Jade Rawlings
Jade Rawlings | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jade Rawlings | ||
Date of birth | 9 October 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Devonport, Tasmania | ||
Original team(s) | Devonport | ||
Draft |
94th overall, 1994 AFL draft 1st overall, 2004 Pre-season draft | ||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1996–2003 | Hawthorn | 116 (62) | |
2004–2005 | Western Bulldogs | 29 (32) | |
2006 | North Melbourne | 3 (2) | |
Total | 148 (96) | ||
International team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2003 |
Australia | ? (?) | |
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
2009 | Richmond | 11 (3–7–1) | |
2021 - | Norwood | 14 (8–6–1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2003. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2009. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jade Rawlings (born 9 October 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL with the Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne Football Clubs. He served as the caretaker coach of the Richmond Football Club for 11 games in 2009, and has served as the senior coach for Norwood in the SANFL since November 2020, becoming a premiership coach with the club in 2022.
Playing career
Hawthorn
Picked up very late in the
Western Bulldogs
He was picked up at number 1 in the 2004 AFL Pre-season draft by the Western Bulldogs, who needed a tall forward, even though Rawlings was probably more at home in the backline. On debut with his new club, in Round 1, 2004, Rawlings booted 7 goals. However, in what would be a sign of things to come, he missed a relatively simple shot that may have cost the Bulldogs the game.[2]
Throughout 2004 Rawlings' kicking was woeful, sometimes kicking difficult goals along the boundary line but missing relatively simple goals (with a 50% accuracy rate). He was dropped to the
Kangaroos
Rawlings joined his brother Brady at the Kangaroos and was believed[by whom?] to be one of the reasons for moving to the club.[4]
After his recruitment, coach
After playing just two games in the 2006 season, Rawlings announced that he would retire after the Round 21 game against one of his former clubs, Hawthorn, despite an interview on Before the Game the week prior which had little no hint of retirement, although he did say his "knees weren't too flash" – a problem which hampered him during the 2005 season.[6]
His final game was played in his home state of
Coaching career
Richmond Football Club
For three seasons beginning in 2007
Brisbane Lions
Rawlings was an assistant coach at the Brisbane Lions under senior coach Michael Voss for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[12]
Melbourne Football Club
Rawlings became an assistant coach in the role of the backline coach at Melbourne Football Club from the 2012 season.[13] On 28 September 2017, Rawlings became senior coach of Casey Demons, Melbourne Football Club's reserves in the VFL League.[14] Rawlings coached Casey Demons until midway through the 2019 season, before stepping down as senior coach of Casey Demons and being replaced by Sam Radford.[15] Rawlings then returned back to Melbourne Football Club's AFL coaching panel as an assistant coach under senior coach Simon Goodwin.[16] Rawlings then left Melbourne Football Club at the end of the 2019 season.[17]
North Melbourne Football Club
Rawlings then became an assistant coach at North Melbourne Football Club under senior coach Rhyce Shaw for the 2020 season.[18] Rawlings was then sacked by North Melbourne as an assistant coach at the end of the 2020 season.[19]
Norwood Football Club
On 5 November 2020, Rawlings became the senior coach at
In 2022, Rawlings coached Norwood to their 31st SANFL premiership, winning a 1-point thriller against minor premiers North Adelaide.
Personal life
Rawlings was married to Samantha Richardson (sister of former Richmond player
Rawlings also has a brother, Brady, who played for the North Melbourne Football Club. In the latter stages of Rawlings' career he was drafted by the Kangaroos and played alongside his brother.
Rawlings plays cricket in Melbourne for the Burnley CYMS Cricket Club, alongside his brother-in-law, Andrew, whenever his football commitments allow. [citation needed]
References
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "JADE RAWLINGS". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Jade Rawlings. Fox Sports 6 June 2009 | Retrieved 26 March 2013
- ^ Tigers name Jade Rawlings new coach. ninemsn 6 June 2009 | Retrieved 26 March 2013 Archived 18 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lions' coaching revamp roars on". 16 September 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Lions' coaching revamp roars on". 16 September 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Lions' coaching revamp roars on". 16 September 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Paton, Al (28 September 2011). "Jade Rawlings joins Demons team as backline coach". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Rawlings appointed Casey Demons coach". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Radford ready to take the reins: Rawlings". 20 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Jade Rawlings leaves Casey for match-day role in coaching shuffle at Melbourne". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Roos poach Demon assistant, who will report to younger brother". 5 September 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Rawlings looks to future". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Jade Rawlings' manager says he was 'disgusted' by his client's dismissal from North Melbourne". 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Jade jumping into it at Norwood". 5 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
External links
- Jade Rawlings's playing statistics from AFL Tables