Bernasconi is the head coach of Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
[2] Bernasconi played senior football at North East Australian Football League clubs Ainslie and the Canberra Demons before returning to Ainslie to finish his playing career in the AFL Canberra competition.
[2] During this time, he studied his level-three coaching accreditation and became involved with the Giants' AFLW program in their inaugural 2017 season.
[2] In 2020, Bernasconi was appointed head coach of the Giants Academy, which competed on an invitational basis in the NAB League.
[2] In April 2022, Bernasconi was appointed head coach of the Giants' AFLW team ahead of the competition's seventh season.