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35 Facts About Rhyce Shaw

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Rhyce Shaw was born on 16 October 1981 and is a current Australian rules football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Gold Coast Suns in AFL Women's.

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Rhyce Shaw played for the Collingwood Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League, winning the 2012 premiership with Sydney.

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Rhyce Shaw was the men's senior coach of the North Melbourne Football Club, before becoming the first person to be a non-caretaker head coach at both AFL and AFLW level.

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Rhyce Shaw made his debut late in 2000 because of a broken collarbone, he was impressive with 16 kicks, but his form disappeared and was dropped weeks later.

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Rhyce Shaw's skills were ordinary, but his pace was an asset as a wingman.

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In 2003 Rhyce Shaw had experienced an improved season and played 19 games.

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Rhyce Shaw had a nightmare finish to the season in the Grand Final against the Brisbane Lions.

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Rhyce Shaw bought up a long-awaited 50th game in Round 11.

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Rhyce Shaw returned mid-2006 and played 9 games, playing a similar brand of football of his improved 2005 season.

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Rhyce Shaw averaged just under 20 touches, and spent time in the VFL to gain back his best football touch.

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Rhyce Shaw averaged 23 disposals a game and more than 8 marks in that period.

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Rhyce Shaw would be an emergency for the finals on two occasions.

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Rhyce Shaw played a successful role that established him the backline or winger due to his pace in the 2008 season.

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Rhyce Shaw averaged 22 possessions a game in the first half of the season but slumped to a calf injury which prevented him from lining up in the team in the following weeks.

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Rhyce Shaw was named emergencies in most of the matches at the end of the home and away season.

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Rhyce Shaw was traded to the Sydney Swans with pick 61 from Collingwood which Collingwood received pick 46 in the AFL Draft.

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Rhyce Shaw's move to the Swans revitalized his career, with his run off the half-back line proving extremely potent.

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Rhyce Shaw capped off a wonderful year by finishing 2nd in the Bob Skilton Medal to Ryan O'Keefe.

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In 2010, Rhyce Shaw began to stagnate somewhat experiencing a deterioration in his disposal efficiency playing off half-back.

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Rhyce Shaw's form seemed to be stunted by the return of Tadhg Kennelly to the Swans' half-back line and Nick Malceski returning to the best 22 after a few years in the wilderness.

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Rhyce Shaw kicked 2 late goals against North Melbourne to seal a win for the side and then kicked 3 goals the next week against Carlton in a very polished performance.

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Rhyce Shaw was later moved into the middle to tag the opposition's best players and did so to good effect.

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Rhyce Shaw played on and limited the influence of players such as Marc Murphy, Dan Giansiracusa and Stephen Hill.

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Rhyce Shaw enjoyed perhaps the best season of his career in 2011, culminating in him finishing equal 2nd in the Skilton Medal with Josh Kennedy.

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Rhyce Shaw combined tight defensive and tagging with a strong rebound and run throughout the year to become one of the most consistent and well-performed Swans for the season.

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Rhyce Shaw was awarded the Best Clubman Award for 2011.

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Rhyce Shaw followed up his strong 2011 season with another consistent display in the side's premiership-winning year.

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Rhyce Shaw was deployed as the Swans' main defensive rebounder whilst proving to be a tight and strong small defender.

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Rhyce Shaw played his 200th AFL game in Round 7,2014, as the Swans beat the Brisbane Lions by 79 points at the Gabba.

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Rhyce Shaw announced in August 2015 that he would retire at the end of the season.

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Rhyce Shaw was then appointed caretaker senior coach of North Melbourne Football Club for the rest of the 2019 season.

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Rhyce Shaw was then replaced by David Noble as senior coach of North Melbourne.

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On January 4,2021, Rhyce Shaw joined Gold Coast Suns as an assistant coach in the role of Head of Development ahead of the 2021 season.

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On January 22,2025, Rhyce Shaw was named senior coach of the Suns' AFL Women's team.

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Rhyce Shaw is the nephew of premiership captain and Norm Smith Medallist, Tony Shaw and former Collingwood player Neville Shaw.