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
Justin Longmuir
As one of the school's youngest members of staff, Mr. Longmuir was naturally assigned one of the institution's Year 7 classes.
Having completed his education in the same place as his students, a special bond is shared between the Shepard and his flock.
However, as an underachiever in his schoolboy days, Longmuir wants his class to set their sights higher.
"I didn't deal with expectation that well as a player."
New Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has opened up on the struggles he had as a player and how that's helping him to become a better senior coach.
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Affectionately called โJ.Lo', Longmuir is young enough to understand the reference and cool enough to let it slide.
Like Mr. Teague, Longmuir's fresh approach to education has won him fans from the playground to the staff room. Expect the pair to be running the place soon.
