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Revision as of 06:16, 18 August 2011

Rodney Eade
Personal information
Full name Rodney Eade
Date of birth (1958-04-04) 4 April 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Tasmania
Original team(s) Glenorchy
Height / weight 183cm / 84kg
Position(s) Wingman
Career highlights


Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rodney "Rocket" Eade (born 4 April 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Playing career

Recruited from Glenorchy, Tasmania, the winger played 229 games and kicked 46 goals for Hawthorn between 1976–1987, playing in the 1976, 1978, 1983, and 1986 premierships. He moved to the Brisbane Bears in 1988, playing 30 games and kicking 3 goals until his retirement in 1990.

Coaching career

Brisbane Bears

Eade coached the Brisbane Bears to an AFL Reserves Premiership in 1991.

Sydney Swans

He took the coaching reins of the Sydney Swans in 1996, taking them to a Grand Final in his first year however they lost to North Melbourne. Rodney Eade resigned following a narrow round 12 loss to Geelong in 2002.,he was replaced by Paul Roos for the rest of the 2002 season who was eventually appointed full time.

Western Bulldogs

He spent 2003 and 2004 as a media writer and commentator, before being appointed coach of the Western Bulldogs for the 2005 season. In his first season as coach, he took an under-achieving Bulldogs side within a goal of a finals series berth, when they had finished with less than 5 wins in the previous two years. In 2006, he took the 'Dogs to a final series for the first time since Terry Wallace in 2000. His job was in jeopardy in 2007 due to a sudden downturn in the team's performance, but rather than firing him, the club limited his expansive duties[1]

In the 2008 season, Eade coached the Bulldogs to third on the ladder, and then the club's first preliminary final since 1998. In 2009 and 2010, Eade took the Bulldogs two more consecutive preliminary finals, falling to St Kilda on both occasions.

It was announced on 17 August 2011, that Eade's contract would not be renewed at the conclusion of the 2011 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Patrick. "Eade Cops Rocket after Review." The Australian. 8 November 2007. EBSCOhost: Newspaper Source. Accessed 16 December 2007, http://web.ebscohost.com
  2. ^ Wilson, Caroline; Brodie, Will (17 August 2011). "Eade to leave Bulldogs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Sydney Swans coach
1996-2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Western Bulldogs coach
2005- 		Succeeded by

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