List of Melbourne Coaches

Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Melbourne in a premiership.

VFL/AFL Coach List (1897-2024)

Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Melbourne in a VFL/AFL premiership.

No.	Coach	Seasons	Matches	Finals	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Alec Hall	1907-1913	89	0	37	1	51
2	Eddie Drohan	1910	18	0	4	0	14
3	Len Incigneri	1914	18	0	2	0	16
4	Jack McKenzie	1915	17	1	9	0	8
5	George Heinz	1919	16	0	0	0	16
6	Gerald Brosnan	1920	16	0	5	0	11
7	Percy Wilson	1921-1923	48	0	16	2	30
8	Gordon Rattray	1924	16	0	4	0	12
9	Bert Chadwick	1925-1927	58	5	42	1	15
10	Ivor Warne-Smith	1928-1932	92	2	48	2	42
11	Frank Hughes	1933-1965	258	18	157	2	99
12	Percy Beames	1942-1944	48	0	19	0	29
13	Allan La Fontaine	1949-1951	56	1	25	0	31
14	Norm Smith	1952-1967	310	23	197	5	108
15	Ron Barassi	1964-1985	111	0	34	0	77
16	John Beckwith	1968-1970	62	0	17	0	45
17	Ian Ridley	1971-1973	66	0	28	1	37
18	Bob Skilton	1974-1977	88	0	28	0	60
19	Dennis Jones	1978	22	0	5	0	17
20	Carl Ditterich	1979-1980	43	0	11	0	32
21	Frank Davis	1979	1	0	0	0	1
22	John Northey	1986-1992	167	13	90	1	76
23	Neil Balme	1993-1997	98	3	41	0	57
24	Greg Hutchison	1997	13	0	3	0	10
25	Neale Daniher	1998-2007	223	12	108	1	114
26	Mark Riley	2007	9	0	3	0	6
27	Dean Bailey	2008-2011	83	0	22	2	59
28	Todd Viney	2011	5	0	1	0	4
29	Mark Neeld	2012-2013	33	0	5	0	28
30	Neil Craig	2013	11	0	1	0	10
31	Paul Roos	2014-2016	66	0	21	0	45
32	Simon Goodwin	2017-2024	182	10	104	1	77
33	Adem Yze	2022	1	0	1	0	0

Coach History

VFL/AFL Coach History (1897-2024)

