Put the Swans on the map and helped create a culture that is still there now. Player honours: Port Adel (SANFL) Best & Fairest 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973; Port Adel (SANFL) leading goalkicker; Port Adel (SANFL) captain 1967-73; Port Adel (SANFL) premierships 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965; All Australian 1969; Suth Aust (27 games). 1950 obit William Oliver (Carlton 1876) 1890 Ernie Waldron. Player honours: Sandover Medal 1962. Now before I start this article, be aware of my age (21) in terms of knowledge and where I live and was brought up (WA). As with every sportsmen, the public will remember what happened most recently. But theres much more than that. And, if you throw in Richmond General Manager of Football Neil Balmes AFL Grand Final-winning record for good measure, you can see just how well off the Tigers are when it comes to off-field premiership experience. As coach of Collingwood from 1912-1949, 713 games for 466 wins, including 59 finals, 17 grand finals and 8 premierships. Charlie Lynch was the first genuine full time coach who didnt come into the position on the back of an elite career as a player. An outstanding leader, he also coaches the side to 23 wins in a row which is still a record. Honourable mentions to Frank Hughes, John Kennedy Snr and the harshly criticised Mark Thompson. All finals: 16 wins, 8 losses. Chosen as coach of the AFL's team of the century and best-afield in the grand final wins a medal in his name. Durability personified, led the first non-Victorian team to win the premiership (West Coast) and broke a 20-year drought at Collingwood. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. Most Coaches Played Under by a Single Player. Geelong 1983-1985 (66 games, 31 wins, 35 losses). Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Hafey took the Tigers to four flags in eight seasons from 1967 to 1974. Coached: 1912-1949 (Collingwood). Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) Sydney premiership coach John Longmire has agreed a two-year contract extension that ties him to the AFL club until the end of 2025. 562 likes. Coaches are the backbone of community football, leading 1.5 million participants onto the ground every week. Any of them Norm Smiths ? How do describe Sheeds, one of the great football identities of all time; after a great playing career with Richmond he became Essendon coach and took the Bombers to 4 flags during the 1980s and 90s while helping revolutionise the game. Kearneys final years were more challenging. In 1963, Churchill took on the coaching job at Canterbury, where the side struggled, winning just 7 of 36 games over two years. In 2012, he moved to Newcastle in what transpired to be a poor time for the experienced coach. 8 Premierships 286 games, 178 wins, 17 draws, 91 losses 62.24%. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Read our Privacy Policy. 5 Premierships 284 games, 168 wins, 5 draws, 111 losses 59.15%. While the North Melbourne coach apologised in person for his clash with a female journalist on 1 February, he has defended his role in the incident. seven straight grand finals is phenomenal. Coached: 1984-89 (Footscray), 1990-99 (West Coast), 2000-11 (Collingwood), 2013-15 (Carlton). Val definitely shouldnt be in the conversation anyone can catch a ball run 10 meters and put it down, I agree he was least effective out of the 4 wingers in the final. The modern-day mastermind rebuilt the Hawks in his first two seasons and since then has missed the finals just once. So it got me thinking, who are the best coaches in the history of the VFL/AFL? Since the name AFL was adopted in 1990, some may argue that the premiership wins only count from this year forward. This guy coached them then. Coached: 1949-51 (Fitzroy), 1952-67 (Melbourne), 1969-72 (South Melbourne). The Storm remained in the finals campaign over the next three seasons before appearing in the 2016 decider. Four premierships include three consecutive flags from 2013 - a remarkable feat given the equalisation measures in the competition. West Australian coaching legend whose playing career was tragically cut short by a serious knee injury. Jack Gibson was a tough as nails, no-nonsense forward who played for Easts from 1953-61, Newtown in 1962 and his last two seasons at Wests in 1963-64. Sydney coach John Longmire inks new AFL deal Skip to main content Skip to navigation Presented By Full Scoreboard > ESPN Search You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. Coached some of the greats like Gordon Coventry and the Collier brothers and will go down in history as a legend. Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. In 1967, Gibson accepted the role as coach of Easts after they had finished their 1966 season dead last, having lost every game. AFL Hall of Infamy GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The Hawks have tasted success in 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Sheens also coached the NSW Origin side in 1991, losing the series, and was the Australian coach from 2009-15, scoring a World Cup win in 2013. Today, were paying tribute to the 10 coaches whove achieved the most over the years. Clubs, particularly those getting raided like Brisbane, are understandably a little grumpy about losing some of their best players. "He's gone through different cycles. