"I'd love to coach my own side in the VFL and be an assistant coach at an AFL club, that's the ideal way.

"I'm really confident I could do a good job," Akermanis said while indicating that even now as a player, he is always finding new opportunities to learn about coaching.

"I'm learning all of the time and the more chances I get to present, whether it's helping out in meetings or tackling, I really want to do that, so I can get those skills that you're going to need."