List of Port Melbourne Coaches

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

VFA/VFL Coach List (1897-2024)

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

No. Coach Seasons Matches Finals Wins Draws Losses
1 Fred Jinks 1911-1912 36 0 20 0 16
2 Bill Walton 1920 19 1 12 0 7
3 Len Lackman 1921 18 1 14 0 4
4 Gus Dobrigh 1922-1934 78 6 50 1 27
5 Fred Carpenter 1926 19 1 13 0 6
6 Percy Wilson 1927-1932 87 9 60 2 25
7 Charlie Stanbridge 1930-1931 39 1 24 1 14
8 Bill Lovett 1933 24 2 15 1 8
9 Ron Shapter 1935 18 0 7 1 10
10 Billy Rudd 1936 18 0 2 0 16
11 Jack Bisset 1937 8 0 2 0 6
12 Harry Crompton 1937 8 0 3 0 5
13 Tommy Lahiff 1938-1962 80 6 46 1 33
14 Frank Kelly 1940-1941 42 2 32 0 10
15 Bill Findlay 1947-1948 44 2 23 1 20
16 Jim Cleary 1949-1952 88 8 62 1 25
17 Don Fraser 1953-1955 66 6 56 1 9
18 Frank Johnson 1956-1957 44 5 33 0 11
19 Tom Brooker 1958-1959 40 2 24 1 15
20 Don Furness 1960-1961 40 0 20 1 19
21 Laurie Mithen 1963-1965 59 5 39 0 20
22 Brian Buckley 1966-1968 59 5 41 1 17
23 Bob Bonnett 1969-1971 57 3 31 0 26
24 Ian Collins 1972-1973 37 1 21 1 15
25 Norm Brown 1974-1978 100 10 76 0 24
26 Peter McKenna 1979 20 2 11 0 9
27 Gary Brice 1980-1985 99 9 75 1 23
28 Warwick Irwin 1984 18 0 10 0 8
29 Peter Chisnall 1986 18 0 10 0 8
30 George Allen 1987-1988 40 4 25 0 15
31 Brett Yorgey 1989-1990 36 0 17 0 19
32 Doug Searl 1991-1992 37 1 21 0 16
33 Damian Drum 1993 20 2 17 0 3
34 David Cloke 1994 18 0 9 0 9
35 Shane Molloy 1995 19 3 13 0 6
36 Neil Ross 1996-1998 57 3 29 2 26
37 Darren Crocker 1999 19 1 12 0 7
38 David Dunbar 2000-2003 83 6 47 1 35
39 Gerard FitzGerald 2004 21 3 16 0 5
40 Saade Ghazi 2005-2007 58 4 24 1 33
41 Gary Ayres 2008-2021 255 28 163 3 89
42 Adam Skrobalak 2022-2024 54 0 19 0 35

Coach History

VFA/VFL Coach History (1897-2024)

