Gold Coast will officially unveil Richmond premiership coach Damien Hardwick as their new coach on Monday.
Gold Coast will officially announce the appointment of Richmond premiership coach Damien Hardwick as their new coach on Monday morning.
A club source confirmed Hardwick was on the Gold Coast and the announcement would take place on Monday,Credit:The 51-year-old celebrated his birthday on Friday, attended the farewell matches of Tiger greats Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt on Saturday and flew to the Gold Coast last night ahead of today’s announcement.
He shocked the football world when he stepped away from Richmond after 10 rounds in May. However, there was immediate speculation he would replace Stuart Dew as Gold Coast’s coach.The Suns sacked Dew after round 17 and then CEO Mark Evans and chair Bob East flew to Italy where Hardwick was holidaying to outline the final details of a long-term deal to be their new coach.
Hardwick won the 2017, 2019 and 2020 premierships in 307 games at Richmond after building the club from the bottom of the ladder to one of the game’s powerhouse clubs. He won two premierships as a player, one with Essendon and one at Port Adelaide, before being involved in a premiership at Hawthorn as an assistant coach.
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