List of Gold Coast Suns coaches
The following is a list of the Gold Coast Suns senior coaches in each of their seasons in the Australian Football League.
AFL
Statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2026.
| # | 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– | 51 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 58.82 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 50.00 | — | — |
AFL Women's
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– | 12 | 2 | 10 | — | 16.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NEAFL/VFL
Statistics correct to the end of the 2025 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 | Steve 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– | 37 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | |
| 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.