The 1947 season was a poor one by his standards as Easts ran third last. Duplicate Division playoff victory over the Chiefs, Coached: 1912-1949 (Collingwood). GitHub export from English Wikipedia. wikipedia.en/AFL_salary_cap.md at main chinapedia/wikipedia.en Still at the GWS with much to prove with that squad of talent, but his work obviously at Windy Hill is why he makes this list. They do have better resources and teams around them though, although that is sometimes not a positive. Player honours: Sandover Medal 1926, 1929. Games: 635. Premierships: 3. With a kicking game that revolved around superstar Royce Hart, Hafey must make this list. Dennis Pagan Claremont 1938-1941; premierships 1938, 1939, 1940. Player honours: Sandover Medal 1962. He took on the coaching duties at South Sydney in 1928, relieving club legend Alf Blair of the role. He resumed coaching in 1930, this time with Easts and led them throughout all bar two years of the decade (1932 and 1939). Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, Seven and 7plus are the home of footy shows for every fan. Coaching career: Richmond 1927-1932 (120 games, 87 wins, 31 losses, 2 draws), premiership 1932. In 1988, Sheens moved to the Canberra Raiders, a club fresh off a Grand Final appearance, and in 89, he helped them win their maiden title in an epic decider against favourites Balmain. The impressive career of Ken Kearney speaks volumes for his ability as a player and coach. Won a remarkable 65 per cent of his game. Coaching career: Port Adelaide (SANFL) - 1974-1982, 1988-1996: premierships - 1977, 1979-81, 1988-1990, 1992, 1994-1995. Both seem to be going ok. Pike probably has the most AFL premierships with 4, The Collingwood Team that won 6 flags in 10 years including 4 in a row had lots of players play iun several flags. Showed how valuable picking up players from others clubs can be when building a side. FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) All team captains prior to 1902, and occasionally until 1922, also acted as the team's coach. Enough said. [Longest Careers] [Most Experienced Team] [Most Finals] [Most Finals Series] [Most Games, No Finals] [Most Games Before Final] [Premiership Team] [Time Between Games] Best Win-Loss Records (Min. Tigers to unfurl flag at home season opener. Norm Smith (Melbourne) The introduction of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988 allowed Bennett to return north as their coach, a role he held until 2008. Jock McHale has coached the most premierships, with eight in total. He moved into coaching in his mid 20s, running Ipswich, Brisbane Souths and Brothers in the BRL competition. Most Underated & Overated player from each team. He sees Buckley as a long-term coach. Playing career: St Kilda 1955-59 (77 games, 26 goals). Coached some of the greats like Gordon Coventry and the Collier brothers and will go down in history as a legend. Five premierships in six years at Melbourne from 1955 confirmed his status as a legend of the game. Essendon and Carlton have won the most VFL/AFL premierships, with a total of 16 each. The two helped the young side to the 1987 Grand Final where they were beaten by Manly. After making it to the 1973 decider, the Sharks had spent four seasons underachieving and not playing finals football. In 1967, Gibson accepted the role as coach of Easts after they had finished their 1966 season dead last, having lost every game. His seven premierships is also a competition record. Basically,made three different teams to win flags in 84-84, 93 and then that amazing 2000 side. In 1939, Lynch steered the side to another Grand Final, but they were completely outclassed by Balmain in the decider. An underrated pat of history and his humility elevated him even more. Today, were paying tribute to the 10 coaches whove achieved the most over the years. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP . The Richmond coaches have a veritable plethora of premierships among them at the games highest level. You must log in or register to reply here. Honourable mentions to Frank Hughes, John Kennedy Snr and the harshly criticised Mark Thompson. AFL Coach Page | Play AFL They're followed by Hawthorn (61.63%), Melbourne (58.62%), and Richmond (58.14%). 