Dean Solomon

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Dean Solomon
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Personal information
Full name Dean Solomon
Date of birth (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 (age 41)
Original team(s) Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 20, 1997 national draft
Debut Round 5, 1998, Essendon
vs. Collingwood, at MCG
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1998–2006 Essendon 158 (56)
2007–2009 Fremantle 051 (22)
Total 209 (78)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2017 Gold Coast 3 (0–3–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Solomon (born 9 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Solomon served as caretaker coach with the Gold Coast Football Club for the last 3 games of the 2017 season, following the departure of head coach Rodney Eade on 7 August 2017.[1]

Early career[]

Solomon grew up in the small mining town of Broken Hill excelling in basketball, cricket and football though it is the latter in which he held the most promise.

Playing for the North Broken Hill Football Club, a team with which his family has a long history he received several honours as a junior, along with several junior premierships, however as a 16-year-old he was awarded "best junior" when playing for the league or A-grade team against many large, hard men who would often attempt to physically intimidate him.

Solomon played his last game for North Broken Hill in 1996, unfortunately injuring his fingers and missing a grand final.

Solomon then went on to play for the Bendigo Pioneers in the under 18 TAC Cup competition. He was selected in the 1997 AFL Draft by Essendon with a 2nd round selection, number 20 overall.

AFL career[]

Solomon made his AFL debut in 1998 for Essendon and was part of their 2000 premiership team. On numerous occasions, however, Solomon has shown his lack of discipline to be detrimental to his game, one example being the 2005 clash with Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, where Solomon's concession of a 50-metre penalty was considered a turning point in the match, from which Adelaide became big victors.

On 13 October 2006 Solomon was traded to the Fremantle Dockers, following a trade of draft picks No. 42 and No. 47, Fremantle also gained pick No. 52 from the Bombers. He links up with close friend, forward Chris Tarrant who was traded to the Dockers on the same day from Collingwood.

In 2008, Solomon was reported for elbowing Cameron Ling to the head which resulted in broken cheekbones and eye socket.[2] Solomon received an 8-week suspension, the most severe AFL tribunal penalty in 11 years.[3]

On 18 February 2010 Solomon announced his retirement from AFL football due to a painful degenerative knee injury.[4]

Coaching career[]

Solomon was an assistant coach with Fremantle in 2010.[5] He joined the new Gold Coast Football Club as an assistant coach in the months before they entered the AFL for the 2011 season.[6]

After 9 years of service as an assistant coach with Gold Coast, Solomon was dismissed.[7][8][9] Upon his departure from the club, and on the advice of Adam Simpson, Solomon decided to take a 12 month sabbatical from the AFL in a bid to further develop himself with an eye on returning to coaching in 2022; during this sabbatical, he ran gym in Kingscliff.[10][11][12]

Playing statistics[]

[13]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  Bold  Career high
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1998 Essendon 7 7 2 1 38 25 63 12 13 0.3 0.1 5.4 3.6 9.0 1.7 1.9
1999 Essendon 7 19 4 4 139 105 244 61 39 0.2 0.2 7.3 5.5 12.8 3.2 2.1
2000 Essendon 7 25 8 7 196 136 332 115 43 0.3 0.3 7.8 5.4 13.3 4.6 1.7
2001 Essendon 7 24 8 5 208 119 327 101 55 0.3 0.2 8.7 5.0 13.6 4.2 2.3
2002 Essendon 7 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2003 Essendon 7 24 11 20 243 105 348 103 86 0.5 0.8 10.1 4.4 14.5 4.3 3.6
2004 Essendon 7 23 15 17 245 154 399 79 88 0.7 0.7 10.7 6.7 17.3 3.4 3.8
2005 Essendon 7 16 4 5 130 62 192 65 45 0.3 0.3 8.1 3.9 12.0 4.1 2.8
2006 Essendon 7 20 4 3 146 97 243 72 48 0.2 0.2 7.3 4.9 12.2 3.6 2.4
2007 Fremantle 6 20 11 10 196 120 316 77 108 0.6 0.5 9.8 6.0 15.8 3.9 5.4
2008 Fremantle 6 13 7 7 149 71 220 70 36 0.5 0.5 11.5 5.5 16.9 5.4 2.8
2009 Fremantle 6 18 4 6 144 125 269 60 87 0.2 0.3 8.0 6.9 14.9 3.3 4.8
Career 209 78 85 1834 1119 2953 815 648 0.4 0.4 8.8 5.4 14.1 3.9 3.1

Tribunal history[]

Season Round Charge category (level) Victim Result Verdict Ref(s)
2004 11 Melee involvement — Guilty (accepted fine) $4,500 fine [14]
2005 18 Melee involvement — Guilty (accepted fine) $2,400 fine [15]
2006 8 Charging (3) Ben Cousins (West Coast) Not guilty (won at tribunal) — [16]
2007 PS-QF Striking (1) Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand [17]
6 Misconduct (3) Jason Roe (Brisbane Lions) Guilty (lost at tribunal) 1 match suspension [18]
21 Wrestling Brad Miller (Melbourne) Guilty (accepted fine) $900 fine [18]
2008 1 Rough conduct (1) Shane Wakelin (Collingwood) Guilty (lost at tribunal) 2 matches suspension [19]
8 Wrestling Tom Williams (Western Bulldogs) Guilty (accepted fine) $1,800 fine [19]
15 Striking (6) Cameron Ling (Geelong) Guilty (direct to tribunal) 8 matches suspension [19]
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References[]

  1. ^ Whiting, Michael (8 August 2017). "Eade out: 'Not even close' on win-loss ratio". BigPond. AFL.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Solomon's high contact on Ling". YouTube. Freo95. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ Dean Solomon Rubbed Out For 8 Weeks Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Football Staff". goldcoastfc.com.au. Gold Coast Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ^ Dean Solomon joins Gold Coast
  7. ^ Matthey, James. "AFL 2020: Gold Coast Suns deny Dean Solomon conspiracy after sacking". News.com.au. News Corp. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. ^ De Silva, Chris. "'This smells a bit': Andrew Welsh suggests sinister motive behind Gold Coast Suns' Dean Solomon call". Wide World of Sports. Nine Network. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. ^ "'Dark cloud' over AFL fairytale as greats baffled by Dean Solomon sacking that just makes 'no sense'". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ^ Raynor, Bonnie. "Former Docker Dean Solomon reveals future AFL plans after honest conversation with Adam Simpson". The West Australian. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. ^ Rosen, Laurence. "SACKED SUNS ASSISTANT DETAILS WHAT'S NEXT IN COACHING CAREER". SEN. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  12. ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Footy or family? For this ex-Hawk, the choice was simple". Australian Football League. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  13. ^ Dean Solomon's player profile at AFL Tables
  14. ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2004". AFL Historical Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  15. ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2005". AFL Historical Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  16. ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2006". AFL Historical Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  17. ^ "Tribunal History in Season 2007 (pre-season)". AFL Historical Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tribunal History in Season 2007". AFL Historical Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tribunal History in Season 2008". AFL Historical Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

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