Scott Gowans

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Scott Gowans
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YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2019–2020 North Melbourne 13 (10–3–0)
2023– Sydney 0 (0–0–0)
Total13 (10–3–0)

Scott Gowans is an Australian rules football coach and coach of the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's, having previously served as the head coach of the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW) between 2019 and 2020. [1]

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Coaching career

Gowans coached senior local men's football in West Gippsland as an assistant with Longwarry in the Ellinbank & District Football League in 2013 and 2014, before becoming senior coach during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. [2]

In 2015 and 2016 he also served as the inaugural head coach of the Dandenong Stingrays women's academy side, including in the Stingrays 2016 Youth Girls Academy Challenge premiership win. [3] [4]

Gowans coached the Victoria Country side at the 2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships before winning the national title with the same side at the 2017 Championships. [5] [6] [7]

Gowans coached Diamond Creek to a grand final appearance in the VFL Women's competition in 2017. [8]

Gowans served as an assistant coach for Carlton during the inaugural 2017 AFL Women's season. [5]

In October 2017, Gowans was appointed as the inaugural coach of North Melbourne's new AFL Women's team, to enter the competition during the 2019 season. [8] In 2018 Gowan crossed to become the head coach of Melbourne University in the VFL Women's competition, as part of the club's partnership with AFLW club, North Melbourne. [8]

On 4 June 2020, Gowans' contract with the North Melbourne Football Club was not renewed. [9]

In October 2020, Gowans joined Collingwood as a senior assistant coach in charge of the midfield. [10]

In February 2022, Gowans was announced as the inaugural senior coach of the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's competition. [11]

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  2. ↑ Bennett, Russell (20 July 2016). "Gowans quits Crows to coach AFL women's side". Gazette. Star News Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Potter, Jarrod (24 November 2014). "Region full of talent". Star Journal. Star News Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, Callum (29 March 2016). "STINGRAYS CROWNED YGAC CHAMPIONS". AFL Victoria. Sports TG. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Gowans departs Ikon Park". Carlton Media. Telstra Media. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Creely, Nick (1 May 2017). "Ray of hope for young Stingers". Star Journal. Star News Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Black, Sarah (19 June 2017). "AFLW U18: Vic Country snares historic win". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 "AFLW: Gowans appointed AFLW coach". North Melbourne Football Club. Telstra Media. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "AFLW: Gowans to depart". North Melbourne Football Club. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Black, Sarah (21 October 2021). "For the love of the game: Former North coach joins Pies". AFL Women's . Telstra Media.
  11. ↑ "Pies assistant departs to become Sydney's inaugural AFLW coach". AFL Women's . Telstra Media. 4 February 2022.
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