Shaped by Trent Cotchin

[Watch the episode here] Two premierships. A Brownlow Medal. 300 AFL games. But ask Gavin Wanganeen what defines success today, and his answer has very little to do with football.

In this special Shaped Finals Series episode, Gavin sits down with Trent to reflect on the moments that shaped an extraordinary life and career.

From humble beginnings and wearing his footy boots to school, to arriving at Essendon as a teenager and becoming part of the famous 1993 Baby Bombers, Gavin takes us inside the year that saw him become the first Indigenous player to win the Brownlow Medal before experiencing premiership glory just days later.

He opens up about the incredibly difficult decision to leave Essendon for Port Adelaide, the difference between winning premierships at 20 and 31, and why experience taught him just how rare those moments really are.

Away from the field, Gavin speaks about family, culture, the sacrifices of the generations before him and the challenge of finding purpose after football. He also shares how Indigenous art became an unexpected second chapter in his life.

And when Trent asks what has shaped him most, Gavin doesn't point to a Brownlow or premiership. He goes back to the hardships and sacrifices of his grandfather and great-grandfather stories that he says set the tone for the person he became.

A conversation about football, family, identity, resilience and what really matters when the siren eventually sounds.

Shaped by Trent Cotchin: Finals Series, presented by MAGEZE.

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There’s the Mitch Robinson everyone saw on the football field and then there’s the person behind it.

Mitch joins Trent for a brutally open conversation about the highs, mistakes and second chances that shaped his 247-game AFL career.

From being expelled from school and struggling to adjust to professional football, to watching his Carlton career disappear and rebuilding himself at Brisbane, Mitch reflects on the moments that forced him to grow up.

He also opens up about the toll the game has taken on his body and mind, his concerns around concussions, the difficult reality of retirement and why leaving the AFL made him feel like “just a number.”

Away from football, Mitch shares a very different side of himself, navigating fatherhood, family, relationships, and learning that his actions affect far more people than just himself.

Unfiltered, funny, and unexpectedly vulnerable, this is Mitch Robinson on the person behind the player and the moments that shaped him.

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At 21, Andrew Holder opened his first Revo Fitness in a 200-square-metre space in Western Australia.
Today, Revo has grown into one of Australia’s largest privately owned fitness operators, with more than 70 locations nationwide, millions of visits each month and plans to reach 100 gyms by 2027.

This week, Andrew joins Trent to unpack what it actually took to build it.

From starting with around 20 members and no real expectation of what Revo could become, Andrew shares why listening to customers became one of his greatest business strategies, why he spent years building culture before aggressively scaling and how choosing purpose over short-term profit helped Revo navigate some of its hardest moments.

Andrew also reflects on his former career as a professional cricketer for Western Australia and the surprising lesson that connects his success in sport and business: learning to let go of the outcome.

They talk ambition, leadership, culture, intuition, sacrifice, family, self-doubt and the pressure that comes with building something big.
And underneath it all is a question relevant far beyond business:

Can you have enormous ambition without becoming consumed by the outcome?

This is Andrew Holder, Shaped.

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Renae Ingles knows what it takes to win at the highest level. But it was the setbacks that shaped her most.

This week, Renae joins Trent to unpack a career that included premierships, Commonwealth Games and World Cup gold, and the setback she believes changed everything.
After winning silver for Australia, Renae was dropped from the 2011 World Championship team. It forced her to get uncomfortable, change environments and rebuild, eventually fighting her way back to win the gold medals she'd spent years chasing.

But this conversation goes far beyond sport.

Renae opens up about perfectionism, people-pleasing, and attaching her identity to achievement; becoming a mum and returning to elite sport; raising her son Jacob following his autism diagnosis; building a marriage and family alongside Joe Ingles' NBA career; and the challenge of discovering who you are when the thing that defined you for so long is gone.

It's a conversation about success, setbacks, family, identity and learning that the journey might matter more than the medal.

This is Renae Ingles, Shaped.

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[Watch the full episode here] Triple premiership player. Senior coach. Premiership assistant. List manager. Justin Leppitsch has experienced almost every side of AFL football.
This week on Shaped, Trent sits down with his former Richmond coach and friend to unpack the moments that have shaped Leppitsch across football, leadership and life.

From leaving home at just 17 and becoming part of Brisbane’s historic three-peat, to being sacked as Lions senior coach and rebuilding his career at Richmond, Leppitsch reflects candidly on success, failure and the lessons he’d do differently today.

He shares what he learned helping develop players like Alex Rance, why coaching a premiership ultimately meant more to him than playing in one, and how those experiences continue to influence his role shaping Collingwood’s list and future.

Justin also gives insight into what makes Nick Daicos exceptional, discusses the pressure facing modern AFL coaches and players, and explains why the most important part of building a successful culture is having good people in the right roles.

Away from football, Justin opens up about fatherhood, raising three daughters, taking risks outside the game, and why family has ultimately changed his definition of success.

A conversation about football, leadership, failure, family, and learning to back yourself.

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