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. Coaching record: Rich 1934-40 (133 games, 86 wins, 46 losses, 1 draw), Premiership 1934; Carl 1941-55 (281 games, 167 wins, 110 losses, 4 draws), Premierships 1945, 1947. Guinness World Records Kids (opens in a new window), GWR Merchandise Store (opens in a new window), Corporate Social Responsibility activities & fundraising ideas, Community engagement & tourism marketing activities. After a few years in Country NSW, Halloway returned to Sydney and coached Newtown in a disappointing 1923 campaign. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! Coached: 2005-current (Hawthorn). Grand Finals: 7. Playing career: St Kilda 1955-59 (77 games, 26 goals). Coach. Jack Rayner is widely regarded as one of the best leaders in the history of the game. All finals: 27 wins, 22 losses, 2 draws. Trafalgar Football Club Past Players & Officials Association, Trafalgar, Victoria. He coached their state side the following year and returned to coaching the Test team. In 1986 he was appointed to coach the Queensland Origin side and the following year was co-coach of the Canberra Raiders, alongside Test coach Don Furner. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. It was this guy that did it. Brisbane are the clear chart-toppers in this one, winning 68 per cent of their 25 finals. In all, coached, 10 premiership sides in the SANFL. Churchills men returned to the top with premierships in 1970 and 1971. Richmond VFL fought out a one-point practice match win over Casey on Saturday at Casey Fields. Coached: 1984-89 (Footscray), 1990-99 (West Coast), 2000-11 (Collingwood), 2013-15 (Carlton). In his defence, they had finished last in the two seasons before he arrived and remained there for the year after he left. Record: 217 wins, 133 losses, 2 draws. Tim Sheens was a mobile forward for Penrith throughout the 70s and early 80s, playing for ten years at the top level before trying his hand at coaching. Paul Roos The Golden Era - 1859 to 1896. . Mick Malthouse Richmond VFL's squad is in for Saturday afternoon's practice match against Casey. Jock McHale has coached the most premierships, with eight in total. Rayner came to the club in 1946 after he was spotted playing for the Australian Army while serving in Papua New Guinea. The Crows . For this Ill keep in mind a couple of things. Ross Lyon and John Longmire are two products of him and its no coincidence. Rich Team of the Century (coach). Bills.). Arthur Halloways phenomenal career as a player and coach spanned over 40 years. Melbourne led at every change and proved too strong for Richmond in Saturday's final tune-up before Round 1. Adam Kingsley was a member of Port Adelaides inaugural 2004 AFL premiership side, and a premiership assistant coach in his first season with the Tigers this year. Claremont 1938-1941; premierships 1938, 1939, 1940. The AFL have chosen Richmond great Matthew Richardson and former Adelaide skipper Mark Bickley to present the premiership cup at Saturday's grand final. West Adelaide - 1985-87; West Adel 1985-87 (69 games, 34 wins, 35 losses); Port Adelaide (AFL) 1997-98 (44 games, 19 wins, 23 losses). Not only won three Brownlows, but 275 wins from 415 games including four flags as player/coach. Playing career: West Adel 1945-49 (54 games, 112 goals); Port Adel (SANFL) 1950-58 (151 games, 263 goals); South Aust (34 games). Basically,made three different teams to win flags in 84-84, 93 and then that amazing 2000 side. Grand Finals: 5. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. Record: 466 wins, 237 losses 10 draws. AFL Hall of Fame In 1930, Lynchs side lost their semi-final to eventual premiers Western Suburbs, but returned to the top of the League the following season, winning back-to-back titles again in 1931/32. Macca and Gary Ayers are the only multiple Norm Smith winners. Amazing thinker and also a clever user of the media, the silver fox was an easy choice. 4 Premierships 669 games, 340 wins, 11 draws, 318 losses 50.62%. (1-1) (Includes 1963 Eastern Division playoff victory over the Interesting watching Aker for the Doggies, and his form. Access unlimited content, the digital versions of our print editions - Today's Paper, as well as The Courier, The Standard and Bendigo Advertiser apps. AFL Home Fixtures Scores Ladder Podcast Tipping Champions Brownlow Collingwood 1977-1982 (138 games, 89 wins, 47 losses, 2 draws. Was captain-coach of Norwood at 19-the youngest ever senior coach in Aus. Canberra then won a second premiership in 1990 against Sheens former side Penrith. The announcement comes after more than 600 club visits in preseason to consult coaches and players on positioning and movement patterns, the league said. