Rodney Eade

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Rodney Eade

Personal Info
Birth	4 April 1958, Tasmania
Recruited from	Glenorchy
Playing Career¹
Debut	1976, ? vs. ?, at ?
Team(s)	Hawthorn (1976-1987) 229 games, 46 goals Brisbane Bears (1988-1990) 30 games, 3 goals
Coaching Career¹
Team(s)	Sydney Swans (1996-2002) 152 games - 89 wins, 69 losses, 2 draws Western Bulldogs (2005-) 46 games - 35 wins, 21 losses
¹ Statistics to end of Semi final, 2006 season
Career Highlights
Hawthorn premiership side 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986

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

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 2.1 Sydney Swans 2.2 Western Bulldogs

[edit] 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.

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Sydney Swans

He took the coaching reigns of the Sydney Swans in 1996, coaching them to a Grand Final in his first year. He left the Swans mid-year in 2002, being taken over by Paul Roos.

[edit] 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.

Preceded by: Ron Barassi	Sydney Swans coach 1996-2002	Succeeded by: Paul Roos
Preceded by: Peter Rohde	Western Bulldogs coach 2005-	Succeeded by: Incumbent