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Senior Coach: Chris Scott

Playing Career
Brisbane: 215 games, 79 goals

Coaching Career
Geelong: Senior coach 2011
Fremantle: Asst Coach 2008-10

Chris Scott secured his spot in Geelong history by guiding the Cats to the premiership in his first season as coach. Scott took over a team that most experts felt was past its best.

Scott was able to blend both the experienced and younger players into a potent line up. He was also honoured as All Australian coach after becoming just the 13th first year coach to lead his club to the flag.


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Assistant Coaches

Dale Amos

Playing career

St Arnaud: 36 games

South Barwon: 216 games

St Kilda VFL: 12 games

 

Coaching career

Geelong: VFL coach 2009-2011

South Barwon: coach 2004-2008

 

Dale Amos has guided Geelong’s VFL unit since 2009. He led the Cats to the VFL finals in his first season and is be well suited to working with the Cats up and coming players.

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Blake Caracella

Playing Career
Essendon: 126 games, 151 goals
Brisbane: 34 games, 33 goals
Collingwood: 27 games, 34 goals

Coaching Career
Geelong:
Asst coach 2010-2011
Collingwood: Asst coach 2007-09

Blake Caracella joined Geelong as an assistant coach just a week after the 2009 grand final. Caracella spent three seasons as an assistant at Collingwood before moving to Simonds Stadium.

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Nigel Lappin

Playing Career

Brisbane: 279 games, 174 goals

Coaching Career
Geelong: Asst Coach 2009-2011

Nigel stepped straight from the field to the coaching box in 2009, and his first taste of coaching resulted in another premiership. Lappin was named as an assistant coach with the Cats in October 2008 just weeks after finishing a brilliant playing career, and has added two flags as an assistant coach to the three he won as a player.

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James Rahilly

Playing career

Geelong: 90 games, 11 goals

Coaching career
Geelong: specialist coach, VFL assistant coach 2008-09; Asst coach 2010-2011

 

James Rahilly has sepnt the past four seasons working as a specialist coach and assistant coach with the Cats. He has worked on the coaching staff that has produced premierships in 2009 and 2011.

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VFL Coach: Matthew Knights

Playing career
Richmond: 279 games, 141 goals

Coaching career
Geelong: VFL coach 2012
Essendon: senior coach 2008-2010
Bendigo: VFL coach 2005-2007
Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL)
: senior coach 2004

Knights has coached at AFL, VFL and SANFL level during his career. He led Essendon for three seasons after stints with Bendigo and Port Adelaide Magpies. Knights led the Bombers to the finals in 2009 and was responsible for giving opportunities to many young players.

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Academy Coach: Paul Hood

Playing career
Geelong Falcons:
36 games
North Ballarat VFL:
10 games
St Josephs:
224 games


Coaching career
Geelong:
Academy co-ordinator 2011-
Geelong Falcons:
coach 2010
Geelong Falcons:
assistant coach 2008-09
St Joseph’s (GFL):
assistant coach 2007

Paul Hood will enter his second season with the Cats as the club’s academy co-ordinator. Hood works mainly with Geelong’s young players as they prepare to take the step up to AFL level.


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Development Coach: Max Rooke

Playing career
Geelong: 135 games, 58 goals

Coaching career
Geelong: Development coach 2012


Max Rooke was named as a development coach for the Cats in October 2011. He will work mainly with the club’s young players.

Rooke took his first steps into coaching in 2011 as assistant coach of local team Newtown.


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