Jason Heatley

We welcome a man whose football journey has taken him from local footy to AFL and back and helping shape community clubs as we speak.

Jason Heatley's been well-represented West Coast, St Kilda, tasted premiership success at local coaching as a local coach, and now begins an exciting new chapter as Ivan Ho's senior coach for 2027.

The Hoas are heading to Division 2 after an undefeated season in Division 3, winning a premiership, which was a stunning, stunning season for them.

And tonight we'll explore what attracted Jason to the job, talk about a little bit of his past and the role, what supporters can expect from him this year.

Sam Murray takes the Rovers in Melbourne alongside Mansfield.

Jason Heatley took the Magpies with another side in Melbourne.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, they train with De La Soul, I think, down in Melbourne in the Vaffer Club, but... you know, are they training with, with Aubrey coaches? I'm not sure that's the case.

So I think they'll look at that model.