Season	Coach	Matches	Rounds
1897 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, RF1-3
1898 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, RF1-3
1899 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, RF1-3
1900 VFL Season	unknown	19	R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF
1901 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, S01-03
1902 VFL Season	unknown	18	R01-14, S01-03, SF
1903 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, S01-03
1904 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, S01-03
1905 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, S01-03
1906 VFL Season	unknown	17	R01-14, S01-03
1907 VFL Season	Alec Hall	17	R01-14, S01-03
1908 VFL Season	Alec Hall	18	R01-18
1909 VFL Season	Alec Hall	18	R01-18
1910 VFL Season	Eddie Drohan	18	R01-18
1911 VFL Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1912 VFL Season	Alec Hall	18	R01-18
1913 VFL Season	Alec Hall	18	R01-18
1914 VFL Season	Len Incigneri	18	R01-18
1915 VFL Season	Jack McKenzie	17	R01-08, R10-17, SF
1919 VFL Season	George Heinz	16	R01-03, R05-12, R14-18
1920 VFL Season	Gerald Brosnan	16	R01-04, R06-12, R14-18
1921 VFL Season	Percy Wilson	16	R01-02, R04-11, R13-18
1922 VFL Season	Percy Wilson	16	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18
1923 VFL Season	Percy Wilson	16	R01-02, R04-11, R13-18
1924 VFL Season	Gordon Rattray	16	R01, R03-10, R12-18
1925 VFL Season	Bert Chadwick	19	R01-17, SF, PF
1926 VFL Season	Bert Chadwick	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1927 VFL Season	Bert Chadwick	18	R01-18
1928 VFL Season	Ivor Warne-Smith	20	R01-18, SF, SR
1929 VFL Season	Ivor Warne-Smith	18	R01-18
1930 VFL Season	Ivor Warne-Smith	18	R01-18
1931 VFL Season	Ivor Warne-Smith	18	R01-18
1932 VFL Season	Ivor Warne-Smith	18	R01-18
1933 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	18	R01-18
1934 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	18	R01-18
1935 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	18	R01-18
1936 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1937 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1938 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	18	R01-18
1939 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1940 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1941 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1942 VFL Season	Percy Beames	15	R01-08, R10-16
1943 VFL Season	Percy Beames	15	R01-10, Q01-05
1944 VFL Season	Percy Beames	18	R01-18
1945 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	20	R01-20
1946 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	22	R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1947 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	19	R01-19
1948 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	23	R01-19, SF, PF, GF, GR
1949 VFL Season	Allan La Fontaine	19	R01-19
1950 VFL Season	Allan La Fontaine	19	R01-18, SF
1951 VFL Season	Allan La Fontaine	18	R01-18
1952 VFL Season	Norm Smith	19	R01-19
1953 VFL Season	Norm Smith	18	R01-18
1954 VFL Season	Norm Smith	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1955 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1956 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1957 VFL Season	Norm Smith	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1958 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1959 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1960 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1961 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1962 VFL Season	Norm Smith	19	R01-18, SF
1963 VFL Season	Norm Smith	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1964 VFL Season	Norm Smith	19	R01-07, R09-18, SF, GF
1964 VFL Season	Ron Barassi	1	R08
1965 VFL Season	Norm Smith	17	R01-12, R14-18
1965 VFL Season	Frank Hughes	1	R13
1966 VFL Season	Norm Smith	18	R01-18
1967 VFL Season	Norm Smith	18	R01-18
1968 VFL Season	John Beckwith	20	R01-20
1969 VFL Season	John Beckwith	20	R01-20
1970 VFL Season	John Beckwith	22	R01-22
1971 VFL Season	Ian Ridley	22	R01-22
1972 VFL Season	Ian Ridley	22	R01-22
1973 VFL Season	Ian Ridley	22	R01-22
1974 VFL Season	Bob Skilton	22	R01-22
1975 VFL Season	Bob Skilton	22	R01-22
1976 VFL Season	Bob Skilton	22	R01-22
1977 VFL Season	Bob Skilton	22	R01-22
1978 VFL Season	Dennis Jones	22	R01-22
1979 VFL Season	Carl Ditterich	21	R01-07, R09-22
1979 VFL Season	Frank Davis	1	R08
1980 VFL Season	Carl Ditterich	22	R01-22
1981 VFL Season	Ron Barassi	22	R01-22
1982 VFL Season	Ron Barassi	22	R01-22
1983 VFL Season	Ron Barassi	22	R01-22
1984 VFL Season	Ron Barassi	22	R01-22
1985 VFL Season	Ron Barassi	22	R01-22
1986 VFL Season	John Northey	22	R01-22
1987 VFL Season	John Northey	25	R01-22, EF, SF, PF
1988 VFL Season	John Northey	26	R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF
1989 VFL Season	John Northey	24	R01-22, EF, SF
1990 AFL Season	John Northey	24	R01-22, EF, SF
1991 AFL Season	John Northey	24	R01-08, R10-23, EF, SF
1992 AFL Season	John Northey	22	R02-13, R15-24
1993 AFL Season	Neil Balme	20	R01-07, R09-18, R20-22
1994 AFL Season	Neil Balme	25	R01-02, R04-17, R19-24, QF, SF, PF
1995 AFL Season	Neil Balme	22	R01-22
1996 AFL Season	Neil Balme	22	R01-22
1997 AFL Season	Neil Balme	9	R01-09
1997 AFL Season	Greg Hutchison	13	R10-22
1998 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	25	R01-22, QF, SF, PF
1999 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	22	R01-22
2000 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	25	R01-22, QF, PF, GF
2001 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	22	R01-22
2002 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	24	R01-22, EF, SF
2003 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	22	R01-22
2004 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	23	R01-22, EF
2005 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	23	R01-22, EF
2006 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	24	R01-22, EF, SF
2007 AFL Season	Neale Daniher	13	R01-13
2007 AFL Season	Mark Riley	9	R14-22
2008 AFL Season	Dean Bailey	22	R01-22
2009 AFL Season	Dean Bailey	22	R01-22
2010 AFL Season	Dean Bailey	22	R01-22
2011 AFL Season	Dean Bailey	17	R01-04, R06-15, R17-19
2011 AFL Season	Todd Viney	5	R20-24
2012 AFL Season	Mark Neeld	22	R01-11, R13-23
2013 AFL Season	Mark Neeld	11	R01-11
2013 AFL Season	Neil Craig	11	R13-23
2014 AFL Season	Paul Roos	22	R01-09, R11-23
2015 AFL Season	Paul Roos	22	R01-12, R14-23
2016 AFL Season	Paul Roos	22	R01-13, R15-23
2017 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	22	R01-10, R12-23
2018 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	25	R01-12, R14-23, EF, SF, PF
2019 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	22	R01-12, R14-23
2020 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	17	R01-02, R04-18
2021 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	25	R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF
2022 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	23	R01-06, R08-13, R15-23, QF, SF
2022 AFL Season	Adem Yze	1	R07
2023 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	25	R01-13, R15-24, QF, SF
2024 AFL Season	Simon Goodwin	23	R01-06, R08-14, R16-25

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