List of current Australian Football League coaches
This list includes the appointment date and performance record of current Australian Football League senior coaches. The league consists of 18 clubs across Australia, with at least one club in every state/territory apart from Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Alastair Clarkson, the senior coach of the Hawthorn Football Club since September 2004, is the longest serving coach in the league. He has also won the most matches (216) and premierships (4) among active coaches. John Worsfold, the senior coach of the Essendon Football Club since October 2015, has coached the most matches (371) out of any current senior coach across their respective careers, with his previous tenure at the West Coast Eagles from 2002 to 2013 in addition to his current term at Essendon. Chris Scott, the senior coach of the Geelong Football Club since October 2010, has the best winning percentage at 69.30%. Six coaches have won at least one AFL premiership during their current term; Alastair Clarkson in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Chris Scott in 2011, John Longmire in 2012, Luke Beveridge in 2016, Damien Hardwick in 2017 and 2019, and Adam Simpson in 2018. John Worsfold won a premiership during his previous term with West Coast in 2006.
Five coaches either resigned or were sacked during the 2019 AFL season; Brad Scott (North Melbourne), Alan Richardson (St Kilda), Brendon Bolton (Carlton), Ross Lyon (Fremantle) and Don Pyke (Adelaide).[1]
Coaches
- Key
Prem | Premiership wins |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
D | Draws |
GC | Games coached |
Win% | Winning percentage |
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 AFL season
Team | Name | Appointed[lower-alpha 1] | Time as coach | Prem | W | L | D | GC | Win% | Prem | W | L | D | GC | Win% | Played for | Past
Clubs as an assistant or senior coach |
Source |
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Current[lower-alpha 2] | Career[lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||||||||||
Adelaide | Matthew Nicks | 15 October 2019 | 255 days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | Sydney Swans | Port Adelaide GWS giants |
|
Brisbane Lions | Chris Fagan | 3 October 2016 | 3 years, 267 days | 0 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 68 | 38.24% | 0 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 68 | 38.24% | Hawthorn Melbourne |
[2] | |
Carlton | David Teague | 3 June 2019 | 1 year, 23 days | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 54.55% | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 54.55% | Carlton North Melbourne |
West Coast Carlton St Kilda Adelaide |
[3] |
Collingwood | Nathan Buckley | 2 October 2011[lower-alpha 4] | 8 years, 268 days | 0 | 103 | 82 | 1 | 186 | 55.65% | 0 | 103 | 82 | 1 | 186 | 55.65% | Brisbane Bears Collingwood |
Collingwood | [4] |
Essendon | John Worsfold | 5 October 2015 | 4 years, 265 days | 0 | 39 | 51 | 0 | 90 | 43.33% | 1 | 188 | 181 | 2 | 371 | 50.94% | West Coast | West Coast | [5] |
Fremantle | Justin Longmuir | 30 September 2019 | 270 days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Fremantle | Collingwood West Coast |
|
Geelong | Chris Scott | 18 October 2010 | 9 years, 252 days | 1 | 148 | 65 | 2 | 215 | 69.3% | 1 | 148 | 65 | 2 | 215 | 69.3% | Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions |
Fremantle | [6] |
Gold Coast | Stuart Dew | 5 October 2017 | 2 years, 265 days | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 44 | 15.91% | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 44 | 15.91% | Port Adelaide Hawthorn |
Sydney Swans | [7] |
Greater Western Sydney | Leon Cameron | 2 September 2013[lower-alpha 5] | 6 years, 298 days | 0 | 79 | 61 | 3 | 143 | 56.29% | 0 | 79 | 61 | 3 | 143 | 56.29% | Western Bulldogs Richmond |
Hawthorn | [8] |
Hawthorn | Alastair Clarkson | 8 September 2004 | 15 years, 292 days | 4 | 216 | 133 | 2 | 351 | 61.82% | 4 | 216 | 133 | 2 | 351 | 61.82% | North Melbourne Melbourne |
St Kilda Port Adelaide |
[9] |
Melbourne | Simon Goodwin | 28 August 2016[lower-alpha 6] | 3 years, 303 days | 0 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 69 | 47.83% | 0 | 33 | 37 | 0 | 70 | 47.14% | Adelaide | Essendon | [10][11] |
North Melbourne | Rhyce Shaw | 26 May 2019 | 1 year, 31 days | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 58.33% | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 58.33% | Collingwood Sydney |
Sydney North Melbourne |
[12] |
Port Adelaide | Ken Hinkley | 5 October 2012 | 7 years, 265 days | 0 | 88 | 71 | 0 | 159 | 55.35% | 0 | 88 | 71 | 0 | 159 | 55.35% | Fitzroy Geelong |
St Kilda Geelong Gold Coast |
[13] |
Richmond | Damien Hardwick | 26 August 2009 | 10 years, 305 days | 2 | 130 | 99 | 2 | 231 | 56.71% | 2 | 130 | 99 | 2 | 231 | 56.71% | Essendon Port Adelaide |
Hawthorn | [14] |
St Kilda | Brett Ratten | 16 July 2019 | 346 days | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 50% | 0 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 126 | 50% | Carlton | Carlton Hawthorn |
|
Sydney | John Longmire | 12 September 2010[lower-alpha 7] | 9 years, 288 days | 1 | 139 | 77 | 2 | 218 | 64.22% | 1 | 139 | 77 | 2 | 218 | 64.22% | North Melbourne | Sydney | [15] |
West Coast | Adam Simpson | 3 October 2013 | 6 years, 267 days | 1 | 92 | 49 | 1 | 142 | 65.14% | 1 | 92 | 49 | 1 | 142 | 65.14% | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | [16] |
Western Bulldogs | Luke Beveridge | 14 November 2014 | 5 years, 225 days | 1 | 64 | 52 | 0 | 116 | 55.17% | 1 | 64 | 52 | 0 | 116 | 55.17% | Melbourne Western Bulldogs St Kilda |
Hawthorn | [17] |
See also
Notes
- Appointment date of current term at the team.
- Coaching statistics from the current term with the team; coaching statistics from previous term with the team are not included.
- Coaching statistics for career in the AFL, records in other leagues are not included.
- Nathan Buckley was named as the succession coach of Collingwood in 2009, he took over as senior coach from Mick Malthouse after the 2011 AFL Grand Final.
- Leon Cameron was named as the succession coach of Greater Western Sydney in 2012, he took over as senior coach from Kevin Sheedy after the conclusion of the 2013 AFL season.
- Simon Goodwin was named as the succession coach of Melbourne in 2014, he took over as senior coach from Paul Roos after the conclusion of the 2016 AFL season.
- John Longmire was named as the succession coach of Sydney in 2009, he took over as senior coach from Paul Roos after the club lost the semi-final in 2010.
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