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Retired AFL Player|Coach

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About me

  • Western Bulldogs
  • Sport
  • Australian Rules Football
  • AFL
  • Hawthorn Hawks
  • Gold Coast Suns
  • Coach
  • Professional

Eade made his VFL debut for Hawthorn at just 18 years old. He played 229 games for the side from 1976-1987 before moving to the Brisbane Bears in 1988. He played 30 games before retiring in 1990. Eade then moved into coaching as the reserves coach for Brisbane. He later coached the North Melbourne Kangaroos reserves to a premiership in 1995. He was then appointed coach of the Sydney Swans from 1996 to 2002. Eade spent 2003 and 2004 as a media commentator and writer for the Western Bulldogs before being appointed coach in 2005. in 2011 he was appointed to the position of Football and Coaching Strategist for Collingwood Magpies. From 2014 to 2017 Eade was the senior coach for the Gold Coast Suns before stepping down.


SPEAKING EXPERIENCE

Away from AFL, Eade is a keynote speaker on building high performance teams, leadership, coaching and mentoring. He currently runs his own company Facing Change, which focuses on positive transformation.

Bringing valuable learnings from his successful AFL playing and coaching career, Rodney Eade shares his change expertise through storytelling, engaging us to think deeply about our mindset and approach to change.
An outstanding speaker and gifted influencer, Rodney Eade has a strong track record providing the leadership and direction to transform culture from board level to the factory floor. With his foundation in elite sport, he has been able to build high performing environments and teams for a diverse range of organisations.

You can read more about Rodney & Facing Change here: http://facingchange.com.au/


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Victoria

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Endorsements

My team were left inspired and ready for action - highly recommended.
Public Sector Commission
Rodney brought a fresh perspective to the team on how to deal with change and associated challenges. Very entertaining stories.
One Vue Group