Season Coach Matches Rounds
1897 VFA Season unknown 20 R01-20
1898 VFA Season unknown 17 R01-15, Q01-02
1899 VFA Season unknown 21 R01-21
1900 VFA Season unknown 16 R01-03, R05-12, R14-18
1901 VFA Season unknown 16 R01-05, R07-14, R16-18
1902 VFA Season unknown 16 R01-07, R09-16, R18
1903 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1904 VFA Season unknown 19 R01-18, SF
1905 VFA Season unknown 19 R01-18, SF
1906 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1907 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1908 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1909 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1910 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1911 VFA Season Fred Jinks 18 R01-18
1912 VFA Season Fred Jinks 18 R01-18
1913 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1914 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1915 VFA Season unknown 14 R01-13, SF
1918 VFA Season unknown 11 R01-10, SF
1919 VFA Season unknown 18 R01-18
1920 VFA Season Bill Walton 19 R01-18, SF
1921 VFA Season Len Lackman 18 R01-13, R15-18, SF
1922 VFA Season Gus Dobrigh 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1923 VFA Season Gus Dobrigh 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1924 VFA Season Gus Dobrigh 18 R01-18
1925 VFA Season unknown 16 R01-14, SF, GF
1926 VFA Season Fred Carpenter 19 R01-18, SF
1927 VFA Season Percy Wilson 21 R01-18, SF, SR, PF
1928 VFA Season Percy Wilson 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1929 VFA Season Percy Wilson 26 R01-22, SF, PF, PR, GF
1930 VFA Season Charlie Stanbridge 20 R01-18, Q01-02
1931 VFA Season Charlie Stanbridge 19 R01-18, SF
1932 VFA Season Percy Wilson 20 R01-20
1933 VFA Season Bill Lovett 24 R01-22, SF, PF
1934 VFA Season Gus Dobrigh 18 R01-18
1935 VFA Season Ron Shapter 18 R01-18
1936 VFA Season Billy Rudd 18 R01-18
1937 VFA Season Jack Bisset 8 R01-08
Harry Crompton 8 R09-16
1938 VFA Season Tommy Lahiff 16 R01-16
1939 VFA Season unknown 20 R01-20
1940 VFA Season Frank Kelly 22 R01-20, SF, GF
1941 VFA Season Frank Kelly 20 R01-20
Tommy Lahiff 2 SF, GF
1945 VFA Season Tommy Lahiff 23 R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1946 VFA Season Tommy Lahiff 21 R01-20, SF
1947 VFA Season Bill Findlay 24 R01-22, SF, GF
1948 VFA Season Bill Findlay 20 R01-20
1949 VFA Season Jim Cleary 21 R01-21
1950 VFA Season Jim Cleary 22 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1951 VFA Season Jim Cleary 23 R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1952 VFA Season Jim Cleary 22 R01-20, SF, GF
1953 VFA Season Don Fraser 22 R01-20, SF, GF
1954 VFA Season Don Fraser 22 R01-20, SF, GF
1955 VFA Season Don Fraser 22 R01-20, SF, GF
1956 VFA Season Frank Johnson 21 R01-09, R11-20, SF, GF
unknown 1 R10
1957 VFA Season Frank Johnson 23 R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1958 VFA Season Tom Brooker 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1959 VFA Season Tom Brooker 20 R01-20
1960 VFA Season Don Furness 18 R01-13, R15-16, R18-20
1961 VFA Season Don Furness 22 R01-22
1962 VFA Season Tommy Lahiff 18 R01-18
1963 VFA Season Laurie Mithen 18 R01-18
1964 VFA Season Laurie Mithen 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1965 VFA Season Laurie Mithen 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1966 VFA Season Brian Buckley 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1967 VFA Season Brian Buckley 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1968 VFA Season Brian Buckley 18 R01-18
1969 VFA Season Bob Bonnett 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1970 VFA Season Bob Bonnett 19 R01-18, SF
1971 VFA Season Bob Bonnett 18 R01-18
1972 VFA Season Ian Collins 18 R01-18
1973 VFA Season Ian Collins 19 R01-18, SF
1974 VFA Season Norm Brown 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1975 VFA Season Norm Brown 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1976 VFA Season Norm Brown 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1977 VFA Season Norm Brown 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1978 VFA Season Norm Brown 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1979 VFA Season Peter McKenna 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1980 VFA Season Gary Brice 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1981 VFA Season Gary Brice 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1982 VFA Season Gary Brice 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1983 VFA Season Gary Brice 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1984 VFA Season Warwick Irwin 18 R01-18
1985 VFA Season Gary Brice 18 R01-18
1986 VFA Season Peter Chisnall 18 R01-18
1987 VFA Season George Allen 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1988 VFA Season George Allen 19 R01-18, SF
1989 VFA Season Brett Yorgey 18 R01-05, R07-12, R14-20
1990 VFA Season Brett Yorgey 18 R01-18
1991 VFA Season Doug Searl 19 R01-08, R10-12, R14-20, EF
1992 VFA Season Doug Searl 18 R01-18
1993 VFA Season Damian Drum 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1994 VFA Season David Cloke 18 R01-18
1995 VFA Season Shane Molloy 19 R01-03, R05-12, R14-18, QF, SF, PF
1996 VFL Season Neil Ross 19 R02-09, R11-20, EF
1997 VFL Season Neil Ross 20 R01-07, R09-18, R20, EF, SF
1998 VFL Season Neil Ross 18 R01-10, R12-15, R17-20
1999 VFL Season Darren Crocker 19 R01-10, R12-15, R17-20, EF
2000 VFL Season David Dunbar 19 R01-19
2001 VFL Season David Dunbar 20 R01-20
2002 VFL Season David Dunbar 23 R01-20, QF, PF, GF
2003 VFL Season David Dunbar 21 R01-05, R07-15, R17-20, QF, SF, PF
2004 VFL Season Gerard FitzGerald 21 R01-02, R04-15, R17-20, QF, PF, GF
2005 VFL Season Saade Ghazi 20 R01-04, R06-08, R10-20, EF, SF
2006 VFL Season Saade Ghazi 18 R01-04, R06-11, R13-20
2007 VFL Season Saade Ghazi 20 R01-06, R08-15, R17-20, EF, SF
2008 VFL Season Gary Ayres 23 R01-20, QF, PF, GF
2009 VFL Season Gary Ayres 21 R01-04, R06-10, R12-20, QF, SF, PF
2010 VFL Season Gary Ayres 20 R01-18, QF, SF
2011 VFL Season Gary Ayres 21 R01-04, R06-08, R10-13, R15-17, R19-22, QF, PF, GF
2012 VFL Season Gary Ayres 21 R01-08, R10-12, R14-15, R17-18, R20-22, QF, PF, GF
2013 VFL Season Gary Ayres 20 R01-08, R10-19, EF, SF
2014 VFL Season Gary Ayres 21 R01-05, R07-11, R13-20, QF, SF, PF
2015 VFL Season Gary Ayres 18 R02-11, R13-20
2016 VFL Season Gary Ayres 19 R01-07, R09, R11-17, R19-21, EF
2017 VFL Season Gary Ayres 22 R01-07, R09-19, QF, SF, PF, GF
2018 VFL Season Gary Ayres 19 R01-04, R06-11, R13-16, R18-21, EF
2019 VFL Season Gary Ayres 21 R01-07, R09-13, R15-20, EF, SF, PF
2021 VFL Season Gary Ayres 9 R01-03, R05-06, R10-11, R13, R16
2022 VFL Season Adam Skrobalak 18 R01-05, R07-09, R11-12, R14-19, R21-22
2023 VFL Season Adam Skrobalak 18 R01-06, R08-12, R14-16, R18-19, R21-22
2024 VFL Season Adam Skrobalak 18 R01-07, R09-15, R17-19, R21