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.
AFL
Statistics current to the end of round 11, 2024.
| # | 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- | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
VFL
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 AFL 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.