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	Justin Langer Head Coach Born: 21 November 1970 Langer was appointed Head Coach of both the Warriors and Perth Scorchers in November 2012 for the remainder of the 12-13 summer and a further three seasons. Langer served as batting coach with the Australian team for three years. He took on the role shortly after ending his playing career with Somerset at the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 in India. One of the greats of WA cricket, Langer played 118 first class matches in 17 seasons and scored 9951 runs at 51.03, with 39 50s and 29 100s. He retired as the highest run-scorer for WA in first class cricket and was also the first WA player to reach 100 one-day matches for the State, scoring 3374 domestic runs at 38.78. Langer represented his country in 105 Test matches, scoring 7696 runs at an average of 45.27, with 23 100s and 30 50s. He bowed out of international cricket on the highest possible note after playing a major role in Australia’s five-nil Ashes whitewash of England in 2006-07. A proud and passionate West Australian, Langer played in two Sheffield Shield wins with the Warriors, captained a domestic one-day title-winning team, and took out the Gold Cup for the State’s most outstanding cricketer at all levels on three occasions.

	Adam Griffith Assistant Coach Born: 11 February 1978 Griffith, a tall right arm paceman, was a member of the PKF Tasmanian Tigers squad for nine years before retiring from interstate cricket at the conclusion of the 2010-11 season and taking on a full-time role at the WACA as Bowling Coach and Head Coach of the WA Under 19 male team. The move of Mickey Arthur to the Australian Head Coach role and Lachlan Stevens' elevation to succeed Arthur with the Warriors and Perth Scorchers opened the door for Griffith to slot in to the Assistant Coach position. He played 45 Sheffield Shield and Pura Cup matches for the Tigers and is their fifth highest wicket-taker in the history of the Australian interstate first class competition with 158 at an average of 32.77 and a best of 7-54 against Victoria in 2004-05 at Bellerive Oval. Griffith is also Tasmania's fifth highest wicket-taker in the national one-day competition with 56 scalps, and played 12 Twenty20 matches whilst lining up for Leicestershire in the 2006 English county season. Griffith has completed a Bachelor of Human Movement from the University of Tasmania, and is currently undertaking a Masters in Sports Coaching at the University of Queensland.

	Steve Smith Strength & Conditioning Coach An experienced fitness adviser who served 15 years with the Royal Australian Navy, which included time with the Special Air Service. Smith has been the Director of Aspire Fitness, a successful health and fitness business based in the Perth suburb of Claremont, since 1990. He has also worked with a number of elite sporting organisations, including the Australian cricket team, Indian Premier League sides Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors India, as well as individual cricketers, a number of AFL and WAFL footballers, and other professional sportsmen and women. Holding formal tertiary qualifications in Sports Science and Health, Smith is highly sought after for coaching, advising and coordinating fitness programs.

	Nick Jones Physiotherapist Jones is an APA-titled sports physiotherapist who joined the WACA in 2012 to work with the Warriors and Perth Scorchers. Perth-raised, Jones brings a wealth of experience in sports physiotherapy having worked with the Melbourne Victory Football Club, the Western Bulldogs Football Club, the Eastern Ranges TAC Cup club, the West Coast Eagles, the Australian Under 18 & Under 16 basketball and hockey championships, and the East Perth Football Club. Nick oversees the medical department at the WACA and works closely with conditioning staff to ensure injury prevention and optimised player performance.

	Dean Plunkett Performance Analysis Coordinator Plunkett joined the WACA in 2005 in a role that allows him to apply knowledge of video, stats and bowling actions. He graduated from The University of Western Australia in 2003, completing a Bacherlor of Science with Honours in Exercise and Health Science, and First Class Honours in Biomechanics, and worked for the Australian Institute of Sport Biomechanics Department to service Cricket Australia athletes from 2004 to 2005.

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