Mick Stinear

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Mick Stinear
Mick Stinear 18.02.17.jpg
Stinear in February 2017
Personal information
Full name Michael Stinear
Born (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 41)
Original team Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 62, 2003 rookie draft, Carlton
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2003 Carlton 0 (0)
Coaching career3
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2017– Melbourne (W) 76 (56–20–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights

Michael Gerard Stinear (born 8 August 1984) is a former Australian rules football player and current coach who serves as the head coach of the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life

Stinear was born on 8 August 1984, and played his junior and some senior football (as a junior) for the Beaconsfield Football Club. He played under-18s football for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. [1]

Playing career

Stinear was drafted by Carlton with pick 62 in the 2003 rookie draft. He spent 2003 on the Blues' list without playing a game, before moving to Queensland to play with the Mount Gravatt Football Club. He won the 2004 Grogan Medal as the QAFL's best player and was named as Mount Gravatt's captain in 2005. He returned to Victoria in 2011 and captain-coached St Kilda City from 2012 to 2013. [2]

Coaching career

Stinear coached the under-16s at the Oakleigh Chargers and was named as the team's head coach in 2014 after his stint at St Kilda City. He led the team to back-to-back premierships in 2014 and 2015 and a spot in the finals in 2016. [3] In 2016, he was announced as the inaugural coach of the Melbourne Football Club in the 2017 AFL Women's, also taking on a role as a men's development coach. [4] He guided the team to a third-place finish, recording five wins and two losses for the season. In 2022, during the AFLW's seventh season, Stinear guided the Demons to their inaugural AFLW premiership.

Coaching statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season
Legend
 W Wins L Losses D Draws W% Winning percentage LP Ladder position LT League teams
SeasonTeamGamesWLDW %LPLT
2017 Melbourne 752071.4%38
2018 Melbourne 743057.1%38
2019 Melbourne 743057.1%4c/4o [a] 5c/10o
2020 Melbourne 752071.4%3c/4o [a] 7c/14o
2021 Melbourne 1183072.7%414
2022 (S6) Melbourne 12102083.3%214
2022 (S7) # Melbourne 13121092.3%218
2023 Melbourne 1284066.7%218
Career totals765620073.7%

Notes

  1. 1 2 In 2019 and 2020, the AFLW was split into two conferences. c denotes the statistic for Melbourne's conference, while o denotes the statistic if the conferences were combined.

References

  1. ↑ Burgan, Matt (23 September 2016). "Stinear to steer team in right direction". Melbourne Football Club . Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Michael Stinear". Blueseum. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Goodrope, Matthew (15 September 2016). "Stinear appointed Women's Senior Coach". Melbourne Football Club . Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Morris, Tom; Harrington, Anna (15 September 2016). "Melbourne appoints dual TAC Cup premiership coach Michael Stinear as its women's team coach". Fox Sports . Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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