Clontarf Foundation
After leaving the AFL system he returned to teaching at Clontarf Aboriginal College and was asked to coach the school's football team. He saw the opportunity to use football as encouragement for the students to remain at school and improve their lives. In 2000 he set up the Clontarf Foundation, which encourages school and football participation amongst indigenous youth in Western Australia. He is the chief executive officer and now runs 47 Academies across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with a total enrollment of approximately 2800 students.
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