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Mick Stinear
Australian rules footballer
Michael Gerard Stinear (born 8 August 1984) is a former Australian rules football player and current coach who serves as the head coach of the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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Stinear in February 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Gerard Stinear | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 39) | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 62, 2003 rookie draft, Carlton | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003 | Carlton | 0 (0) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2017– | Melbourne (W) | 66 (50–16–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 2, 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
Stinear was born on 8 August 1984, and played his junior and some senior football (as a junior) for the Beaconsfield Football Club. He played under-18s football for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup.[1]
Stinear was drafted by Carlton with pick 62 in the 2003 rookie draft. He spent 2003 on the Blues' list without playing a game, before moving to Queensland to play with the Mount Gravatt Football Club. He won the 2004 Grogan Medal as the QAFL's best player and was named as Mount Gravatt's captain in 2005. He returned to Victoria in 2011 and captain-coached St Kilda City from 2012 to 2013.[2]
Stinear coached the under-16s at the Oakleigh Chargers and was named as the team's head coach in 2014 after his stint at St Kilda City. He led the team to back-to-back premierships in 2014 and 2015 and a spot in the finals in 2016.[3] In 2016, he was announced as the inaugural coach of the Melbourne Football Club in the 2017 AFL Women's, also taking on a role as a men's development coach.[4] He guided the team to a third-place finish, recording five wins and two losses for the season. In 2022, during the AFLW's seventh season, Stinear guided the Demons to their inaugural AFLW premiership.
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season
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- Burgan, Matt (23 September 2016). "Stinear to steer team in right direction". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Michael Stinear". Blueseum. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Goodrope, Matthew (15 September 2016). "Stinear appointed Women's Senior Coach". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Morris, Tom; Harrington, Anna (15 September 2016). "Melbourne appoints dual TAC Cup premiership coach Michael Stinear as its women's team coach". Fox Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Mick Stinear's profile from AustralianFootball.com