Natalie Wood (coach)
| Natalie Wood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2022 (S7)– | Essendon (W) | 12 (6–6–0) | |
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3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 2, 2023. | |||
Natalie Wood is a former Australian rules footballer and current senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).[1]
Playing career[edit]
Wood played 190 games for the Darebin Falcons and Melbourne University in the Victorian Women's Football League, and represented the Western Bulldogs in women's exhibition matches in 2013 and 2014.[2]
Coaching career[edit]
After retiring as a player in 2014, Wood joined the Geelong Football Club as a part-time assistant coach for the club's inaugural women's team that joined the VFL Women's (VFLW) in 2017.[2] Wood was then appointed to a full-time coaching role with Geelong as an assistant coach for the club's first season in the national AFLW competition in 2019.[2] As part of this role, she was also promoted to senior coach of Geelong's VFLW team.[2] This appointment meant that Wood was the first female to attain a full-time coaching role with the club.[3]
On 18 March 2022, Wood was appointed as the inaugural coach of the Essendon Football Club's AFL Women's (AFLW) team.
Personal life[edit]
As well as full-time coaching, Wood is a high school teacher.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Essendon hires Natalie Wood as inaugural head coach of AFLW team". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Nakos, Nicholas; Black, Sarah (29 August 2018). "AFLW: Cats and Roos bolster teams". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b Oates, Stacey (28 August 2018). "Wood becomes part of Geelong Cats history". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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