Cameron Bernasconi is a former Australian rules footballer and current senior coach. Bernasconi is the head coach of Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
| Cameron Bernasconi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2022 (S7)– | Greater Western Sydney (W) | 12 (4–8–0) | |
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3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 2, 2023. | |||
Playing career
editBernasconi played his junior football at Tuggeranong Football Club.[1] He was then a member of Greater Western Sydney's inaugural TAC Cup side in 2010.[2] Bernasconi played senior football at North East Australian Football League clubs Ainslie and the Canberra Demons before returning to Ainslie to finish his playing career in the AFL Canberra competition.[3][1]
Coaching career
editBernasconi was appointed by the Australian Football League as talent and coaching manager for the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales regions in 2014.[2] During this time, he studied his level-three coaching accreditation and became involved with the Giants' AFLW program in their inaugural 2017 season.[2]
In 2020, Bernasconi was appointed head coach of the Giants Academy, which competed on an invitational basis in the NAB League.[2] In April 2022, Bernasconi was appointed head coach of the Giants' AFLW team ahead of the competition's seventh season.
References
edit- ^ a b Cootes, Isobel (2022-04-12). "Former Ainslie player to coach GWS Giants". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Inaugural GIANT Appointed AFLW Head Coach". GWS Giants. 2022-04-12. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Mackey-Laws, Kyle (2016-04-01). "Eastlake no more: Canberra Demons unite ACT's NEAFL stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-09-14.