List of Sandringham Coaches

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

VFA/VFL Coach List (1929-2026)

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

No.	Coach	Seasons	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Jim McCashney	1929	17	1	0	16
2	Ted Bourke	1929	5	0	0	5
3	Jim McAuliffe	1930	13	1	0	12
4	Les Boyd	1930	5	0	0	5
5	Norm Beckton	1931-1932	38	20	0	18
6	Ted Johnson	1933	22	13	1	8
7	Garnet Campbell	1934	18	7	1	10
8	Sid Dockendorff	1935	12	3	0	9
9	Bobby Thoms	1935-1936	15	2	0	13
10	Clarrie Hearn	1936	9	2	0	7
11	Bert Foster	1937-1938	32	12	0	20
12	Leo Wescott	1939-1941	44	7	0	37
13	Mick Anthony	1941	16	0	0	16
14	George Bennett	1945	20	2	0	18
15	Len Toyne	1946-1949	73	43	1	29
16	Stan Judkins	1949	16	4	1	11
17	Pat Bourke	1950-1953	80	37	0	43
18	Tommy Lahiff	1954	20	1	0	19
19	Ted Fletcher	1955-1957	60	25	1	34
20	Neil Bencraft	1958-1974	122	77	2	43
21	Keith Burns	1963-1964	40	26	0	14
22	Barry Harrison	1965-1969	96	60	0	36
23	Graham Clarke	1970	18	11	0	7
24	Neil Busse	1971	20	11	0	9
25	Frank Goode	1972-1973	36	15	0	21
26	Kevin Murray	1975-1976	36	10	0	26
27	Darrell MacKenzie	1977-1983	58	34	0	24
28	Peter Hogan	1979-1981	57	29	0	28
29	Phil Stevens	1982	18	8	0	10
30	Bob Keddie	1984-1989	92	52	0	40
31	Francis Jackson	1987	17	8	0	9
32	Darryl Nisbet	1990-1991	36	19	0	17
33	Trevor Barker	1992-1994	58	44	0	14
34	Tom Alvin	1995-1996	38	21	0	17
35	Andy Collins	1997-1998	40	26	0	14
36	Graeme Yeats	1999-2003	105	63	1	41
37	Mark Williams	2004-2007	83	62	0	21
38	Andy Lovell	2008-2010	56	22	0	34
39	Brett Lovett	2011	18	6	0	12
40	Simon McPhee	2012-2014	57	26	2	29
41	Paul Hudson	2015-2016	41	26	0	15
42	Lindsay Gilbee	2017	18	8	0	10
43	Aaron Hamill	2018-2019	36	11	1	24
44	Jake Batchelor	2021-2024	63	25	3	35
45	Brendon Goddard	2025	18	3	1	14
46	Daniel Ward	2026	18	4	1	13

Coach History

VFA/VFL Coach History (1929-2026)

