Full name Wayne Brittain Role Coach Name Wayne Brittain | 2001-2002 Carlton Years Club | |
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Date of birth (1958-06-13) 13 June 1958 (age 57) | ||
Wayne Brittain (born 13 June 1958) is a former coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Career
In his playing career, Brittain played for Zillmere Eagles in the Queensland State League. He eventually suffered a back injury which ended his career.
Brittain took up coaching, and was an assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club under David Parkin. Brittain was credited with much of the club's success in the 2000 home and away season. Following Parkin's retirement at the end of 2000, Brittain became the senior coach of Carlton, serving in the role from 2001 until 2002. He took the club to sixth place in 2001, but crashed to last place in 2002, the first time Carlton had ever won the VFL/AFL wooden spoon. He was sacked at the end of the year and replaced by Denis Pagan.
Brittain went on to be an assistant coach at Richmond under Danny Frawley for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, leaving at the end of 2004 after Frawley was sacked. He returned to Queensland to coach his old club, the Zillmere Eagles in 2005, but was sacked by the club after being fined for abusing the umpires after a Zillmere loss. On 15 September 2008, he became an assistant coach of Brisbane Lions under Michael Voss.
Personal life
Wayne is the brother of former North Melbourne player Craig Brittain.