (@FootyonNine) August 17, 2020