Cameron Bernasconi

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Cameron Bernasconi
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YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2022 (S7)– Greater Western Sydney (W) 12 (4–8–0)
3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 2, 2023.

Cameron Bernasconi is a former Australian rules footballer and current senior coach. Bernasconi is the head coach of Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

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Playing career

Bernasconi played his junior football at Tuggeranong Football Club. [1] He was then a member of Greater Western Sydney's inaugural TAC Cup side in 2010. [2] Bernasconi played senior football at North East Australian Football League clubs Ainslie and the Canberra Demons before returning to Ainslie to finish his playing career in the AFL Canberra competition. [3] [1]

Coaching career

Bernasconi was appointed by the Australian Football League as talent and coaching manager for the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales regions in 2014. [2] During this time, he studied his level-three coaching accreditation and became involved with the Giants' AFLW program in their inaugural 2017 season. [2]

In 2020, Bernasconi was appointed head coach of the Giants Academy, which competed on an invitational basis in the NAB League. [2] In April 2022, Bernasconi was appointed head coach of the Giants' AFLW team ahead of the competition's seventh season.

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