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Former AFL Player, Motivational Speaker & Author

Former Fremantle Dockers player Heath Black has had his fair share of battles on and off the field.

Subjected to daily performance critique, he had to overcome anxiety associated with fear of failure and a battle with depression. Heath also had to deal with separation, divorce, alcoholism and termination of employment.

Heath understands the parallels between the business world and the world of competitive sports. He can relate to the importance of planning, training and team work and knows success only comes before work in the dictionary.

Heath's story of a man hell-bent on his own destruction is very personal and compelling and he uses his experiences to motivate audiences to overcome the obstacles that life puts in their way.

More about Heath Black:

Heath was recruited at number 12 in the 1996 AFL Draft as a 17 year old from Oakleigh Chargers Football Club and began his career with the Fremantle Dockers in 1997. He received a nomination for the Norwich Rising Star award in his first year. After spending five seasons at the Dockers, he finished Runner-Up Best and Fairest to Peter Bell in the Doig Medal. He was then traded to St Kilda. In Heath's second year at St Kilda, he was added into the Leadership Group.

At the end of 2004, Heath was traded back to the Dockers and was immediately included in their Leadership Group. Heath was one of the few consistent players in a mediocre season for Fremantle. In 2005, Heath was selected to represent Australia for the International Series against Ireland and was awarded Best Clubman for the Dockers in 2007.

Heath retired from the AFL in August 2008 at the age of 29. Heath is an ambassador for the Men's Advisory Network (MAN) and for the Batten Disease Organisation of Australia.

His tell-all memoir, Black, was released in 2011.

Heath Black talks about:

  • Importance of Teamwork
  • Importance of Leadership
  • Accepting and learning from Criticism
  • Working with diverse personalities
  • Physical and Mental Wellbeing
  • Overcoming life's obstacles & recovering from rock bottom.

Client testimonials

Heath was an inspirational speaker at the recent Men in Black Ball to raise funds for men’s mental health.

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