{"id":297898,"date":"2023-12-12T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297898"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:40:21","slug":"daisy-pearce-to-coach-west-coast-eagles-in-aflw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-league\/daisy-pearce-to-coach-west-coast-eagles-in-aflw\/","title":{"rendered":"Daisy Pearce to coach West Coast Eagles in AFLW"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AFLW champion Daisy Pearce will start as head coach at West Coast Eagles in 2024.<\/p>\n

In a mark of Pearce\u2019s influence, AFLW West Coast described the appointment of the 35-year-old as one of the \u201cbiggest recruiting coups\u201d of the club\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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Premiership player, coach and broadcaster Daisy Pearce <\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n

Pearce was the first player on the Demons\u2019 AFLW list and the team\u2019s inaugural captain. She is a three-time club best and fairest, three-time All-Australian and four-time AFLW best captain.<\/p>\n

After announcing her retirement from the game in January, Pearce took a position as assistant coach at Geelong in the men\u2019s competition, while continuing as a broadcaster for Channel 7.<\/p>\n

She will replace West Coast\u2019s former senior coach Michael Prior, who finished up in the role after a poor season in which the Eagles finished 17th on the ladder. He remains at the club as head of community and game development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision to leave Geelong was a difficult one, and I want to thank the club for everything they have done for me over the last 12 months,\u201d Pearce said on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel a great sense of responsibility for shaping the right environment and adding to the good foundations that are already here to develop this emerging list of players. I can\u2019t wait to get started by playing a role during the remainder of the sign-and-trade period and at next week\u2019s draft.\u201d<\/p>\n

West Coast boss Trevor Nisbett predicted his club\u2019s players would be \u201cabsolutely delighted\u201d at the news of Pearce\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are obviously thrilled to have someone of Daisy\u2019s standing joining our club,\u201d Nisbett said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tremendous fillip for our women\u2019s program … she comes to us at an ideal time to assist in the growth and development of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearce\u2019s commentary career kicked off in 2016, appearing as a panelist on Seven\u2019s Game Day.<\/em><\/p>\n

In 2021, she became the first woman to provide special comments for Seven\u2019s coverage of the grand final. Her commentary was highly commended, and she joined the upstairs commentary box the following season.<\/p>\n

After taking up the position under Geelong coach Chris Scott following her retirement from AFLW, Pearce moved from special comments on Friday nights to the same role on Thursday night broadcasts for 2023.<\/p>\n

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