Having retired from his political profession, former Fremantle coach Damian Drum is ready to make his return to teaching for the primary time in additional than 20 years.
Drum went from the hotseat of the AFL’s teaching ranks to utterly out of the footy system inside the area of barely 12 months after being sacked by the Dockers in 2001.
He took the reins at Bendigo’s VFL membership in 2002, however walked away from the game to make a sensational profession change to politics.
Having risen to the ranks of assistant minister to the deputy prime minister, and being the Member for Nicholls as a Nationals MP up till final 12 months, Drum will make a one-match return to the teaching ranks.
The 62-year-old will be a part of John Lamont in co-coaching the Goulburn Valley interleague workforce for a conflict with Victorian rivals Ovens and Murray in Could.
Drum was Fremantle’s second-ever coach, taking on from Gerard Neesham firstly of the 1999 season and serving to steer the Dockers to their first western derby win that 12 months.
However a 13-40 profession file – the worst of any Freo coach to have led not less than one full season – together with losses in his first 9 video games in 2001 noticed him axed mid-season, with Ben Allan performing as caretaker.
