Brett Gourley

AFLW Senior Assistant Coach & Midfield Coach

Richmond has appointed highly touted VFLW senior coach Brett Gourley as the Club’s new AFLW senior assistant coach.

Gourley has led North Melbourne to consecutive VFLW premierships while also serving as the Kangaroos’ AFLW Head of Player Development in recent years.

The reigning VFLW Team of the Year coach has also led Victoria in their Gather Round clashes with South Australia at senior women’s level for the past two years.

Gourley also had a stint at Essendon as an AFLW assistant coach and was a part of North Melbourne’s AFLW coaching set up prior to that from 2019-2021.

The experienced Physical Education Teacher has also served as Strathmore Secondary College’s Head Coach of Senior Boys' and Girls' Football for 14 years.