Robert Shaw (footballer)
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Robert Shaw is a former Australian rules football
er with the Essendon Football Club
and coach in the VFL/AFL with the Fitzroy
and Adelaide Football Clubs. Shaw was recruited from Sandy Bay Football Club in Tasmania.
Shaw played 51 games between 1974 and 1981 for the Essendon Football Club and was noted as a talented defender who was struck down by injury throughout a promising career. Shaw underwent nine major operations finally retiring at the end of the 1982 season. Shaw was then appointed by Essendon coach, Kevin Sheedy as a specialist opposition analyst. In 1984 Shaw captain-coached Clarence Football Club
in the Tasmanian Football League winning the premiership in 1984 and finishing runners-up in 1985. He retired at the end of the 1985 season before returning to Essendon as assistant coach in 1986. Shaw represented Tasmania in the 1979 and 1980 State of Origin carnivals and overall played six games for his state.
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Shaw coached Tasmania at the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival
and was Tasmania's State of Origin coach from 1990–1993. He successfully coached Tasmania to victory over Victoria in 1990 and was named assistant coach in Tasmania's Team of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee in the Tasmanian Football League's Hall of Fame and in 2008 was elevated to Legend status. He is also a life member of the Essendon Football Club.
Shaw left Essendon at the conclusion of the 2005 season to take up a position at Fremantle Football Club
as General Manager of Football Operations, returning to Victoria at the end of the 2008 season. He currently teaches at Brighton Grammar School
which includes his role as Director of Football and First XVIII coach. Shaw also works extensively in sport media as a feature writer for Inside Football and a highly respected AFL analyst for 24 hour sports radio station, SEN 1116
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Shaw has a Masters Degree in Sport Management and an Applied Science Degree majoring in Physical Education.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
and coach in the VFL/AFL with the Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
and Adelaide Football Clubs. Shaw was recruited from Sandy Bay Football Club in Tasmania.
Playing career
Recruited from Tasmanian club, Sandy BaySandy Bay Football Club
The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...
Shaw played 51 games between 1974 and 1981 for the Essendon Football Club and was noted as a talented defender who was struck down by injury throughout a promising career. Shaw underwent nine major operations finally retiring at the end of the 1982 season. Shaw was then appointed by Essendon coach, Kevin Sheedy as a specialist opposition analyst. In 1984 Shaw captain-coached Clarence Football Club
Clarence Football Club
The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
in the Tasmanian Football League winning the premiership in 1984 and finishing runners-up in 1985. He retired at the end of the 1985 season before returning to Essendon as assistant coach in 1986. Shaw represented Tasmania in the 1979 and 1980 State of Origin carnivals and overall played six games for his state.
Coaching career
He embarked on a coaching career, first with the Clarence Football Club in Tasmania in 1984–85. Shaw was then appointed Essendon Football Club assistant coach from 1986–1988 then transferred to Fitzroy Football Club as assistant coach between 1989 and 1990. Shaw coached Fitzroy to the VFL reserves premiership in 1989, defeating Geelong by two points. This represents Fitzroy's last premiership success. From 1991–94 Shaw was senior coach of Fitzroy and coached Adelaide Football Club from 1995–96. Including pre-season games Shaw coached for over 150 games and was highly regarded for his tactical ability and opposition analysis,. He was the assistant coach at Essendon Football Club from 1999–2005 which included the 2000 premiership coached by Kevin Sheedy and captained by James HirdJames Hird
James Hird is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League....
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Shaw coached Tasmania at the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival
1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
The 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival was the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football State of Origin competition. Australia was celebrating its Bicentenary in 1988 so the carnival was known as the 'Bicentennial Carnival'...
and was Tasmania's State of Origin coach from 1990–1993. He successfully coached Tasmania to victory over Victoria in 1990 and was named assistant coach in Tasmania's Team of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee in the Tasmanian Football League's Hall of Fame and in 2008 was elevated to Legend status. He is also a life member of the Essendon Football Club.
Shaw left Essendon at the conclusion of the 2005 season to take up a position at Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
as General Manager of Football Operations, returning to Victoria at the end of the 2008 season. He currently teaches at Brighton Grammar School
Brighton Grammar School
Brighton Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Brighton, a south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
which includes his role as Director of Football and First XVIII coach. Shaw also works extensively in sport media as a feature writer for Inside Football and a highly respected AFL analyst for 24 hour sports radio station, SEN 1116
SEN 1116
SEN 1116 , the acronym standing for Sports Entertainment Network, is a commercial AM radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, operating on 1116 kHz...
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Shaw has a Masters Degree in Sport Management and an Applied Science Degree majoring in Physical Education.