List of Gold Coast Suns coaches
The following is a list of the Gold Coast Football Club senior coaches in each of their seasons in the Australian Football League.
Senior men's coaches
Statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2025.
| # | Coach | Seasons | G | W | L | D | Win% | FG | FW | FL | FD | F Win% | GF | P | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy McKenna | 2011–2014 | 88 | 24 | 64 | 0 | 27.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [1] |
| 2 | Rodney Eade | 2015–2017 | 63 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 26.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [2] |
| Dean Solomon† | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [3] | |
| 3 | Stuart Dew | 2018–2023 | 121 | 36 | 84 | 1 | 29.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [4] |
| Steven King† | 2023 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
| 4 | Damien Hardwick | 2024– | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 52.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Senior women's coaches
Statistics correct to the end of the 2024 AFL Women's season.
| # | Coach | Seasons | G | W | L | D | Win% | FG | FW | FL | FD | F Win% | GF | P | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lake | 2020–2021 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | |
| 2 | Cameron Joyce | 2022–2024 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 36.59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | |
| 3 | Rhyce Shaw | 2025– | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Reserves men's coaches
Statistics correct to the end of the 2024 VFL season.
| # | Coach | Seasons | G | W | L | D | Win% | FG | FW | FL | FD | F Win% | GF | P | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Hart | 2011–2013 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 56.60 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | |
| 2 | Josh Fraser | 2014–2015 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 22.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Daniel | 2016–2017 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 50.00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | — | — | |
| 4 | Nick Malceski | 2018–2019 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 41.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5, 8 | Tate Kaesler | 2020, 2024– | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 48.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Jackson Kornberg | 2021 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | — | — | |
| 7 | Josh Drummond | 2023 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1 | 1 |
Notes
Key
| # | Number of coaches | ||
| G | Total games coached | FG | Finals games coached |
| W | Total wins | FW | Finals wins |
| L | Total losses | FL | Finals losses |
| D | Total draws | FD | Finals draws |
| Win% | Overall winning percentage | F Win% | Finals winning percentage |
| GF | Grand Final appearances: number of Grand Final appearances achieved by the coach | ||
| P | Premierships: number of premierships achieved by the coach | ||
| † | Caretaker coach | ||
References
- ^ Gold Coast sacks Guy McKenna as speculation mounts club will make play for Essendon’s Mark Thompson, News.com.au, 1 October 2014
- ^ McClure, Sam (8 August 2017). "Gold Coast sack coach Rodney Eade, Dean Solomon steps in as interim coach". The Age. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (8 August 2017). "Eade out: 'Not even close' on win–loss ratio". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (4 October 2017). "Dew wins race to be new Suns coach". AFL. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (11 July 2023). "'Completely aligned': Brutal reality of Suns' sacking of Dew laid bare as player meeting details emerge". AFL. Retrieved 11 July 2023.