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Tuck. Credited with introducing much of the modern-day coaching science and jargon. Playing career: Richmond 1914-15; 1919-23 (87 games, 51 goals). Interesting watching Aker for the Doggies, and his form. 2 Premierships 395 games, 269 wins, 2 draws, 124 losses 68.10%. Australian rugby league has certainly produced its share of outstanding coaches over the past 110 seasons, but who are the very best? In his last two seasons, Souths impressive reign was ended by the amazing St. George one. Gibson spent the 1972 season honing his craft and studying the practices employed in American Football. And premiership coaches receive the Jock McHale Medal. Grand Finals: 16. Paul Roos Geelong's Premiership History - Geelong Football Club For a complete list of 1991 records, please visit 1991 Guinness Records in Australia. Jock McHale 4 Premierships 184 games, 118 wins, 6 draws, 60 losses 64.13%. List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches, List of AFL Women's premiership captains and coaches, List of NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL premiership captains and coaches, "No fudge: AFL insists Mick Malthouse celebration will be by the numbers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_VFL/AFL_premiership_captains_and_coaches&oldid=1114020892, This page was last edited on 4 October 2022, at 11:23. Rugby League Opinions is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, Top 10 Players of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. 5 Premierships 284 games, 168 wins, 5 draws, 111 losses 59.15%. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley milestone: Tony Shaw - heraldsun He coached their state side the following year and returned to coaching the Test team. WHAT MAKES A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLE? Grand Finals: 5. Speaking to AFL Media, Longmuir said he could've sold the bigger picture better to some players that ended up leaving. Champion WA rover who had a brief stint with South Melbourne before returning home to coach five premierships. The Little Master was (and still is) regarded by many as the greatest footballer to have ever played the game in Australia. His three years at Parramatta saw them feature in the finals every season. Playing career: Port Adelaide (SANFL) 1958-73 (264 games, 286 goals). 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. Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record. Access unlimited content, the digital versions of our print editions - Today's Paper, as well as The Courier, The Standard and Bendigo Advertiser apps. Under the PSP rules, the Lions can lose up to five players without a trade needing to be struck. Probably the best at using the media to his advantage, and showed us how valuable indigenous players can be when treated and coached in the right way. Forget his stint at St Kilda though, at Geelong in four losing grand finals, and then performing the hardest task in sport which is going back to back with the first ever interstate side to do so in the Crows, Blight must make this list. Bellamys reign at Melbourne has been ultra-impressive. It was a period of dominance, as Gibson guided the Eels to three consecutive premierships (1981-83). Official AFL Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club He then became the inaugural coach of Cronulla when they entered the competition in 1967, but unfortunately, the Sharks struggled, collecting two wooden spoons in his three seasons there. THE VFL/AFL'S TOP FIVE COACHES OF ALL TIME (in alphabetical order) Ron Barassi Four premierships include three consecutive flags from 2013 - a remarkable feat given the equalisation measures in the competition. 1960 Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16 (Game played January 1, 1961) The list, as well as the the facilities and resources at hand. John Longmire has signed a new contract to remain as Sydney coach until after the 2025 AFL season. Make space and kick it to Wayne Carey. Playing career: Hawthorn 1961-74 (211 games, 21 goals). Stream them all for free on 7plus >>. Richmond VFL's squad is in for Saturday afternoon's practice match against Casey. AFL Coaches Records & Statistics. All finals: 27 wins, 22 losses, 2 draws. Canberra then won a second premiership in 1990 against Sheens former side Penrith. The modern-day mastermind rebuilt the Hawks in his first two seasons and since then has missed the finals just once. Olarenshaw made his senior AFL debut in 1993 with the Bombers and instantly made a good impression. Jack Rayner is widely regarded as one of the best leaders in the history of the game. Clubs, particularly those getting raided like Brisbane, are understandably a little grumpy about losing some of their best players. Playing career: West Adel 1945-49 (54 games, 112 goals); Port Adel (SANFL) 1950-58 (151 games, 263 goals); South Aust (34 games). 