Simon McPhee (born 21 July 1969) is an Australian rules football coach, currently serving as the Head of Player Academy and Development at the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously served as coach of the Claremont Football Club in the

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(WAFL), coaching the club to their 2011 premiership win, and had previously served as the head coach of

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(VFL) club Sandringham.

Career

Educated at Aquinas College, McPhee played for the Wembley Football Club in the

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(WAAFL), representing Western Australia at the national amateurs carnival, and also played for the

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in the WAFL reserves. He coached Wembley for three years, and also served as coach of the colts and colts and reserves teams. He was appointed caretaker coach of the Claremont senior team in April 2009 after previous coach Roger Kerr was sacked. After the club won seven out of its last fifteen games, McPhee was signed to a two-year contract as full-time coach. In 2010, Claremont finished as minor premiers, but lost to by one point in the

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. The club again finished as minor premiers in the 2011 season, and defeated by 56 points in the 2011 Grand Final. In October 2011, McPhee was appointed senior coach of the

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for the 2012 season. He will also serve in a role at the St Kilda Football Club's development academy in the Australian Football League (AFL).Simon McPhee set to join St Kilda coaching panel
– perthnow.com.au. Published 28 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McPhee, Simon 1969 births Claremont Football Club coaches Living people People educated at Aquinas College, Perth Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia Sandringham Football Club coaches