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, Seven and 7plus are the home of footy shows for every fan. POST-SEASON APPEARANCES by Team Justin Leppitsch also has five premierships to his credit - three as a player for Brisbane and two as an assistant coach at Tigerland. AFL umpiring. This means that Hawthorn has won the most AFL premierships from 1990. With a kicking game that revolved around superstar Royce Hart, Hafey must make this list. Coaching career: Port Adelaide 1950-1958, 1962-1973, premierships 1951, 1954-1958, 1962, 1963, 1965; West Adelaide 1974-1978. Coached: 1981-2007 (Essendon), 2012-13 (GWS). His seven premierships is also a competition record. Mark Bickley (Adelaide) 4/8/1969 Inducted: 2009 Pagans Paddock is famous. Unfortunately, even Gibson was unable to improve the team and retired at the end of 1987. He made a brief return at representative level in 1989 and 1990, coaching the City and NSW Origin sides, winning the 1990 series. Playing career: Richmond 1914-15; 1919-23 (87 games, 51 goals). Reg Hickey The team improved moderately in the next two seasons before breaking through with a Grand Final appearance in 1949. Kevin Sheedy Legend. Duplicate a im not getting it again. Syd Coventry, Dick Reynolds and Michael Tuck are the most successful captains, with four premierships each. Gibson moved to Souths in 1978 and helped improve the ailing club, yet failed to reach the finals. The left-foot wingman was an integral player in the 1993 Bombers premiership side, which would . (Click here for year-by-year 1855 Melbourne Map Carlton area cropped adj. Durability personified, led the first non-Victorian team to win the premiership (West Coast) and broke a 20-year drought at Collingwood. Hawthorn has a proud history, having won 13 VFL/AFL premierships since joining the VFL in 1925. Latest Images. No-frills coach whose basic, team orientated philosophy saw him take St Kilda to it's first premiership in 1966. 1 with Essendon then 2 or 3 with the lions. Sorry. Kearney is often credited with introducing the ruthless professionalism which contributed heavily to the Dragons dominance at the time. AFL HOF Photos Playing career: South Fremantle 1955-1966 (132 games). 1962 Texans 17, Oilers 14 (Double OT) 1966 Chiefs 31, Bills 7 1969 Chiefs 17, Raiders 7 (2) HOUSTON OILERS 1960 Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16 (Game played January 1, 1961) 1961 Oilers 10, San Diego Chargers 3 (2) BUFFALO BILLS 1964 Bills 20, Chargers 7 1965 Bills 23, Chargers 0 (1) SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1963 Chargers 51, Patriots 10 The Tigers' 2019 demolition of Greater Western Sydney . Damien Hardwick has been an integral part of five AFL premierships - two as a player with both Essendon and Port Adelaide, one as an assistant to Alastair Clarkson at Hawthorn, and now two as the Tigers' head coach. This has had a significant impact on the spread of premierships: since 1990, thirteen clubs have won a premiership, compared with only five clubs between 1967 and 1989. 1969 Wildcard victory over the Oilers and Super Bowl II loss. Geelong has a proud history, having won nine AFL and seven VFA premierships. The Crows two AFL premiership victories came in 1997 and 1998, while they have tasted AFLW success in 2017, 2019 and 2022 - with their three flags the most in the competition. Past Coaches | All Coaches. Ricky Stuart has blasted the NRL and Rugby League Players' Association after his fullback Sebastian Kris was sent for a head injury assessment despite getting treatment on a leg complaint. All finals: 16 wins, 8 losses. Essendon and Carlton have won the most VFL/AFL premierships, with a total of 16 each. Premierships: 4. Playing career: West Perth 1904 (1 game); Sturt 1909-10 (24 games); North Frem 1911 (13 games); Subiaco 1912-18 (80 games); East Perth (35 games). Premierships: 6. So here we go, the greatest VFL/AFL coaches of all time. Western Bulldogs young stars soar for a pair of epic pre-season marks, Stephen Coniglio crunched in a brutal hit that rocked the midfielder, WATCH: When Roos collide - some nasty friendly fire in lead up to North Melbourne goal, Tom Berry upended in what was compared to an awkward rugby league spear tackle, Beware Saints' new tagger, outrageous Errol, and a September smoky: Talking points from AAMI Community Series Day 2. Craig McRae also is a triple Brisbane premiership player, as well as a dual Richmond premiership development coach. Provan again came to the rescue and guided the Sharks to the Grand Final, which they drew with Manly, but ultimately lost in a mid-week Grand Final Replay. Playing career: Richmond 1953-58 (67 games, 10 goals). He also played for New South Wales in 1954. Tenacious and determined back pocket who later carved out an outstanding coaching career. His seven premierships is also a competition record. Grand Finals: 7. Micheal Tuck clearly as a premiership player but Ron Barassi as combined playing, then coaching career, has everyone covered in the league history. Trench coat on and as sharp as ever, McHale has probably the greatest ever record. Premierships: 3. 