Rodney Eade | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Rodney Eade | ||
Nickname(s) | Speed, Rocket | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Tasmania | ||
Original team(s) | Glenorchy | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Wingman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1976–1987 | Hawthorn | 229 (46) | |
1988–1990 | Brisbane Bears | 30 (3) | |
Total | 259 (49) | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1996–2002 | Sydney | 152 (81–69–2) | |
2005–2011 | Western Bulldogs | 162 (88–72–2) | |
2015–2017 | Gold Coast | 63 (16–46–1) | |
Club total |
| 377 (185–187–5) | |
2011 |
Representative Australia |
2 (0–2–0) | |
Total | 379 (185–189–5) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of the end of 2016[1]. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Rodney Eade (born 4 April 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Australian Football League. He is a former coach of the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Football Club. He has, to date, coached 377 games of AFL football, placing him first on the all-time AFL/VFL list of most games coached without a premiership.