DAVID PARKIN – HAWTHORN (VFL)

Played 211 Games and Kicked 21 Goals

VFL Premiership Player 1971, Represented Victoria in State of Origin Football on (5) occasions

Hawthorn Captain 1969-1973, Life Member of the Hawthorn Football Club,

COACHING BACKGROUND

• Senior Coach – Hawthorn Football Club – 1977-1980; Carlton Football Club – 1981-1985; Fitzroy Football Club – 1986-1988; Carlton Football Club – 1991-2000

PREMIERSHIPS AS A COACH

• Premiership Coach – Hawthorn – 1978; Carlton – 1981, 1982, 1995

OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Selected as Coach of the All-Australian Team in 1995
• Selected as Coach of Carlton’s Team of the Century
• Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002
• Legend Status in the Hawthorn Football Club Hall of Fame
• Legend Status in the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame
• Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2010
• Awarded the AFLCA Coaching Legend Award in 2012

Experiencing a career that spans across multiple industries, David Parkin is an accomplished man who is now working to motivate and inspire any audience he speaks to.  David Parkin is one of Australia’s top motivational and inspirational corporate speakers and is often described as powerful and intellectual. He inspires his audience to achieve greatness and rise to greater heights in both their professional and personal life. 

STAN ALVES – MELBOURNE (VFL) NORTH MELBOURNE (VFL)

Played 266 Games and Kicked 174 Goals

Melbourne Captain 1973-1976, Melbourne Football Club B&F Winner 1972 and i1974

Represented Victoria in State of Origin Football on (4) occasions, Selected in Melbourne Football Club’s Team of the Century

VFL Premiership Player 1977, An inductee of Melbourne Football Club’s Halll of Fame

COACHING BACKGROUND

• Senior Coach – St. Kilda Football Club – 1994-1998

Stan Alves is an individual whose multi-faceted competencies have seen him transition between champion in the sports arena to business management, development, and communication. Stan is a natural born leader, motivator and communicator, dedicated to passing on his knowledge and experiences to assist people toward greater success, be it in business, education, sport, or more importantly life.