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. In his defence, they had finished last in the two seasons before he arrived and remained there for the year after he left. Jock McHale has coached the most premierships, with eight in total. seven straight grand finals is phenomenal. Craig McRae also is a triple Brisbane premiership player, as well as a dual Richmond premiership development coach. In 1975, Sticks took over the reins at Parramatta, who had finished 1974 with the wooden spoon. Coaching career: South Melb 1932 (19 games, 13 wins, 6 losses); West Perth 1934-1935, 1937; premierships 1934, 1935. Updated March 1 2023 - 11:53pm, first published 11:50pm. Please choose a country from the list for relevant records: Your club's flags, Grand Finals and the Largest fleet to start the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Calendar of United States Holidays Year 2020, Calendar of United Kingdom Holidays Year 2020, Calendar of Panamanian Holidays Year 2020, United Nations International Days Calendar of 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Darcy Melksham has faced the most unique circumstances, watching his junior club go into recess and then joining the premiers. Andrew McQualter is now a two-time Richmond premiership assistant coach, while development coaches Xavier Clarke and Ryan Ferguson have two Tiger flags on their coaching CVs. The PSP has been a bit of a vexed conversation. He made a brief return at representative level in 1989 and 1990, coaching the City and NSW Origin sides, winning the 1990 series. Prior to North, he coaches Carlton to their first flag in 21 years in 1968 and then in 1970, in the best comeback of them all, 44 points down against the Pies at Halftime, he pulls off the miracle. JavaScript is disabled. 5 Premierships 394 games, 245 wins, 10 draws, 139 losses 62.18%. have other images AFL rings,please e-mail Ange Coniglio at Record: 253 wins, 192 losses, 7 draws. Second behind Malthouse on the games coached list, was at the Magpies' helm for an astonishing 38 consecutive years - a record surely never to be neared, let alone broken. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. The Green Machine fell to eventual premiers the Bulldogs in the 1995 finals series and in 1996 they were beaten by St.George in the first week of the playoffs. 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). All finals: 23 wins, 20 losses. Brisbane are the clear chart-toppers in this one, winning 68 per cent of their 25 finals. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. Rich Team of the Century (coach). Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. "I think he's got a lot of years left in him,'' Eade said. this is the gold ring. In 1985, he accepted his final and most challenging club coaching role, running the financially stricken Cronulla side. This means that Hawthorn has won the most AFL premierships from 1990. Bunton enjoyed a decorated playing career in SA & WA and then became a highly successful coach. Justin Leppitsch also has five premierships to his credit three as a player for Brisbane and two as an assistant coach at Tigerland. Old Blake Caracalla would have similar numbers? (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) Patrick Dangerfield will lead . Coaching career: South Frem 1959, 1966-68, 1995-98 (172 games); premiership 1997; East Frem 1973-76 (87 games), premiership 1974; Swan Dist 1977-87; 1990-94; 2000-02 (417 games), premierships 1982-84, 1990; West Coast Eagles 1988-89 (45 games); West Aust (14 games); Australia 1984, 1986 (6 games). AFL news 2023: Mark Ricciuto talks Adelaide rebuild, trade plans and Legend. Read our Privacy Policy. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! Everyone coaching AFL is required to become an accredited member of CoachAFL. A great tactician, he used his gun forwards like Gary Ablett and Tony Modra to full effect, but also showed great skill with moves such as swinging Shane Ellen forward in the 1997 grand final, kicking five goals to win the game. Coached: 1912-1949 (Collingwood). Everyone knows what he did at Brisbane. List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches - Wikipedia Placed a big emphasis on fitness. Wayne Bennett was a lanky winger in Brisbane who earned 7 caps at state level from 1971 to 1973. 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. He moved to the Dragons for the 1970 and 71 seasons, where they featured in the finals both times, reaching the decider in 1971. Any strife for the former Tigers skipper? Coaching career: Richmond 1966-1976 (248 games, 173 wins, 73 losses, 2 draws), premierships 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974. It would prove to be the most dominant period in the clubs history as they won premierships in 1935, 36 and 37. He moved into assistant coaching duties and served a long apprenticeship under Bennett before picking up the head role at Melbourne after he was turned away by the Wests Tigers (who opted to sign his former mentor Tim Sheens). Any of them Norm Smiths ? He became the most successful coach of the 1990s, steering the Broncos to a pair of premierships in 1992/93, a Super League title in1997, and victory in the inaugural season of the unified NRL competition in 1998. Premierships: 3. He then took the Hawks through the 80s winning four flags and using his great speaking ability to inspire them to greatness. The 1974 GF for North fans is a painful one, but Barassi used it as catayst for two flags in 75 and 77 as well as grand finals in 76 and 78. Bodey, a premiership teammate of Bates' in 2021, is a one-time All-Australian and finished the 2022 season as Brisbane's leading goalkicker.
