Jade Sheedy (born 18 December 1979) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with the

Sturt Football Club The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Founded in 1901 by the Stur ...

in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

(SANFL). Recruited to Sturt from Mildura club Imperials in 2000, Sheedy was a member of the Sturt premiership team of 2002, a year he won the

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willia ...

with teammate Tim Weatherald. He was Sturt captain from 2007 to 2012 and captained the state football team in 2008 and 2009.SANFL State Games records
/ref> Sheedy was appointed league coach of

Woodville-West Torrens Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clu ...

in 2020 and guided the Eagles to a Premiership in his first season at the helm, defeating North Adelaide by 39 points in the Grand Final. In 2021, he coached the SANFL State team to victory over Western Australia at Adelaide Oval. Also in 2021 he became the first

coach to lead the team to back to back premierships defeating minor premiers glenelg at Adelaide Oval.

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In And Under Jade Sheedy (Youtube interview)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheedy, Jade 1979 births Sturt Football Club players Magarey Medal winners Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Woodville-West Torrens Football Club coaches