Trent Cooper

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Trent Cooper
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Cooper coaching Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-19) 19 June 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Midland
Coaching career3
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2019 Fremantle 25 (19-6-0)
3 Coaching statistics correct as of Rd 3, 2021.

Trent Cooper (born 19 June 1974) is the senior coach of Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). He was announced as Fremantle's coach in June 2018 replacing Fremantle's inaugural AFL Women's coach, Michelle Cowan. [1]

After Fremantle went through the shortened 2020 AFL Women's season undefeated, Cooper was awarded the AFL Coaches Association Coach of the Year award. [2]

Cooper previously played Australian rules football in the West Australian Football League for Swan Districts and Peel Thunder. [3] Outside of football, Cooper is a high school maths teacher, having taught at Wesley College and Chisholm Catholic College. [4]

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References

  1. "AFLW: Trent Cooper named as Michelle Cowan's successor at Fremantle". Fox Sports (Australia) . News Corp Australia. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Hope, Shayne (9 April 2020). "Freo coach consolation in AFLW award". ESPN.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "WAFL FootyFacts - COOPER, Trent". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Black, Sarah. "AFLW: Cooper's vision clear for Fremantle". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2020.