About

Our focus

Centimeter Perfect services often commence in the infancy stage on the road to the mid-year and end of year draft and follow through each players AFL football career. This includes services catered to manage their personal and future career development, through to life beyond football. The foundation of this service is built on genuine care, supporting and enhancing our client’s lives not only their finances. Our team and partners are experienced, knowledgeable and focused on achieving the client’s needs and wants, whilst supporting their loved ones along the journey with them. We strive to be the agency of choice thanks to consistent word of mouth driving our expansion.

Nigel Baldwin

Centimeter Perfect was born from a desire to help others; its sandbox is exclusively AFL. This came at a time when our founder, Nigel Baldwin, exited a lengthy and successful career in logistics, culminating in the sale of his equity in a medium to large sized firm. Through this transition phase, somewhat akin to a listed footballers end of playing days, facing the challenge of where to progress, Nigel sought advice and counsel to guide him on satisfying unfulfilled aspects of his life. The advice was to find some level of personal fulfilment. This would come through an opportunity within an industry that he was passionate about and would enable greater capacity to help others. The symbiotic objectives of Centimeter Perfect are to help talented and elite AFL footballers through varied means, this deriving a high-level of satisfaction for the agencies team. Working with some of the AFL industries best players, Nigel guides potential draftees irrespective of whether they are in the talent pathway, a rookie B option, mature age or current listed players through each step of the process whilst ensuring they are well informed and prepared. Nigel has a young, sports-addicted family who are actively involved in the exciting world of AFL.

Nigel Baldwin

Role: Director/Accredited Player Agent
Location: Queensland

An entrepreneur with a background in business and a vast array of life experiences saw Nigel retire early in life. Multiple successful business ventures, predominantly through contract negotiation, enabled the foundation for Centimeter Perfect. Nigel now aspires to help mentor young men and women in the AFL industry using sport as a vehicle to navigate their way through life.

Dylan Smith

Role: Accredited Player Agent
Location: Victoria

With a decade long background in the mental health and welfare sector, and working with young people from a multitude of backgrounds, Dylan’s passion towards sports development sees him join Centimeter Perfect as our Victoria Country point of contact. Dylan has honed his coaching skills via the NAB league and by working with the Gippsland Power in welfare and team management, along with senior management roles across the country Victoria region.

Michael Barlow

Role: Associate Player Agent
Location: Victoria

After a phenomenal 9 year AFL career across two states with the Fremantle Dockers and Gold Coast Suns, Mick nears the twilight of his playing days, still involved a dual capacity with Werribee as a playing coach in the VFL, as well as the head coach of the Simon Black Academy in Victoria. Micks experience brings huge benefit to Centimeter Perfect, with an understanding of all the intricacies positive and negative of being an elite athlete at the highest level.

Kieron Hicks

Role: Associate Player Agent
Location: South Australia

Hailing from a small country town, in regional South Australia, Kieron understands the complexities involved with relocating and the importance  of developing strong networks, relationship development and communication skills. Kieron has worked across education, management, coaching and as Talent Manager at the successful Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL, with a passion for the holistic development of young people.

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