Mick Stinear

Mick Stinear
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
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003	Carlton	0 (0)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2017–25	Melbourne (W)	101 (71–30–0)
2026–	Geelong (W)	00(0–0–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
AFLW premiership coach: 2022 season 7 Grogan Medal: 2004

Michael Gerard Stinear (born 8 August 1984) is a former Australian rules football player and is the head coach of the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). He was formerly the head coach of the Melbourne Football Club between 2017 and 2025, leading the club to a premiership in 2022 season seven.

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.

On 24 November 2025, Stinear resigned as Melbourne's coach following their preliminary final loss to eventual premiers North Melbourne. ^[5]

On 10 December 2025, Stinear was appointed as Geelong coach. ^[6]

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

Season	Team	Games	W	L	D	W %	LP	LT
2017	Melbourne	7	5	2	0	71.4%	3	8
2018	Melbourne	7	4	3	0	57.1%	3	8
2019	Melbourne	7	4	3	0	57.1%	4c/4o [a]	5c/10o
2020	Melbourne	7	5	2	0	71.4%	3c/4o [a]	7c/14o
2021	Melbourne	11	8	3	0	72.7%	4	14
2022 (S6)	Melbourne	12	10	2	0	83.3%	2	14
2022 (S7) #	Melbourne	13	12	1	0	92.3%	2	18
2023	Melbourne	12	8	4	0	66.7%	2	18
Career totals		76	56	20	0	73.7%

Notes

1. 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.
5. "Thank you Mick – Stinear to depart Dees after 10 seasons". Melbourne Football Club. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
6. Beveridge, Riley (10 December 2025). "Cats nab former Dees coach Stinear for top job". AFL Women's. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

External links

• Mick Stinear at AustralianFootball.com