Mark Brayshaw,right,has resigned from the AFL Coaches Association.Credit:The Age
In Brayshaw's time the association,which began in 2002,became a respected voice on issues affecting coaches,from rule changes to health and wellbeing as well as contracts.
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He was a candidate for the North Melbourne CEO job that Ben Amarfio eventually won and his three boys,Angus,Andrew and Hamish,have all been on AFL lists,with Angus and Andrew high-profile midfielders at Melbourne and Fremantle.
However,the coronavirus pandemic led to an upheaval in football departments with clubs standing down coaching staff and the AFL leading a narrative that claimed the game was poorer due to the proliferation of coaches.
The AFL also cut the football department cap from
$9.7 million to $6.2 million a year in 2021,which led to many coaches leaving or seeking work in football at the community level and some disquiet with the league's regard for the coaching role.
In a statement Brayshaw said he had loved the job he held for six years.