Daisy Pearce has been unveiled as West Coast Eagles AFLW senior coach, because the membership look to show round their flagging fortunes.
Key factors:
- Pearce will take cost of the Eagles’ AFLW squad from subsequent season
- She has earlier teaching expertise after working with Geelong’s AFL program
- Pearce captained Melbourne to its season seven (2022) AFLW flag
Pearce retired from the AFLW as a participant after captaining Melbourne to the season seven (2022) premiership, whereas her profession was additionally highlighted by three All Australian alternatives and a number of membership best-and-fairest awards.
She was a member of Geelong’s AFL teaching employees through the 2023 season.
Pearce replaces Michael Prior, who parted firm with the Eagles in October.
“I am excited to be a senior coach, significantly with this younger Eagles workforce that has a lot upside,” Pearce stated in a membership assertion.
“It has come on the proper time for me and this can be a position and a transfer that my household and I are going to embrace.
“I really feel an amazing sense of duty for shaping the fitting surroundings and including to the nice foundations which might be already right here to develop this rising checklist of gamers.
“I am unable to wait to get began by taking part in a task through the the rest of the signal and commerce interval and at subsequent week’s draft.”
Eagles chief govt Trevor Nisbett stated the membership was “thrilled” to signal Pearce.
“This can be a great fillip for our ladies’s program and she or he involves us at a great time to help within the progress and improvement of our workforce,” he stated.
“Daisy’s file speaks for itself and she or he has all of the credentials required to assist our younger squad obtain their undoubted potential. I do know our gamers will likely be completely delighted with this appointment.
“Whereas we’re thrilled to have her on board, she is equally excited by the chance and is eager to get to work as quickly as doable in directing the evolution of the squad.”
Pearce labored as an AFL improvement coach with the Cats, who wished the 35-year-old “each success” in her new position with the Eagles.
“That is simply the following step in what appears set to be a protracted, thrilling journey for Daisy within the AFL and AFLW teaching area, and we have been thrilled to have been a part of the beginning of that journey,” Cats common supervisor of soccer Andrew Mackie stated.
The Eagles have struggled since getting into the AFLW in 2020, having didn’t make the finals throughout their temporary historical past within the competitors.
They solely managed to win two of their 10 matches this yr, ending seventeenth on the ladder.
