final s . ▁The ▁team : ▁ ▁Co aches ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁co ached ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁by ▁V ance ▁Stewart , ▁who ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁A uss ie ▁M clean . ▁Stewart ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Wayne ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ; ▁Mc Le an ▁too ▁was ▁replaced , ▁by ▁Peter ▁Slo ane . ▁Smith ▁continued ▁as ▁coach ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁All ▁Black s ▁coach ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season . ▁Rob bie ▁De ans ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁re ins ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season . ▁De ans ▁has ▁had ▁several ▁assist ants : ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁his ▁assistant ▁was ▁Steve ▁Hans en ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Col in ▁Cooper ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Don ▁Hay es ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Vern ▁Cot ter . ▁De ans ' ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁was ▁former ▁Cr us ader ▁Mark ▁Hamm ett . ▁De ans ▁was ▁appointed ▁coach ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁co aching ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season . ▁Form er ▁captain , ▁Tod d ▁Black ad der ▁was ▁appointed ▁his ▁successor ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁Hamm ett