David Teague (footballer)

David Teague (born 5 May 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and Carlton in the Australian Football League and is the senior coach of the Carlton Football Club.[1]

David Teague
Teague with Carlton in April 2019.
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-05-05) 5 May 1981
Place of birth Katandra, Victoria
Original team(s) Katandra (PDFL)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Debut Round 13, 30 June 2001, Kangaroos
vs. Port Adelaide, at Manuka Oval
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2001–2003 Kangaroos 33 (4)
2004–2006 Carlton 50 (2)
Total 83 (6)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2019– Carlton 28 (13–15-0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 7, 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Playing career

In the 2000 AFL Draft, Teague was recruited by the North Melbourne Football Club and made his AFL senior debut in 2001. He played a total of 33 senior games throughout 4 seasons for the Kangaroos.

Following the end of the 2003 AFL season, Teague was traded to the Carlton Football Club. In 2004, Teague won Carlton's best and fairest award, the John Nicholls Medal. He was delisted from Carlton's playing list in 2007 after failing to be in their lineup for the entire season.

Throughout his playing career, Teague was well-regarded for his courage in defence. In 2004, he won the Robert Rose Award as the most courageous player in the league, as voted by the players. His style made him a dominant player in wet conditions.

Coaching career

On 12 October 2007, it was announced that Teague would continue with the Carlton Football Club, as a development coach with Carlton, and as playing-coach for the Northern Bullants (on the Bullants list as a VFL-listed player). In 2009, Teague retired from playing with the Bullants, but retained his coaching roles, and was able to coach the Bullants into the club's first Grand Final since 1984, however they finished runners-up to North Ballarat. In 2010, he again coached the Bullants into the Grand Final (which they again lost to North Ballarat).

In 2011, Teague was appointed as an assistant coach for the West Coast Eagles. After three seasons with the Eagles, Teague joined St Kilda in November 2013. In October 2014 Teague was appointed assistant coach (forwards) with the Adelaide Crows under newly appointed senior coach Phil Walsh who he had previously worked with during his time at West Coast. In October 2017 Teague was appointed assistant coach (forwards) at Carlton, returning to the club after a long absence.

On 3 June 2019, Teague was announced as caretaker coach of Carlton following the sacking of Brendon Bolton.[2] Five days later, Teague coached and won his first match as coach of the club with a 15-point win over the Brisbane Lions. On 15 August 2019, following the club's improved results under his coaching, Teague was permanently installed as Carlton coach, signing an initial three-year deal.[1]

Statistics

Playing statistics
[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2001 Kangaroos 40101029164515120.10.02.91.64.51.51.2
2002 Kangaroos 4016301045115555370.20.06.53.29.73.42.3
2003 Kangaroos 4070031316214110.00.04.44.48.92.01.6
2004 Carlton 1522111689326178550.00.07.64.211.93.52.5
2005 Carlton 1521121416620770660.00.16.73.19.93.33.1
2006 Carlton 1570141276826200.00.15.93.99.73.72.9
Career 83 6 4 514 284 798 258 201 0.1 0.0 6.2 3.4 9.6 3.1 2.4

Coaching statistics
[4]
Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage  LP  Ladder position  LT  League teams
Season Team Games W L D W % LP LT
2019 Carlton 1165060.0%–18
Career totals 11 6 5 0 54.54%

References
  1. Warner, Michael (14 August 2019). "Carlton appoints caretaker David Teague as full-time coach". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Siracusa, Claire (3 June 2019). "AFL 2019: Carlton coach Brendon Bolton set to be sacked". The Age. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "AFL Tables - David Teague - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com.
  4. "AFL Tables - David Teague - Coaching Record". afltables.com.
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