Josh Drummond

Josh Drummond (born 19 April 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who is currently serving as the defensive coach of the Gold Coast Football Club. He was a rebounding defender and occasional wingman, with a long and accurate left-foot kick.

Early life and junior football Dummond was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. His family had moved there from Avoca, Victoria. His school Matthew Flinders Anglican College had a team which he played with, he then joined the local Maroochydore Football Club. Ongoing struggle with injury forced Drummond into an early retirement at the end of the 2012 season.

Coaching career Upon retirement from his playing career, Drummond accepted a role as a development coach with North Melbourne in 2013. He remained at North for six seasons and transitioned into assistant coaching roles with the defensive and midfield groups before returning to his home state of Queensland and accepting an assistant coaching role with the Gold Coast Suns in 2018. He became Gold Coast's VFL premiership coach in 2023.