List of South Adelaide Coaches

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

SANFL Coach List (1897-2024)

Coaches who have coached in at least one match for South Adelaide in a SANFL premiership.

No.	Coach	Seasons	Matches	Finals	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Jack Reedman	1912	12	0	4	0	8
2	Bert Renfrey	1914-1919	37	1	16	2	19
3	Sampson Hosking	1926	14	0	0	1	13
4	Bruce McGregor	1932	17	0	2	1	14
5	Len Ashby	1937-1945	112	10	65	0	47
6	Jim Deane	1949-1971	128	0	24	0	104
7	Alan Hickinbotham	1954	18	0	5	0	13
8	David Darcy	1972-1974	64	0	16	0	48
9	Haydn Bunton	1975-1982	179	8	83	2	94
10	Graham Cornes	1983-1984	46	2	25	0	21
11	Don Scott	1985	6	0	0	0	6
12	Rick Davies	1985-1987	60	0	20	1	39
13	John Reid	1988-1993	133	5	53	0	80
14	Ken Sheldon	1994-1996	45	0	21	0	24
15	Shane Butler	1996	1	0	1	0	0
16	Ken Applegarth	1997-1999	60	0	15	2	43
17	Greg Anderson	2000-2003	80	0	26	2	52
18	Robert Pyman	2004-2007	78	2	30	1	47
19	Gary Cameron	2007	4	0	0	0	4
20	John Cahill	2008	8	0	3	1	4
21	Clay Sampson	2008-2009	32	0	4	0	28
22	Ron Fuller	2010-2013	81	2	23	2	56
23	Kym Cobb	2013	1	0	1	0	0
24	Brad Gotch	2014-2016	59	5	36	1	22
25	Garry Hocking	2017	18	0	8	0	10
26	Jarrad Wright	2018-2024	128	6	60	3	65

Coach History

SANFL Coach History (1897-2024)