1980 onwards or something like that. I put the book away. The 15 best forwards of the century The 15 best ruckmen of the century The 15 best midfielders of the century Here is our top 15 defenders. The son of a football legend. He took on the coaching duties at South Sydney in 1928, relieving club legend Alf Blair of the role. The . Playing career: St Kilda (1972-76), Richmond (1976-82). I knew it was coming, but recently one of my idols and the greatest manager/coach of all time retired in Sir Alex Ferguson. Record: 466 wins, 237 losses 10 draws. After running third, the Rabbitohs returned to finals football in 1938, but lost their semi-final clash. In his last two seasons, Souths impressive reign was ended by the amazing St. George one. An underrated coach in history I feel. As coach of Collingwood from 1912-1949, 713 games for 466 wins, including 59 finals, 17 grand finals and 8 premierships. Former star SA rover who later guided a tough, no nonsense Port Adelaide SANFL side to nine premierships. Theres a reason the medal is named after him. Everyone knows what he did at Brisbane. In 1973 he coached Newtown, steering them to their first finals campaign since 1966. Please gamble responsibly. David Parkin "I think he's got a lot of years left in him,'' Eade said. Picture by James Wiltshire Wangaratta premiership coach Ben Reid says . After shedding players in 1992 and missing the finals, Canberra were back in the top 5 in 1993, but fell short of the decider after halfback Ricky Stuart suffered a horrific ankle injury. Four flags in 27-straight years as Essendon's coach when the ex-plumber gained status as the craftiest coach in the business. Ron Barassi 15. Plenty left to do at Carlton, but over in the west he helped the Eagles overcome Victorian dominance, and then took an average Collingwood list to grand finals in 02, 03 (beaten by the greatest team of all time) before winning finally in 2010 on the back of an amazing game plan based around pressure and ruthlessness. Coached for 38 seasons across an astonishing 714 games for eight premierships and 27 finals series. The modern-day mastermind rebuilt the Hawks in his first two seasons and since then has missed the finals just once. The impressive career of Ken Kearney speaks volumes for his ability as a player and coach. Bellamys reign at Melbourne has been ultra-impressive. In 1990 the game become AFL officially because of a move to a National competition. Norm Smith is a relatively new award. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, Seven and 7plus are the home of footy shows for every fan. Since 1990 Geelong, Brisbane & West Coast lead with 3 AFL premierships each. Coached some of the greats like Gordon Coventry and the Collier brothers and will go down in history as a legend. Was able to manage superstars of the comp such as Michael Voss, Simon Black and Johnathan Brown, but also got the best out of unique personalities and backgrounds like Jason Akermanis, Alastair Lynch and Martin Pyke before it was too late. By Shayne Hope. Then what they were given must be counted. Create your own Fantasy AFL team and compete for daily prizes on Draftstars its free to join so why not check it out? Grand Finals: 5. Placed a big emphasis on fitness. GET IN TOUCH WITH A RECORD SPECIALIST (Opens in a new window), How to set or break a Guinness World Records title. Both seem to be going ok. Stream them all for free on 7plus >>. The Red V reached the semis under Provans tutelage, but lost to the all-conquering South Sydney side, denying them a place in the Grand Final. For a complete list of 1991 records, please visit 1991 Guinness Records in Australia. After playing for no competition points in 2010 (they still won enough games to finish in fifth place), they won the Minor Premiership in 2011 but failed to reach the Grand Final; an aberration they rectified the following year to give Bellamy his first official NRL Premiership. And premiership coaches receive the Jock McHale Medal. Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record. Premierships: 7. 7 Premierships 788 games, 489 wins, 14 draws, 285 losses 62.06%. Most of them had retired by the time the Norm Smith Medal was created. He switched to Parramatta in 1962 and steered the Eels into their first ever finals series after having run dead last for eight of their previous 10 seasons. Assistant Coach Andrew McQualter speaks with media following the practice match against Melbourne. The introduction of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988 allowed Bennett to return north as their coach, a role he held until 2008. Gibsons dry, direct candour had an immediate effect, elevating the team off the bottom of the table and into the finals in both 1967 and 68. Sheens then had an unhappy time as coach at the lowly Cowboys, getting axed halfway through his fourth season. He moved into coaching in his mid 20s, running Ipswich, Brisbane Souths and Brothers in the BRL competition. AFL@aol.com. From 1955-64, Smith won six flags at Melbourne, very nearly equally Collingwoods record of four in a row. Australian rugby league has certainly produced its share of outstanding coaches over the past 110 seasons, but who are the very best? Coaching career: Subiaco 1975 (nine wins, 12 losses); Hawthorn 1977-1980 (57 wins, 37 losses), premiership 1978; Carlton 1981-1985 (79 wins, 40 losses, 1 draw), premierships 1981-82; Fitzroy 1986-88 (30 wins, 39 losses); Carlton 1991-2000 (140 wins, 94 losses, 1 draw), premiership: 1995; Carl Team of the Century (coach); All Australian coach 1995. For a complete list of 1991 records, please visit 1991 Guinness Records in Australia. 5 Premierships 216 games, 121 wins, 4 draws, 91 losses 56.02%.