Seamus Maloney Explained

Seamus Maloney
Fullname:Seamus Maloney
Originalteam:Mildura Imperials
Position:Half back
Statsend:2003
Coachstatsend:2015
Years1:1996–2003
Club1:Sturt
Games Goals1:152 (0)
Coachyears1:2012–2015
Coachclub1:Sturt
Coachgames Wins1:78 (30–48–0)
Careerhighlights:
  • SANFL premiership 2002 (act. captain)
  • Sturt Best and Fairest 2001

Seamus Maloney is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1996 to 2003. For four seasons from 2012 he was the head coach of the Sturt Football Club,[1] resigning from the role at the end the 2015 season.[2]

Playing career

Playing as a running defender/half back, Maloney played 152 games for Sturt from 1996 to 2003, winning the best and fairest in 2001 and was acting captain for the 2002 premiership.

SANFL retirement

In 2004, Maloney moved to Mildura and returned to Imperials in the Sunraysia Football League where he played in the 2004 premiership and coached them (as a playing coach) to the 2005 and 2008 premierships.[3] [4] In 2011, he returned to Adelaide where he re-joined Sturt as an assistant coach.

Coaching

Maloney was appointed as coach of Sturt following the end of the 2011 season, his contract was extended at the end of the 2013 season.[5] He resigned from Sturt at the end of the 2015 season.

Coaching statistics

width=3%Seasonwidth=8%Teamwidth=3%Games coachedwidth=3%Winswidth=3%Losseswidth=3%Drawswidth=3%%width=3%Final position
2012Sturt20 6 14 0 44.06% 9th of 9 (Wooden spoon)
2013Sturt20 7 13 0 45.84% 7th of 9
2014Sturt20 11 9 0 52.72% 4th of 10
2015Sturt18 6 12 0 46.94% 8th of 10
Career totals (end 2015)7830480

Notes and References

  1. News: Homfrey. Reece. Sturt sacks Normo as Maloney takes charge. 13 July 2015. The Advertiser. News Corporation. 13 October 2011.
  2. News: Maloney Resigns. 5 September 2015. Sturt Football Club. August 2015.
  3. News: Imperials too good for Eagles. 13 July 2015. ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 September 2008.
  4. News: Homfray. Reece. Seamus shocked but excited. 13 July 2015. The Advertiser. News Corporation. 14 October 2011.
  5. News: Milbank. Zac. Sturt Sign Maloney. 13 July 2015. South Australian National Football League. South Australian National Football League. 21 October 2013.