The award went to a first-year coach who took his team from third bottom to the finals.
in 2017 and is 62 years old - is set to become the oldest AFL/VFL grand final coach in the history of the game.
GWS fell just one point short of Collingwood in last Friday night’s preliminary final after winning sudden-death matches away against St Kilda and Port Adelaide. “While still disappointed by the result on Friday night, in time I think we’ll look back on this season with a great amount of pride, particularly in the growth of our group.”
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