1. Rodney Eade was born on 4 April 1958 and is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Australian Football League.
17 Facts About Rodney Eade
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Rodney Eade is a former coach of the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Football Club.
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Rodney Eade went on to play in the Hawks' 1978,1983, and 1986 premierships sides.
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Immediately following his retirement from his playing career at the end of 1990, Rodney Eade took up coaching.
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Rodney Eade later coached the North Melbourne reserves, and led it to the premiership in 1995.
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Rodney Eade was hired as senior coach of the Sydney Swans in the 1996 season, replacing Ron Barassi.
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Rodney Eade was appointed senior coach of the Western Bulldogs for the 2005 season, replacing Peter Rohde who was sacked at the end of the 2004 season.
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The Western Bulldogs under Rodney Eade did not perform well in the 2011 season, being placed twelfth on the ladder.
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Rodney Eade was replaced by assistant coach Paul Williams as caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the 2011 season.
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On 3 October 2011, Rodney Eade was appointed by Collingwood to the position of Football and Coaching Strategist, replacing outgoing coach Mick Malthouse, who had originally planned to step into that role after the 2011 season.
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In September 2013, Rodney Eade changed positions when he was appointed to the position of director of football at Collingwood Football Club.
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On 30 October 2014, Rodney Eade was appointed the Gold Coast Suns second senior coach, replacing Guy McKenna.
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Rodney Eade departed immediately and was replaced by assistant coach Dean Solomon as caretaker senior coach for the rest of the 2017 season.
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On 18 January 2024, it was announced Rodney Eade returned to Hawthorn Football Club, the club he formerly played for, in the club's administration department as Capital Campaign Executive, helping elevate fundraising efforts for the Kennedy Community Centre.
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Rodney Eade spent 2003 and 2004 as a media writer and commentator.
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Rodney Eade was a talented junior cricketer, making his senior cricketing debut for Glenorchy Cricket Club aged 14.
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On his debut Rodney Eade scored 31*, sharing a match saving partnership with future Australian Test cricketer Roger Woolley.