Season	Coach	Matches	Rounds
1929 VFA Season	Jim McCashney	17	R01-17
1929 VFA Season	Ted Bourke	5	R18-22
1930 VFA Season	Jim McAuliffe	13	R01-13
1930 VFA Season	Les Boyd	5	R14-18
1931 VFA Season	Norm Beckton	18	R01-18
1932 VFA Season	Norm Beckton	20	R01-20
1933 VFA Season	Ted Johnson	22	R01-22
1934 VFA Season	Garnet Campbell	18	R01-18
1935 VFA Season	Sid Dockendorff	12	R01-12
1935 VFA Season	Bobby Thoms	6	R13-18
1936 VFA Season	Clarrie Hearn	9	R01-09
1936 VFA Season	Bobby Thoms	9	R10-18
1937 VFA Season	Bert Foster	16	R01-16
1938 VFA Season	Bert Foster	16	R01-16
1939 VFA Season	Leo Wescott	20	R01-20
1940 VFA Season	Leo Wescott	20	R01-20
1941 VFA Season	Leo Wescott	4	R01-04
1941 VFA Season	Mick Anthony	16	R05-20
1945 VFA Season	George Bennett	20	R01-20
1946 VFA Season	Len Toyne	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1947 VFA Season	Len Toyne	25	R01-22, SF, PF, GF
1948 VFA Season	Len Toyne	20	R01-20
1949 VFA Season	Len Toyne	5	R01-05
1949 VFA Season	Stan Judkins	16	R06-21
1950 VFA Season	Pat Bourke	19	R01-19
1951 VFA Season	Pat Bourke	21	R01-20, SF
1952 VFA Season	Pat Bourke	20	R01-20
1953 VFA Season	Pat Bourke	20	R01-20
1954 VFA Season	Tommy Lahiff	20	R01-20
1955 VFA Season	Ted Fletcher	20	R01-20
1956 VFA Season	Ted Fletcher	20	R01-20
1957 VFA Season	Ted Fletcher	20	R01-20
1958 VFA Season	Neil Bencraft	18	R01-18
1959 VFA Season	Neil Bencraft	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1960 VFA Season	Neil Bencraft	20	R01-05, R07-17, R19-20, SF, GF
1961 VFA (D1) Season	Neil Bencraft	23	R01-22, SF
1962 VFA (D1) Season	Neil Bencraft	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1963 VFA (D1) Season	Keith Burns	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1964 VFA (D1) Season	Keith Burns	19	R01-18, SF
1965 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Harrison	19	R01-18, SF
1966 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Harrison	18	R01-18
1967 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Harrison	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1968 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Harrison	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1969 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Harrison	19	R01-18, SF
1970 VFA (D1) Season	Graham Clarke	18	R01-18
1971 VFA (D1) Season	Neil Busse	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1972 VFA (D1) Season	Frank Goode	18	R01-18
1973 VFA (D1) Season	Frank Goode	18	R01-18
1974 VFA (D1) Season	Neil Bencraft	18	R01-18
1975 VFA (D1) Season	Kevin Murray	18	R01-18
1976 VFA (D1) Season	Kevin Murray	18	R01-18
1977 VFA (D1) Season	Darrell MacKenzie	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1978 VFA (D1) Season	Darrell MacKenzie	18	R01-18
1979 VFA (D1) Season	Peter Hogan	18	R01-18
1980 VFA (D1) Season	Peter Hogan	19	R01-18, SF
1981 VFA (D1) Season	Peter Hogan	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1982 VFA (D1) Season	Phil Stevens	18	R01-18
1983 VFA (D1) Season	Darrell MacKenzie	19	R01-18, SF
1984 VFA (D1) Season	Bob Keddie	18	R01-18
1985 VFA (D1) Season	Bob Keddie	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1986 VFA (D1) Season	Bob Keddie	18	R01-18
1987 VFA (D1) Season	Francis Jackson	17	R01-06, R08-18
1988 VFA (D1) Season	Bob Keddie	18	R01-18
1989 VFA Season	Bob Keddie	18	R01-09, R11-12, R14-20
1990 VFA Season	Darryl Nisbet	18	R01-18
1991 VFA Season	Darryl Nisbet	18	R01-03, R05-11, R13-20
1992 VFA Season	Trevor Barker	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1993 VFA Season	Trevor Barker	18	R01-18
1994 VFA Season	Trevor Barker	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1995 VFA Season	Tom Alvin	20	R01-07, R09-16, R18, QF, SF, PF, GF
1996 VFL Season	Tom Alvin	18	R01, R03-12, R14-20
1997 VFL Season	Andy Collins	21	R01-04, R06-14, R16-20, QF, SF, GF
1998 VFL Season	Andy Collins	19	R02-11, R13-20, EF
1999 VFL Season	Graeme Yeats	21	R01-08, R10-19, EF, SF, PF
2000 VFL Season	Graeme Yeats	22	R01-19, QF, PF, GF
2001 VFL Season	Graeme Yeats	20	R01-20
2002 VFL Season	Graeme Yeats	22	R01-20, EF, SF
2003 VFL Season	Graeme Yeats	20	R01-04, R06-14, R16-20, QF, PF
2004 VFL Season	Mark Williams	21	R01-08, R10-15, R17-20, QF, PF, GF
2005 VFL Season	Mark Williams	21	R01-10, R12-17, R19-20, QF, PF, GF
2006 VFL Season	Mark Williams	21	R01-06, R08-15, R17-20, QF, PF, GF
2007 VFL Season	Mark Williams	20	R01-05, R07-11, R13-20, QF, SF
2008 VFL Season	Andy Lovell	20	R01-20
2009 VFL Season	Andy Lovell	18	R01-08, R10-13, R15-20
2010 VFL Season	Andy Lovell	18	R01-18
2011 VFL Season	Brett Lovett	18	R01-03, R05-07, R09-11, R13-15, R17-22
2012 VFL Season	Simon McPhee	19	R01-03, R05-09, R11-14, R16-17, R19-22, EF
2013 VFL Season	Simon McPhee	18	R01-06, R08-19
2014 VFL Season	Simon McPhee	20	R01-07, R09-15, R17-20, EF, SF
2015 VFL Season	Paul Hudson	21	R01-09, R11-15, R17-20, QF, SF, PF
2016 VFL Season	Paul Hudson	20	R01, R03-07, R09-10, R12-21, EF, SF
2017 VFL Season	Lindsay Gilbee	18	R01-08, R10-19
2018 VFL Season	Aaron Hamill	18	R01-03, R05-11, R13-17, R19-21
2019 VFL Season	Aaron Hamill	18	R01-03, R05-09, R11-18, R20-21
2021 VFL Season	Jake Batchelor	9	R01-03, R05-06, R11-13, R16
2022 VFL Season	Jake Batchelor	18	R01-07, R09-10, R12-14, R16-18, R20-22
2023 VFL Season	Jake Batchelor	18	R01-05, R07-10, R12-16, R18-20, R22
2024 VFL Season	Jake Batchelor	18	R01-03, R05-12, R14-18, R20-21
2025 VFL Season	Brendon Goddard	18	R01-05, R07-10, R12-16, R18-21
2026 VFL Season	Daniel Ward	18	R01-09, R11-14, R16-19, R21

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