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In the forthcoming fortnight, ����Ӱ�� will underscore its commitment to delivering national team excellence when it commences a global search to fill four newly established leadership roles within its National Teams' set-up.

Reporting into Head of National Teams, Gary Moretti, the positions include General Manager – Women’s National Teams, General Manager – Men’s National Teams, General Manager – Football Data & Analysis and General Manager – High Performance.

These roles are pivotal in supporting the delivery and accountability of performance outcomes aligning with ����Ӱ��’s vision as detailed in the XI Principles for the future of Australian Football. Each role is essential for the development, management and the long-term success of all high performance and national team programs and initiatives.

Upon announcing these additions to the National Teams structure, ����Ӱ�� CEO, James Johnson remarked: "The realignment and increased number of specialised resources for our senior and youth national teams stem from a comprehensive internal review of our current high performance structure when benchmarked against leading football and sporting organisations globally.

"We are a football first organisation, and this heightened focus and investment in our national teams is a reflection of our ambition. These new roles are designed to ensure everything possible is being done to deliver our strategic goal of being a leading football nation within the Asian Football Confederation and that all ages groups, men’s and women’s, are qualifying for every FIFA senior and youth World Cup.”

Led by Moretti, ����Ӱ��’s National Teams will work in parallel with the governing body’s Technical Department overseen by Chief Football Officer, Ernie Merrick, with a new 10-year Technical Strategy for Australian Football to be unveiled later this month.

Details of all positions will be available on the ����Ӱ�� website from Tuesday, 14 May 2024 with the General Manager – High Performance from Tuesday, 7 May 2024. Specialist recruitment firms will also participate in the process to secure the most qualified candidates for these crucial roles.