Senior Assistant and Midfield Coach

Gowans arrives at the Pies with a wealth of football coaching experience. In 2015 he served as the inaugural head coach of the Dandenong Stingrays women’s academy and also coached the Victorian Country side to a national title at the 2017 AFL Youth Girls National Championships. He also oversaw Diamond Creek’s grand final appearance in the VFL Women competition in 2017.

Gowan began his AFLW coaching journey at Carlton as an assistant coach in 2017 before being appointed head coach of North Melbourne’s inaugural side in 2019.