2009
Frankston appointed former North Melbourne forward Shannon Grant as its coach for 2009. Grant replaces former Melbourne defender Brett Lovett, who spent six years as coach of the Dolphins. Grant, 31, has signed as non-playing coach for two seasons after retiring from the AFL in 2008 with 301 games to his credit.
Frankston operations manager Bryan Mace said Grant would be a handy addition to the club.
“We’re very pleased to think that a fellow with such experience at AFL level has seen fit to start his coaching career at Frankston Football Club,” Mace said.
They have won three games this year, and have finished 12th on the ladder out of 13 teams. This is a heavy fallout from the 2008 season in which they finished 7th with 10 wins and 10 losses.
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