Wayne Brittain
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Wayne Brittain is a former coach of the Australian Football League
.
, instead he played for Zillmere Eagles in the Queensland State League
. He eventually suffered a back injury which ended his career. He was an experienced player so the AFL allowed him to take up coaching.
Wayne coached the Carlton Football Club
from 2001 until 2002. He was sacked at the end of the 2002 season after the club finished last for the first time in its history, and well after season's end it was discovered the Blues breached the salary cap
which prevented their rebuilding after such a shocking 2002 season.
He served as assistant coach at Carlton under David Parkin and was credited with much of the club's success in the 2000 home and away season.
His first year as senior coach was lacklustre, with the club turning in match winning performances against Premiers Essendon twice that year; struggling for consistency the club finished sixth overall and played two games in the finals series. The following year the club finished last for the first time in its history, winning only three games.
Brittain inherited a very old playing list that was plagued with injuries to key players in 2001-2 such as Anthony Koutoufides, Brett Ratten and Andrew McKay. The club had also failed to fill the hole left in the backline left by the retirement of Stephen Silvagni the year before.
After being sacked from Carlton in favour of Denis Pagan at the end of the 2002 season, Brittain went on to be an assistant coach at Richmond under Danny Frawley for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. At the end of the 2004 season Brittain left Richmond as an assistant coach after Danny Frawley was sacked.
Brittain returned to Queensland to coach his old club, the Zillmere Eagles in 2005, but was sacked by the club after being fined for abusing the umpires after a Zillmere loss.
On September 15, 2008 He became an assistant coach of Brisbane Lions under Michael Voss
He is one of the few people who never played in the AFL to coach an AFL side, others being Neil Craig
and Mark Riley
.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Career
In his playing career, he did not play in the AFLAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, instead he played for Zillmere Eagles in the Queensland State League
Queensland State League
Queensland State League may refer to:* Queensland State League , a statewide semi-professional association football league...
. He eventually suffered a back injury which ended his career. He was an experienced player so the AFL allowed him to take up coaching.
Wayne coached the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
from 2001 until 2002. He was sacked at the end of the 2002 season after the club finished last for the first time in its history, and well after season's end it was discovered the Blues breached the salary cap
Salary cap
In professional sports, a salary cap is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both...
which prevented their rebuilding after such a shocking 2002 season.
He served as assistant coach at Carlton under David Parkin and was credited with much of the club's success in the 2000 home and away season.
His first year as senior coach was lacklustre, with the club turning in match winning performances against Premiers Essendon twice that year; struggling for consistency the club finished sixth overall and played two games in the finals series. The following year the club finished last for the first time in its history, winning only three games.
Brittain inherited a very old playing list that was plagued with injuries to key players in 2001-2 such as Anthony Koutoufides, Brett Ratten and Andrew McKay. The club had also failed to fill the hole left in the backline left by the retirement of Stephen Silvagni the year before.
After being sacked from Carlton in favour of Denis Pagan at the end of the 2002 season, Brittain went on to be an assistant coach at Richmond under Danny Frawley for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. At the end of the 2004 season Brittain left Richmond as an assistant coach after Danny Frawley was sacked.
Brittain returned to Queensland to coach his old club, the Zillmere Eagles in 2005, but was sacked by the club after being fined for abusing the umpires after a Zillmere loss.
On September 15, 2008 He became an assistant coach of Brisbane Lions under Michael Voss
Michael Voss
Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer....
He is one of the few people who never played in the AFL to coach an AFL side, others being Neil Craig
Neil Craig
Neil P. Craig is a former Australian rules footballer, fitness adviser and former coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . As of 2012, he will be based in a new role as the Director of Sports Performance at the Melbourne Football Club...
and Mark Riley
Mark Riley (Australian rules coach)
Mark Riley is an Australian rules football coach, who acted briefly as the caretaker coach of the Melbourne Football Club in 2007. He is currently an assistant coach with the Carlton Football Club....
.