Paul Roos is a former professional Australian Rules Footballer and coach. He began his professional playing career in 1982, eventually retiring with 356 games, 5 Best and Fairest awards, 7 All Australian selections and the 1986 Leigh Matthews Medal under his belt. Paul began coaching in 2002 with the Sydney Swans. It was here that he implemented his high performance dialogue philosophy, and in 2005 he coached the Swans to their first premiership in 72 years. He was the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club from 2014 to 2016. Paul was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2008 he was named Australian Father of the Year in recognition of his ability to balance the needs of his family with the responsibilities of managing a high-profile sports team. He is currently a director at Performance by Design