Dean Solomon

Kurt Tippett will join Gold Coast's coaching staff on a part-time basis

A chorus of AFL greats have rallied around Dean Solomon, who will leave the Gold Coast Suns at the end of the year despite having two years remaining on his contract.

'This smells a bit for mine'

Rhyce Shaw is back in the AFL after landing a development role at Gold Coast

'There's no one I'd be fearing on that team'

The AFL has begun making sweeping changes to its business in what insiders believe is the most significant day at League HQ in memory, with approximately 20 per cent of staff roles to be axed.

Former Gold Coast Suns assistant coach Dean Solomon has revealed his plan to return to AFL coaching took a unique turn at the hands of advice from West Coast coach Adam Simpson.

"You just want to see young men and women within the football department blossom."

Craig McRae is headed to Waverley Park, while Matthew Boyd is weighing up Dockers' offer

Gold Coast Suns football manager Jon Haines has rubbished claims of a relationship breakdown between head coach Stuart Dew and sacked assistant coach Dean Solomon.

Jon Haines denies relationship fracture between coach Stuart Dew and the axed Dean Solomon

As difficult as Rhyce Shaw's departure has been, North Melbourne knows it a crucial call looms to find a new senior coach as the AFL exchange period looms.

After 22 years as an AFL assistant and senior coach, Mark Harvey will depart the AFL coaches' box on Saturday.

A highly-rated assistant coach was a victim of AFL job cuts on Monday - but a former teammate says there's more to the story.