News Offseason Staffing Changes - 2025 Edition

[Keys]

FYI - This is/was the 2025 coaching panel

• Senior Coach- Andrew McQualter

Andrew Mcqualter

Age

39

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.2

3star

• Midfield Coach - Jarrad Schofield

Jarrad Schofield

Age

51

Ht

178cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

0.8

3star

• Backline Coach - Luke Webster

Luke Webster

Age

43

Ht

186cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

• Forwards Coach - Marco Bello
• Stoppage Coach - Luke Shuey

13

Luke Shuey

Age

35

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

10.7

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

18.7

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.4

4star

• Ruck Coach - Ryan Turnbull

• Head of Development - Jamie Maddocks
• Development Manager - Steve Trewhella
• WAFL Coach - Kyal Horsley

Kyal Horsley

Age

38

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

9.0

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

19.6

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

7.2

5star

CL

3.0

5star

• Development Coach (Forwards) - Jacob Brennan

Jacob Brennan

Age

36

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.6

4star

• Development Coach (Game Fundamentals) - Shannon Hurn

25

Shannon Hurn

Age

38

Ht

187cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

389.5

5star

D

16.1

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

271.6

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

• Indigenous Player Development Manager - Chance Bateman

Chance Bateman

Age

44

Ht

175cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.3

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

4star

CL

1.1

3star

No current season stats available

D

18.6

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

• High Performance Manager - Mat Inness

New appointments for 2026:

• Sam Radford - Midfield Coach
• Mitch Duncan - Backline Coach
• Phil Merriman - High Performance Manager

 

[InTheWings]

Daisey has been in some pre-season photos too. I wonder what her role is.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Daisey has been in some pre-season photos too. I wonder what her role is.

Not sure on her role but wonderful to see it. How she has transformed the women’s team has been brilliant and if that can rub off on the men’s team, hold onto your hats. We are going on a ride

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Daisey has been in some pre-season photos too. I wonder what her role is.

It would be football malpractice to have Daisy under your roof and only using her for the AFLW side of the club. The pic I posted of her at training a couple weeks ago was from training on the day of the draft so McQualter and others would've been in Melbourne so it was probably an all hands on deck scenario and they asked her to pop in for a day.

 

[Keys]

https://archive.md/0t7vq

Good article on Sam Radford (midfield coach) who replaced Jarrad Schofield

Jarrad Schofield

Age

51

Ht

178cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

0.8

3star

in that role

Specifically targeted by McQualter, Radford initially declined the invitation but agreed to move across to WA after Goodwin was sacked by Melbourne

Has a teaching background so should be well suited to developing our young midfield group

His wife is from WA so he has connections here

 

[bzparkes]

https://archive.md/0t7vq

Good article on Sam Radford (midfield coach) who replaced Jarrad Schofield in that role

Specifically targeted by McQualter, Radford initially declined the invitation but agreed to move across to WA after Goodwin was sacked by Melbourne

Has a teaching background so should be well suited to developing our young midfield group

His wife is from WA so he has connections here

Your link seems to be broken. Just repeats captcha over and over again.

 

[Altum Volantes]

https://archive.md/0t7vq

Good article on Sam Radford (midfield coach) who replaced Jarrad Schofield in that role

Specifically targeted by McQualter, Radford initially declined the invitation but agreed to move across to WA after Goodwin was sacked by Melbourne

Has a teaching background so should be well suited to developing our young midfield group

His wife is from WA so he has connections here

Well yeah, I bet he was more interested once Goodwin got sacked.

Maybe he can attract one of those gun Melbourne midfielders over to....oh....nevermind....

 

[Keys]

Your link seems to be broken. Just repeats captcha over and over again.

Works for me

Try this

https://archive.is/1OuGJ

 

[bzparkes]

Works for me

Try this

https://archive.is/1OuGJ

Cheers, that worked.

Might've been my browser having a fit.

 

[Keys]

https://archive.is/FBldy

Not football department related but Terry Bowen and Justin Langer are about to reach their 9 year term limit as board members

Beau Waters

Beau Waters

Age

40

Ht

188cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

11.3

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

6.1

5star

T

2.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.6

4star

, who was in the running to be appointed as CEO to replace Norbert, is being considered for one of the two positions. He’d be an excellent choice and a potential chair after Elizabeth Gaines finishes her term which doesn’t expire until early 2031

Rowan Jones (Deputy Chair) is the only one of eight directors with AFL experience so getting someone like Waters to join him would be a positive development

 

[UseR2006]

https://archive.is/FBldy

Not football department related but Terry Bowen and Justin Langer are about to reach their 9 year term limit as board members

Beau Waters, who was in the running to be appointed as CEO to replace Norbert, is being considered for one of the two positions. He’d be an excellent choice and a potential chair after Elizabeth Gaines finishes her term which doesn’t expire until early 2031

Rowan Jones (Deputy Chair) is the only one of eight directors with AFL experience so getting someone like Waters to join him would be a positive development

Bonus being he can get to Ginbeast and teach the lad how to just run through a bloke.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Keen for Beau to run through a few corporate kents too

 

[Spooky17]

Waters was one of my favourite players - courage beyond measure. Good person to have around the club.

 

[squashface]

I'd hate to miss a key deliverable deadline when Beau is lurking around the corporate Waters