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Rodney Eade
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | 4 April 1958, Tasmania |
| Recruited from | Glenorchy
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| 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 | |
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Rodney "Rocket" Eade (born April 4, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and currently coach of the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
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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.
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.
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 |
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