Jul 27, 2022
Megan Comerford has always loved
Australian rules football. Now the general manager of legal for the
AFL Players Association, she is in a position to wake up, every
day, and undertake rewarding legal work.
On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome
Doraisamy is joined by AFL Players’ Association general
manager of legal Megan Comerford to discuss her career in law to
date, the primary focus on collective bargaining for male and
female players, being part of a “niche business within a niche
industry”, what the daily grind looks like and how such legal work
is evolving, with the advent of the AFLW.
Ms Comerford also explains the need to cater to the idiosyncratic
needs of both male and female players, in conjunction with their
varying personal circumstances, the need to be adaptive and
flexible with any external circumstances in the sporting world, the
importance of knowledge sharing with legal counsel in other
sporting codes, and implementing best governance practices to drive
Australian sport forward.
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