Education
Rawlings completed year 12 (final year of school) whilst in his first year at the club (1999).
Rawlings completed year 12 (final year of school) whilst in his first year at the club (1999).
He currently serves as the midfield coach of the West Coast Eagles. He is the younger brother of former American Federation of Labor-Congress football player, and Richmond 2009 caretaker coach, Jade. Rawlings was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 1998 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, with the 15th selection.
In 2004, he had his best season to date, gaining selection for the International rules series and taking out the Syd Barker Medal for the North Melbourne best and fairest.
In 2005, Rawlings had another solid year, albeit not as good as the previous, but 2006 saw him recapture the career-best form to take out his second Syd Barker Meda Rawlings was a solid contributor in 2007 and 2008, but after some retirements, he was forced to be played in a variety of different roles.
In 2009, a rebuilding year for the club, he spent much time playing in defense shutting down some of the game"s most eluding players in Cyril Rioli and Aaron Davey. He continued in this defensive role in 2010, but was also able to get the ball himself, having a career high 623 possessions and sharing his third Syd Barker Medal with Brent Harvey.
Rawlings retired from football at the end of the 2011 season when North Melbourne finished 9th on the ladder.
After retiring, he joined North Melbourne as the senior recruiting and induction coachwhich he held during the 2012/13 seasons. At the end of the 2013 season, Rawlings left North Melbourne to accept a role at the West Coast Eagles as an assistant coach under new senior coach and former teammate and captain of Rawlings Adam Simpson. Rawlings still holds this role today.