Kevin Sheedy
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Kevin Sheedy is a legendary Australian rules football figure, best known as a long-serving and innovative Essendon coach who helped popularize marquee events and modernize the game.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian rules football coach
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Australian rules football player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Australian Football Hall of Fame induction
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coaching honours in Australian rules football ⓘ |
| championshipsWonAsCoach | Essendon premierships ⓘ |
| championshipsWonAsPlayer | Richmond premierships ⓘ |
| coached |
Essendon Football Club
NERFINISHED
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Greater Western Sydney Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
expansion of AFL into new markets
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popularization of marquee AFL fixtures ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| familyName | Sheedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
sports administration
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sports coaching ⓘ sports media ⓘ |
| genre | sports writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Kevin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
AFL promoter
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club ambassador ⓘ head coach ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern AFL coaching strategies
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growth of Australian rules football nationally ⓘ |
| knownFor |
longest-serving Essendon coach
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media-savvy promotions and stunts ⓘ promoting Anzac Day match between Essendon and Collingwood ⓘ promoting Dreamtime at the ‘G match ⓘ supporting Indigenous Australian players ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| league |
Australian Football League
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Victorian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | professionalization of Australian rules football ⓘ |
| name | Kevin Sheedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coaching Essendon Football Club
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innovative coaching methods ⓘ modernizing Australian rules football culture ⓘ promoting marquee Australian Football League events ⓘ |
| occupation |
Australian rules football coach
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Australian rules football player ⓘ author ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ |
| playedFor | Richmond Football Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
back pocket
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defender ⓘ |
| sport | Australian rules football ⓘ |
| teamSport |
Essendon Football Club
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Greater Western Sydney Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond Football Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Melbourne
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Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Richmond Football Club