David Lake (coach)


David Lake is the senior coach of the Gold Coast Suns women's team in the AFL Women's.

Early life and playing career

Lake was born in Warrnambool, Victoria and grew up in Camperdown. When Camperdown won the 1968 Hampden league premiership David was one of the teams mascots and was pictured sitting in the front row. David would play his junior football in town and then when he was 16 made his senior debut for Camperdown Magpies in 1981.
He was talented enough to be recruited to Fitzroy's under 19 and Reserves team in 1982.
After leaving Fitzroy, Lake became a football nomad, playing for East Ringwood and later playing at Morningside QAFL, Perth and St Marys in the Northern Territory. His career in sales encouraged him to move around. Finally settling in Brisbane, Queensland with wife Natalie and his 5 children Rory, Josh, Sam, Jack & Eliza.

Coaching career

Lake coached local Queensland State League teams Mount Gravatt 2006-2011 and Morningside 2014-2015.
He successfully coached Papua New Guinea in the 2014 Australian Football International Cup to win the championship. David was again in charge of PNG for the 2017 Australian Football International Cup. The team won the title again.

AFLW

He was then appointed as an assistant coach of the newly established Brisbane Lions women's team in 2016.
Lake was appointed the head coach of the Gold Coast Suns women's team on 5 March 2019.