RISING STARS LESSON 9 – LEADING FROM THE FRONT

STUDENT WORKSHEET 9.2a My Leadership Group – AFL Players on Leadership

Heritier Lumumba A good leader is someone who stands up for what they believe in. This Club: Collingwood conviction is what makes people follow.

Rory Sloane A good leader is someone who cares and leads by example, gives it Club: Adelaide Crows everything and leaves nothing to chance.

Gary Ablett Approachability, honesty, and being a good communicator – these Club: attributes make a good leader.

Andrew Swallow A good leader is a good listener, learner and teacher. Someone who can Club: North accept everyone’s thoughts, make the correct decision, and put it into action.

Jack Watts A good leader is someone who sets a positive example and lives by it. Club: Melbourne You can’t be just a great communicator; you also have to live what you preach.

Jack Grimes A good leader has great communication skills, and is respected, Club: Melbourne trustworthy, leads by example.

Scott McMahon A good leader is someone who leads by example, communicates Club: North Melbourne effectively, is consistent, sets achievable goals, inspires and engages members, gives confidence, is talented/knowledgeable in their field, trustworthy, and can admit to their mistakes.

Dawson Simpson A good leader is someone who is a role model and is well-respected. Club: Geelong Cats They also need to be a good communicator.

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STUDENT WORKSHEET 9.2b My Leadership Group – AFL Players on Leadership

Nic Naitanui A good leader is someone who is confident, has good communication Club: skills, and is honest.

Patrick Dangerfield A good leader is someone who is reliable, honest shows empathy Club: Adelaide Crows when needed, but maintains a high standard both on and off the field. They must have a positive influence on the group and an unconditional attitude.

Jonathon Patton A good leader is someone who shows respect for themselves and Club: Greater Western others. They are good teachers, listeners and learners. They set Giants standards and stick to them.

Travis Varcoe A good leader is someone who leads by example and is not afraid to Club: Geelong Cats speak up when things aren’t right.

Jack Riewoldt A good leader is someone who is loyal, respected, imaginative, and Club: Richmond honest.

Phil Davis A good leader is someone who is caring, a good communicator, has Club: Greater Western strong morals, is respected, and is a good performer. Sydney Giants

Karmichael Hunt A good leader is empathetic and does anything for the team. He/she Club: Gold Coast SUNS puts the team before themselves, leads from the front, but doesn’t forget about their teammates down back.

Andrew Swallow A good leader is someone who sets the bar higher and higher for Club: North Melbourne everyone to follow and goes out and shows how it’s done. They stick by you if you were in trouble.

Kieren Jack A good leader is someone who stands up under pressure. Club:

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STUDENT WORKSHEET 9.2c My Leadership Group – AFL Players on Leadership

Michael Hurley A good leader is someone whom you love to follow Club: Essendon

Ryan Bastinac A good leader is someone who is ruthless and respected. Club: North Melbourne

Heritier Lumumba The best leaders are those who inspire you through action. Club: Collingwood It’s one thing to stand up and say something, but you have to back it up by acting on those words.

Scott McMahon A good leader is someone who is approachable and also has the Club: North Melbourne respect of the whole club.

Lindsay Thomas Leaders are doers–people who back up what they say. Club: North Melbourne

Andrew Swallow Both actions and words are vitally important to a good leader. Club: North Melbourne

Gary Ablett All players on a team need to lead at certain times during a game. Club: Gold Coast SUNS

Andrew Swallow Just because you’re not the official captain doesn’t mean you Club: North Melbourne can’t lead.

Jonathon Patton A team needs several leaders in different areas for a team to be Club: Greater Western extremely successful. Sydney Giants

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STUDENT WORKSHEET 9.2d My Leadership Group – AFL Players on Leadership

Tendai Mzungu A good leader influences others to follow their lead. Club: Fremantle

Nic Naitanui Every team member needs to be a leader. Everyone can drive team Club: West Coast Eagles expectations and culture.

Heritier Lumumba Not all leaders are the same. Some of the greatest leaders did not even Club: Collingwood say much, like Rosa Parks who did not get up off her seat at the front of the bus to move for white people. Instead she said nothing, just sat there. This simple action of resistance showed the way for many others in her situation. Some leaders talk, some prefer to lead by action.

Gary Ablett There are three aspects of a good leader: the way they play on-field, Club: Gold Coast SUNS the way they conduct themselves off-field, how they use their voice – a leader may not be the best player, but always makes good points.

Andrew Swallow There are lots of different types of leaders. Different people react in Club: North Melbourne different ways to different leaders. All are important.

Scott McMahon There is the leader that will do a lot of talking; there is the leader that Club: North Melbourne won’t say much, but will lead by his/her actions on the field; and there is the leader who combines actions and words rolled into one.

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