List of South Melbourne / Sydney Coaches
Coaches who have coached in at least one match for South Melbourne / Sydney in a premiership.
VFL/AFL Coach List (1897-2025)
Coaches who have coached in at least one match for South Melbourne / Sydney in a VFL/AFL premiership.
| No. | Coach | Seasons | Matches | Finals | Wins | Draws | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Ricketts | 1909-1912 | 41 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Bill Thomas | 1910-1911 | 39 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Harvey Kelly | 1913 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Vic Belcher | 1914-1917 | 53 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Bert Howson | 1918-1919 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Arthur Hiskins | 1920 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Artie Wood | 1921 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Roy Cazaly | 1922-1938 | 52 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Charlie Pannam | 1923-1928 | 108 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Jim Caldwell | 1929 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Fred Fleiter | 1929 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Paddy Scanlan | 1930-1931 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Johnny Leonard | 1932-1943 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Jack Bisset | 1933-1936 | 80 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Brighton Diggins | 1935 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Herbie Matthews | 1939-1957 | 90 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 62 |
| 17 | Jack Baggott | 1940 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | Joe Kelly | 1941-1944 | 63 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| 19 | Bill Adams | 1945-1948 | 70 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 30 |
| 20 | Jack Hale | 1948-1949 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 21 | Gordon Lane | 1950-1952 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 27 |
| 22 | Ron Clegg | 1951-1959 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 23 | Laurie Nash | 1953 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 24 | Bill Faul | 1960-1961 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 25 | Noel McMahen | 1962-1964 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
| 26 | Bob Skilton | 1965-1966 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 27 | Tommy Lahiff | 1965 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Allan Miller | 1967-1968 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 29 | Norm Smith | 1969-1972 | 87 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 30 | Graeme John | 1973-1975 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 50 |
| 31 | Ian Stewart | 1976-1981 | 111 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 61 |
| 32 | Des Tuddenham | 1978 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 33 | Ricky Quade | 1982-1984 | 57 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 32 |
| 34 | Tony Franklin | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Bob Hammond | 1984 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | John Northey | 1985 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 37 | Tom Hafey | 1986-1988 | 70 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 27 |
| 38 | Col Kinnear | 1989-1991 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 42 |
| 39 | Gary Buckenara | 1992-1993 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 40 | Brett Scott | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Ron Barassi | 1993-1995 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 46 |
| 42 | Rodney Eade | 1996-2002 | 152 | 8 | 81 | 2 | 69 |
| 43 | Paul Roos | 2002-2010 | 202 | 16 | 116 | 2 | 84 |
| 44 | John Longmire | 2011-2024 | 333 | 28 | 208 | 3 | 122 |
| 45 | Dean Cox | 2025 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 |