Career
Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Sturt, Coad was drafted by Gold Coast as a mature age rookie with pick number two of the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress Rookie Draft and was elevated to Gold Coast"s senior list for their first season. He made his senior American Federation of Labor-Congress debut against Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2011 American Federation of Labor-Congress season. Coad suffered a serious hamstring injury in his 2nd game for the Gold Coast, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2011 season.
Coad was delisted by Gold Coast on 3 September 2011 but redrafted by them in the 2012 Rookie Draft.
Coad has since played one further American Federation of Labor-Congress match for Gold Coast. Coad now plays with the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian Football League, Coad was slelcted as Captain for the Sturt Football Club.
