Leon Cameron

The Giants are on the hunt for a new senior coach after Leon Cameron tells the club he will finish up after Sunday's game against Carlton.

Long-time assistant coach Mark McVeigh will coach the club for the remainder of the season as the Giants seek the third senior coach of their 11-season history in the AFL. Cameron will join Giants CEO Matthews and chairman Tony Shepherd at a media conference in Sydney at 11am AEST. Months of discussions between Cameron and the Giants have resulted in an amicable parting, with Cameron advising club staff and players of his exit on Thursday morning.

Leon Cameron is stepping down as GWS coach. The Giants will hold a press conference at 11am.

The split with GWS comes just months after Cameron came third in the Allan Jeans award, the AFL Coaches Association prize for coach of the year. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. He coached GWS to the 2019 grand final, where they were soundly beaten by Richmond.

Cameron has helmed the Giants since 2014 and holds an 87-70-3 all-time record.

Leon Cameron has called time as GWS coach. Leon will coach this weekend before Mark McVeigh takes over as caretaker.— Sam Edmund (@Sammy__Edmund) This has been handled really well with the way it was put on the public agenda at the start of the season, which was completely Cameron’s doing.

It's the first coaching change of the 2022 AFL season as Leon Cameron announces his resignation as the man in charge at GWS.

The 49-year-old Cameron took over at the club in 2014, replacing Giants inaugural coach Kevin Sheedy. Cameron's contract is due up at the end of 2022 after he signed a two-year extension in 2020, and he and GWS had put off discussions until the end of the season. GWS coach Leon Cameron has announced he is quitting his role, eight games into his ninth season at the club.

Leon Cameron has quit as coach of AFL club Greater Western Sydney after ending his nine-year tenure at the Giants.

“I’m sure as a coaching fraternity we’ll reach out to Leon and get that support around him. Leon Cameron will coach Greater Western Sydney for the last time this Sunday after reaching a mutual agreement with the AFL club to leave his position. Cameron has a record of 94 wins, 81 losses and four draws.

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It’s time to have a bit of a spell, but you never say never. “Clearly, you have a little bit of a spell. “I’ve been in the game for 34 years straight, playing and coaching. “But I like to think about what we’ve done right. There’s a whole bunch of reasons and sometimes, how you work out whether there’s perfect timing ... we all, in life, try and find that perfect moment to make the perfect decision. I know I’ve still got the players, but it’s a zapping job, and I’ll be totally honest, sometimes that can wear you down a little bit.

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It had become increasingly clear Cameron would not be offered a new contract at the end of the season. The timing is right for our footy club," Cameron said. Cameron cited feeling drained and at times worn down by the requirements of the top job as reasons for his decision.

Leon Cameron has resigned from his position as head coach of GWS after nine years in charge of the Western Sydney club.

The timing is right for our footy club to look for its next senior coach. But in saying that, that's not just the one reason, I think there is a whole bunch of reasons. For that, we will always be grateful to Leon Cameron," he said. Making the finals in that year and the following, Collingwood's quick drop-off came as no surprise, with some of their talent departing for a multitude of reasons. "He will always be remembered in the history of the Giants. He is a values-based coach and it is his values that made him so successful in establishing the Giants. He embraced the concept of setting up an AFL club in western Sydney, of all places in Australia, and making it a success." "I know I've still got the players, but it's a zapping job and I'll be totally honest, at times that can wear you down a little bit.

The Giants are on the hunt for a new senior coach after Leon Cameron tells the club he will finish up after Sunday's game against Carlton.

who knows where that will land in the coming months." We made the move and we move on. I'm probably not the person who enjoys having a rest, but I will for the next few weeks," he said. We play this Sunday and the club can go on its journey and rightfully find the next person." The timing is right for our footy club to look for its next senior coach." "Once you make the decision and your gut tells you, I think that's normally right.