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\n Mick Stinear’s time as Melbourne coach is over after 10 seasons in charge\n <\/p>\n
Mick Stinear during the 2025 semi-final between Melbourne and Adelaide. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n
MELBOURNE’S inaugural AFLW premiership coach Mick Stinear has stepped down following the Demons’ brave preliminary final defeat on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It is understood Demons players were called into a meeting on Monday afternoon where they were told Stinear would be leaving the club after 10 seasons in charge.<\/p>\n
Stinear has led Melbourne’s AFLW program since its inception, becoming one of the competition’s most successful coaches and guiding the Demons to premiership success in 2023.<\/p>\n
His departure means Melbourne will become the fourth AFLW club searching to fill a head coaching vacancy, with Adelaide, Sydney and Geelong also on the hunt.<\/p>\n
Daisy Pearce and Mick Stinear lift the premiership cup after Melbourne’s win over Brisbane in the S7 Grand Final on November 27, 2022. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n
Stinear coached the Demons in 101 games across his tenure and led them to the top four in eight out of 10 seasons.<\/p>\n
“Mick has been an exceptional leader of our AFLW program and has played a critical role in shaping the team into what it is today,” Demons CEO Paul Guerra said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“To build a program from its inception and achieve the sustained success Mick has, including a premiership, is a testament to his character and his commitment to the program.<\/p>\n
“We thank Mick for everything he has given to the club. He leaves a significant legacy, and we wish him, Rachel, Fitzroy and Jack nothing but the very best for the next chapter. They will always be welcome at Melbourne.”<\/p>\n
Mick Stinear during the AFLW Qualifying Final between Melbourne and Brisbane at Ikon Park, November 9, 2025. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exclusive Mick Stinear’s time as Melbourne coach is over after 10 seasons in charge Mick Stinear during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,85,83],"class_list":["post-305060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}