Sidebottom joins Melbourne as development coach

Steele Sidebottom has moved from Collingwood to Melbourne as a development coach, according to 7NEWS ². Zero Hanger also reported the move, describing it as an unexpected step only weeks after his playing career ended ¹.

7NEWS reported that Sidebottom has been involved with three teams over the past two months before settling at Melbourne ². Zero Hanger described the appointment as a new opportunity in the AFL, with Sidebottom joining a Victorian rival ¹. The reports do not give details of the length of the role or what it will involve day to day.

Sidebottom played 375 games and kicked 213 goals in his career, all for Collingwood ^stats. Both reports describe him as a 375-game Magpies player ¹².