Ernie Merrick - Australia's Most Successful A-League Coach

On Tuesday, 5 May 2020, Australia's most successful A-League Coach, Ernie Merrick OAM, spoke to Football Coaches Australia members on the topic 'Coaching, Strategy and Survival.' 

Ernie's passion for football is beautifully conveyed in this podcast, which features his personal recollections from his career as an A-League as Head Coach of the Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix, and his time working at the Victorian Institute of Sport.

He also brings friends and colleagues into the conversation, including cameos from Damian Farrow (Professor of Skill Acquisition), Neil Craig (former AFL Head Coach) and Gary Cole (coach and Socceroo). 

Ernie was inducted into the Order of Australia in 2014 for his services to football. 

The son of Scottish circus performers, Ernie certainly knows how to engage an audience and this podcast is not to be missed. 

The forum was conducted on the virtual meeting platform Zoom, and has been converted to an audio file for this podcast. 

During the forum, Ernie answered numerous participant questions, some of which can be heard in this podcast.