Rodney Eade

Rodney Eade
Eade in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Rodney Eade
Nickname(s) Speed, Rocket
Date of birth (1958-04-04) 4 April 1958 (age 66)
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 030 0(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.

  1. ^ "AFL Tables – Rodney Eade – Coaching Record".