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Former North Melbourne coach Rhyce Shaw will return to AFL coaching ranks in 2021, joining Gold Coast as head of development.
Shaw left the Kangaroos by mutual agreement in October to deal with personal issues after a turbulent season for the club.
He had two seasons left to run on a three-year contract.
The 39-year-old remains a respected figure in the football industry and will now reunite with Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew.
The pair formed a strong bond in eight years together at Sydney, where Shaw finished his playing career and moved into a coaching position while Dew was an assistant under John Longmire.
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According to
The Age, Shaw is now in good health and is prepared to make the move up north to continue his coaching career.
Shaw finished up his tenure as the Kangaroos coach in October after stepping aside for mental health reasons.
The move to join the Suns is also a reunion between Shaw and Suns senior coach Stuart Dew, after the pair both served as understudies to Swans coach John Longmire in Sydney.
Shaw is likely to be heavily involved in the Suns talented core of Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson, Izak Rankine, Ben King and recent draftee Elijah Hollands, among others, as the club aims to make the finals for the first time in its history.
Your club s one Christmas wish ahead of the 2021 season
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Christmas is nearly here and all through the AFL, coaches, club officials and players are stirring, setting their goals and expectations for the 2021 campaign.
While Santa, probably, can’t actually deliver on any of these, we have gone through what all 18 AFL teams would be wishing for in 2021 if they could wish for anything … other than a premiership … that’s a bit too obvious.
Whether it’s a certain player’s health, improvement in a certain area or something behind the scenes, here are our Christmas wishes for every AFL team.
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Nearly two months have passed since Richmond claimed what may go down as the toughest premiership ever won in AFL history, and now preparations have begun in earnest for the 2021 AFL season.
After this year’s season was suspended for two and a half months, then subsequently rewritten and reduced to 17 rounds due to the coronavirus pandemic, things will revert back to normal in 2021, with a 23-round season and an MCG grand final.
Mick McGuane rates every AFL team’s midfield from 1-18
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Subscriber only Geelong s ability to win the ball and use it effectively from inside the contest to outside the contest has the Cats boasting the premier midfield of the competition, according to former Collingwood and Carlton player Mick McGuane. The Pies premiership player and dual All-Australian ranks the Cats engine room at No.1 in the league. McGuane based his assessment on strength at stoppages and a balance between contested and uncontested possessions, and he looked for effective ball-users and good decision-makers. Also, importantly, the need to be good transition runners.