Season	Coach	Matches	Rounds
1897 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-05, R07, R09-12, R14-15, R18-19
1898 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-04, R06-08, R10-12, R14-16, GF
1899 SAFA Season	unknown	16	R01-03, R05-13, RF1, RF3, PF, GF
1900 SAFA Season	unknown	16	R01-04, R07-12, R14-15, RF2-3, PF, GF
1901 SAFA Season	unknown	16	R02-07, R09-14, RF2-3, RF5-6
1902 SAFA Season	unknown	13	R01-05, R07-12, R14, GF
1903 SAFA Season	unknown	15	R01-06, R08-12, R14, SF, PF, GF
1904 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-06, R08-13, SF, PF
1905 SAFA Season	unknown	13	R02-07, R09-14, SF
1906 SAFA Season	unknown	12	R01-04, R06-07, R09-14
1907 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R01-03, R05-08, R10-14
1908 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R01-05, R07-12, R14
1909 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R01-03, R05-09, R11-14
1910 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R02-07, R09-14
1911 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R01-06, R08-12, R14
1912 SAFL Season	Jack Reedman	12	R01-06, R08-13
1913 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R01-05, R07-10, R12-14
1914 SAFL Season	Bert Renfrey	12	R01-04, R06-11, R13-14
1915 SAFL Season	Bert Renfrey	13	R01-06, R08-13, SF
1919 SAFL Season	Bert Renfrey	12	R01-05, R07-10, R12-14
1920 SAFL Season	unknown	12	R01-02, R04-08, R10-14
1921 SAFL Season	unknown	16	R01-09, R11-14, R16, SF, PF
1922 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-13, R15, SF
1923 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-14, SF
1924 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01-14
1925 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01-14
1926 SAFL Season	Sampson Hosking	14	R01-14
1927 SAFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1928 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1929 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1930 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1931 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1932 SANFL Season	Bruce McGregor	17	R01-17
1933 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1934 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1935 SANFL Season	unknown	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1936 SANFL Season	unknown	18	R01-17, SF
1937 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1938 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1939 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	19	R01-17, SF, PF
1940 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1941 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	17	R01-17
1945 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	17	R01-17
1946 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1947 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1948 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1949 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	17	R01-17
1950 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	17	R01-17
1951 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	18	R01-18
1952 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	17	R01-17
1953 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	18	R01-18
1954 SANFL Season	Alan Hickinbotham	18	R01-18
1955 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1956 SANFL Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1957 SANFL Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1958 SANFL Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1959 SANFL Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1960 SANFL Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1961 SANFL Season	unknown	19	R01-19
1962 SANFL Season	unknown	19	R01-19
1963 SANFL Season	unknown	20	R01-20
1964 SANFL Season	unknown	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1965 SANFL Season	unknown	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1966 SANFL Season	unknown	21	R01-20, SF
1967 SANFL Season	unknown	20	R01-20
1968 SANFL Season	unknown	20	R01-20
1969 SANFL Season	unknown	20	R01-20
1970 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	20	R01-20
1971 SANFL Season	Jim Deane	21	R01-21
1972 SANFL Season	David Darcy	21	R01-21
1973 SANFL Season	David Darcy	21	R01-21
1974 SANFL Season	David Darcy	22	R01-22
1975 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	18	R01-18
1976 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	21	R01-21
1977 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	24	R01-22, EF, SF
1978 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	22	R01-22
1979 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	26	R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF
1980 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	22	R01-22
1981 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	24	R01-22, QF, SF
1982 SANFL Season	Haydn Bunton	22	R01-22
1983 SANFL Season	Graham Cornes	23	R01-22, EF
1984 SANFL Season	Graham Cornes	23	R01-22, EF
1985 SANFL Season	Don Scott	6	R01-06
1985 SANFL Season	Rick Davies	16	R07-22
1986 SANFL Season	Rick Davies	22	R01-22
1987 SANFL Season	Rick Davies	22	R01-22
1988 SANFL Season	John Reid	22	R01-22
1989 SANFL Season	John Reid	22	R01-22
1990 SANFL Season	John Reid	22	R01-20, EF, SF
1991 SANFL Season	John Reid	24	R01-08, R10-17, R19-22, R24-25, SF, PF
1992 SANFL Season	John Reid	23	R01-07, R09-16, R18-22, R24-25, EF
1993 SANFL Season	John Reid	20	R01-04, R06-13, R15-20, R22-23
1994 SANFL Season	Ken Sheldon	22	R01-06, R08-15, R17-22, R24-25
1995 SANFL Season	Ken Sheldon	22	R02-09, R11-18, R20-25
1996 SANFL Season	Ken Sheldon	1	R01
	Shane Butler	1	R23
	unknown	18	R02, R04-11, R13-20, R22
1997 SANFL Season	Ken Applegarth	20	R02-14, R16-19, R21-23
1998 SANFL Season	Ken Applegarth	20	R01-03, R05-12, R14-22
1999 SANFL Season	Ken Applegarth	20	R01-04, R06-16, R18-20, R22-23
2000 SANFL Season	Greg Anderson	20	R01-02, R04-08, R10-18, R20-23
2001 SANFL Season	Greg Anderson	20	R01-03, R05-12, R14-21, R23
2002 SANFL Season	Greg Anderson	20	R01-04, R06-15, R17-20, R22-23
2003 SANFL Season	Greg Anderson	20	R01-06, R08-16, R18-20, R22-23
2004 SANFL Season	Robert Pyman	20	R01-02, R04-15, R17-20, R22-23
2005 SANFL Season	Robert Pyman	20	R01, R03-09, R11-21, R23
2006 SANFL Season	Robert Pyman	22	R02-08, R10-15, R17-23, EF, SF
2007 SANFL Season	Robert Pyman	16	R01-05, R07-12, R14-18
2007 SANFL Season	Gary Cameron	4	R19-20, R22-23
2008 SANFL Season	John Cahill	8	R01-06, R08-09
2008 SANFL Season	Clay Sampson	12	R10-12, R14-22
2009 SANFL Season	Clay Sampson	20	R01, R03-09, R11-18, R20-23
2010 SANFL Season	Ron Fuller	20	R01-02, R04-12, R14-22
2011 SANFL Season	Ron Fuller	22	R01-04, R06-10, R12-18, R20-23, EF, SF
2012 SANFL Season	Ron Fuller	20	R01-07, R09-12, R14-15, R17-18, R20-24
2013 SANFL Season	Ron Fuller	19	R01, R03-17, R19-21
2013 SANFL Season	Kym Cobb	1	R22
2014 SANFL Season	Brad Gotch	21	R01-18, EF, SF, PF
2015 SANFL Season	Brad Gotch	18	R01-13, R15-19
2016 SANFL Season	Brad Gotch	20	R01-04, R06-10, R12-15, R17-20, R22, QF, SF
2017 SANFL Season	Garry Hocking	18	R01-05, R07-19
2018 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	19	R01-04, R06-19, EF
2019 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	18	R01-18
2020 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	16	R01-14, SF, PF
2021 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	21	R01-10, R12-19, EF, SF, PF
2022 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	18	R01-10, R12-19
2023 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	18	R01-18
2024 SANFL Season	Jarrad Wright	18	R01-10, R12-19

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