German
takes Reins at Casey.
PRESS Release By Craig Lees
The Casey Scorpions are pleased to announce Peter German as their senior Coach for 2009. German played 185 games for the Kangaroos between 1984 and 1994 in a distinguished career.
Peter began his coaching career at Burnie in Tasmania in 1995. Peter is a vastly experienced senior coach spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Fremantle under Chris Connolly and Mark Harvey. Prior to his time at Fremantle Peter led the Subiaco Football Club to the minor premiership in each of his four years at the helm, achieving premiership success in 2004 and 2006, and runners-up in 2003. During his years at Subiaco his winning ratio was 80 percent, and across his coaching career has a winning ratio of 72 percent.He was coach of the Peel Thunder Football Club in 2002, Assistant Coach at West Coast 2000 and 2001, Assistant Coach/Reserves Coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in 1998 and 1999, and Senior Coach of the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League from 1995 and 1997 (Runners-up in 1996 and 1997).
During his period as coach at Burnie he also played 64 games for the club from 1994 to 1997.Peter is a Life Member of the North Melbourne Football Club where he played 185 senior games from 1984 to 1994 as well as 55 games in the Under 19s from 1981 to 1984. He was a nomination for the North Melbourne Team of the Century and is an AFL 200 Club Member. Peter represented Victoria on two occasions in 1991 and Tasmania on three occasions in 1995, 1996 and 1997 when he was captain of the Tasmanian side that took on WA. In 2006 he was the WAFL State Coach.
Peter will take on the Senior role with Casey and have a partial development role with the Melbourne Football Club. Peter will officially address the players for the first time this Friday night 7th November at Casey Fields at 7pm as the Scorpions 2009 pre-season launch. Casey officially starts pre-summer training on Wednesday the 12th of November @ 6pm.
Craig Lees – Football Operations Manager.
