Don Pyke
Don Pyke | |||
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![]() Pyke in April 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Donald Lachlan Pyke | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. | ||
Original team(s) |
Belconnen | ||
Draft | No. 2, 1988 pre-draft selection | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1987–1996 | Claremont | 63 (90) | |
1989–1996 | West Coast | 132 (70) | |
Total | 195 (160) | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1999–2000 | Claremont (WAFL) | 39 (23–16–0) | |
2016–2019 | Adelaide (AFL) | 93 (56–36–1) | |
3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 23, 2019. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Club
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Donald Lachlan Pyke (born 5 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the CEO of the West Coast Eagles having previously been an assistant coach at the Sydney Swans.[1] He was formerly the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[2] He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1989 to 1996.
Pyke was the first United States born player in the Australian Football League and played more games and kicked more goals than any other American born player in the history of the league with 132 games and 97 goals. Pyke was recruited by the
After retiring from playing, Pyke was the senior coach of Claremont from 1999 to 2000. He became served as an assistant coach at Adelaide in 2005 and 2006, and later rejoined West Coast as a strategy coach at the end of the 2013 AFL season, under Adam Simpson. He was appointed senior coach of Adelaide in October 2015, replacing Phil Walsh. He coached the team to the 2017 AFL Grand Final, in which they were defeated by Richmond.
Early life
Pyke was born to Frank Pyke and his wife, Janet, on 5 December 1968, in Bloomington, Illinois. His father, who had previously played for Perth in the WAFL, was teaching at Illinois State University, having moved to the United States in 1966 to attend Indiana University.[3] Pyke's other brothers, Stephen and James Pyke, who later played cricket for South Australia, had been born in Australia. Pyke and his family returned to Western Australia in 1972, after his father accepted a role at the University of Western Australia. The family again moved in 1977, to Canberra, where his father had accepted a role as Head of the Centre for Sports Studies at the University of Canberra. Pyke excelled at junior level at both football and cricket, playing for the Belconnen Football Club and representing the ACT cricket team at under-16 and under-19 level.[4]
WAFL and cricket
Pyke was recruited by Claremont for the
award (the E. B. Cook Medal) in 1988, playing mainly as an attacking rover.AFL playing career
West Coast Eagles
Pyke was recruited by
Pyke played for West Coast Eagles from 1989 until 1996 for a total of 132 games and kicked a total of 70 goals. Pyke was also a member of the 1992 and 1994 premiership sides.[9]
Post-playing career and administration career
After his retirement, Pyke continued his involvement with West Coast, serving as team runner in 1997 and 1998. He would later become a director at the club from 2001 to 2004,[10] and was rewarded with life membership in 2003.[11]
Coaching career
Early career
In 1999, Pyke became the senior coach of Claremont until his resignation in 2000.
Adelaide Football Club assistant coach (2005–2006)
Pyke became an assistant coach under senior coach Neil Craig at Adelaide, whom he had previously interviewed for the Eagles' job.[12] In late 2006, Pyke resigned as Adelaide's assistant coach after two seasons to return to Western Australia, and concentrate on his business.[13]
West Coast Eagles assistant coach (2013–2015)
In October 2013, he was made an assistant coach at West Coast Eagles, when he returned to his old playing club under the new senior coach Adam Simpson, specialising in "strategy, stoppages, and structure".[14]
Adelaide Football Club senior coach (2016–2019)
On 9 October 2015, Pyke was appointed as the senior coach of the
as senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club.Sydney Swans assistant coach (2021–2023)
In October 2020, it was announced that Pyke would join the Sydney Swans as an assistant coach under senior coach John Longmire from the 2021 season.[1]
Statistics
Playing statistics
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1989 | West Coast | 1 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 194 | 67 | 261 | 52 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
1990 | West Coast | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
1991 | West Coast | 10 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 301 | 94 | 395 | 49 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0 |
1992† | West Coast | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 133 | 65 | 198 | 24 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0 |
1993 | West Coast | 10 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 352 | 112 | 464 | 100 | 42 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 21.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 7 |
1994† | West Coast | 10 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 392 | 114 | 506 | 98 | 48 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 4.6 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 5 |
1995 | West Coast | 10 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 255 | 111 | 366 | 50 | 37 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 5.3 | 17.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1 |
1996 | West Coast | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 36 | 100 | 19 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
Career | 132 | 70 | 58 | 1730 | 620 | 2350 | 392 | 218 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 4.7 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 13 |
Head coaching record
Team | Year | Home and Away Season | Finals | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Drew | % | Position | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
ADE | 2016 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 5th out of 18 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Sydney in Semi-Final |
ADE | 2017 | 15 | 6 | 1 | .705 | 1st out of 18 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Richmond in Grand Final |
ADE | 2018 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .545 | 12th out of 18 | — | — | — | — |
ADE | 2019 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 11th out of 18 | — | — | — | — |
Total | 53 | 34 | 1 | .608 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
See also
References
- ^ a b McGowan, Marc (13 October 2020). "Don's back: Former Crows coach lands new assistant role". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Pyke named new Crows coach". afc.com.au. Adelaide Crows. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Where are they now?: Frank Pyke – footygoss.com. Posted 29 April 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Don Pyke – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Victoria Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ St Kilda v West Coast – AFLTables. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Don Pyke player profile Archived 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
- ^ "DON PYKE". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Don Pyke named new Adelaide coach". afl.com.au. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles". westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Don Pyke gets down to business with Crows training – footygoss.com. Published 12 November 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Don Pyke quits as Crows assistant coach – racingandsports.com.au. Published 29 September 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Pyke rejoins West Coast Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – West Coast Eagles. Published 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Spits, Scott (9 October 2015). "Don Pyke appointed Adelaide senior coach". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Adelaide Crows coach Don Pyke steps down after four years at the club". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Don Pyke steps down as coach of Adelaide". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "As Crows coach Don Pyke fronted the media to explain the reasons for his departure, he stayed true to himself right until the end". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "'Am I part of the solution?' Why Pyke quit as Crows coach". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Don Pyke's player profile at AFL Tables
- ^ "Don Pyke's coaching profile". AFL Tables.
External links
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- Don Pyke's playing statistics from AFL Tables