Coaches

When he was appointed after the 2016 season Simon Goodwin became the 30th man to have coached at least one game at the club. 25 of those had been permanent appointments, with five short-term caretakers. Alex Hall and Checker Hughes are the only coaches to have had two stints in the job, Hughes even returned a third time as a caretaker for one week in 1965 after Norm Smith was sacked. When Smith was re-instated Checker went back into retirement.

(C) denotes mid-season caretaker coach.

VFL/AFL

AFLW

VFL/AFL

Current to end 2024

Coach	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	%	Years
Alex Hall	107	44	2	61	41.12	1907 - 1909, 1911 - 1913
Eddie Drohan	18	4	0	14	22.22	1910
Len Incigneri	18	2	0	16	11.11	1914
Jack McKenzie	18	9	0	9	50.00	1915
George Haines	16	0	0	16	0.0	1919
Gerald Brosnan	16	5	0	11	31.25	1920
Percy Wilson	48	16	2	30	35.42	1921 - 1923
Gordon Rattray	16	4	0	12	25	1924
Bert Chadwick	58	42	1	15	73.28	1925 - 1927
Ivor Warne-Smith	92	48	2	42	53.26	1928 - 1932
Frank 'Checker' Hughes	258	157	2	99	61.24	1933 - 1941, 1945 - 1948, 1965 (C)
Percy Beames	48	19	0	29	39.58	1942 - 1944
Allan La Fontaine	56	25	0	31	44.64	1949 - 1951
Norm Smith	307	195	5	107	63.51	1952 - 1967
John Beckwith	65	19	0	46	29.23	1967 - 1970
Ian Ridley	66	28	1	37	43.18	1971 - 1973
Bob Skilton	88	28	0	60	31.82	1974 - 1977
Denis Jones	22	5	0	17	22.73	1978
Carl Ditterich	43	11	0	32	25.58	1979 - 1980
Frank Davis	1	0	0	1	0.0	1979 (C)
Ron Barassi	111	35	0	77	31.53	1964 (C), 1981 - 1985
John Northey	167	90	1	76	54.19	1986 - 1992
Neil Balme	98	41	0	57	41.84	1993 - 1997
Greg Hutchison	13	3	0	10	23.08	1997 (C)
Neale Daniher	235	114	1	120	48.51	1998 - 2007
Mark Riley	9	3	0	6	33.33	2007 (C)
Dean Bailey	83	22	2	59	26.50	2008 - 2011
Todd Viney	5	1	0	4	20.00	2011 (C)
Mark Neeld	33	5	0	28	15.15	2012 - 2013
Neil Craig	11	1	0	10	9.09	2013 (C)
Paul Roos	66	21	0	45	31.81	2014 - 2016
Simon Goodwin	172	99	1	72	57.66	2017 -
Adem Yze	1	1	0	0	100	2022 (C)

• Ron Barassi was caretaker coach for one game in 1964 and Checker Hughes for one game in 1966.

AFLW

Current to end 2023

Coach	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	%	Years
Michael Stinear	63	47	0	16	74.60	2017-
Jane Lange	1	1	0	0	100	2021 (C)
Shae Sloane	1	1	0	0	100	2023 (C)

• Jane Lange was caretaker coach for Round 8, 2021 and Shae Sloane was caretaker coach for Round 4, 2023.

See also
Coaching staff
Directors

Links
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