List of Williamstown Coaches

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

VFA/VFL Coach List (1890-2026)

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

No.	Coach	Seasons	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Edward Rourke	1910	18	8	0	10
2	Ned Alley	1911	5	1	0	4
3	Bert Amy	1911	13	4	0	9
4	George Angus	1912	18	7	0	11
5	Bert Reitman	1913	18	12	0	6
6	Alec Hall	1914-1919	51	29	0	22
7	Harry Haughton	1920	18	8	0	10
8	Jim Caldwell	1921-1922	39	22	2	15
9	Charlie Laxton	1923	19	12	0	7
10	Fred Carpenter	1924	20	14	0	6
11	George King	1925	14	4	0	10
12	Jack Martin	1926	18	4	0	14
13	John Lord	1927	18	7	1	10
14	Leon Beer	1928	18	3	0	15
15	George Beasley	1929	22	9	0	13
16	Jack O'Brien	1930	21	13	0	8
17	Gordon Hellwig	1931	9	2	0	7
18	Jim Toohey	1931-1932	29	12	0	17
19	Charlie Stanbridge	1933	22	7	0	15
20	Ted Cahill	1934	18	2	1	15
21	Fred Brooks	1935	18	3	0	15
22	Neville Huggins	1936-1937	34	11	0	23
23	George Jerram	1938	16	2	0	14
24	Gordon Ogden	1939-1949	110	80	0	30
25	Maurie Hearn	1945	22	19	0	3
26	Alan Williams	1946-1947	46	30	1	15
27	Adrian Dullard	1950-1951	40	23	1	16
28	Billy Williams	1952-1953	42	24	1	17
29	Wally Carter	1954-1957	91	76	0	15
30	Gerry Callahan	1958-1967	202	118	3	81
31	Max Papley	1968-1972	99	66	1	32
32	Barry Gill	1973-1974	36	17	0	19
33	Ted Whitten	1975	18	4	0	14
34	Mal Allen	1976-1977	39	17	0	22
35	John Fanning	1978	18	3	0	15
36	Merv Hobbs	1979-1983	56	32	0	24
37	Rod Oborne	1982-1983	19	6	0	13
38	Terry Wheeler	1984-1988	101	64	0	37
39	Barry Round	1989-1993	102	62	2	38
40	Mark Cross	1994	18	8	0	10
41	Damien Christensen	1995	16	0	0	16
42	Merv Keane	1996-1998	56	28	3	25
43	Andrew Bews	1999-2001	59	32	0	27
44	Brad Gotch	2002-2009	161	93	2	66
45	Peter German	2010-2013	83	58	1	24
46	Andy Collins	2014-2019	124	89	1	34
47	Justin Plapp	2021-2026	108	58	2	48

Coach History

VFA/VFL Coach History (1890-2026)

Season	Coach	Matches	Rounds
1890 VFA Season	unknown	16	R01-03, R06-07, R10-18, R20-21
1891 VFA Season	unknown	15	R01, R03-04, R06-07, R09-10, R12-13, R15-16, R19-22
1892 VFA Season	unknown	17	R01-02, R04-15, R17-19
1893 VFA Season	unknown	17	R01, R03, R06-18, R20-21
1894 VFA Season	unknown	15	R01-06, R08-10, R12-13, R15-17, R20
1895 VFA Season	unknown	17	R01-02, R05-15, R17-20
1896 VFA Season	unknown	15	R01, R03, R05, R07-15, R17-18, R20
1897 VFA Season	unknown	19	R01-03, R05-20
1898 VFA Season	unknown	15	R01-15
1899 VFA Season	unknown	21	R01-21
1900 VFA Season	unknown	15	R01-08, R11-17
1901 VFA Season	unknown	15	R02-07, R09, R11-18
1902 VFA Season	unknown	16	R01-03, R05-12, R14-18
1903 VFA Season	unknown	17	R01-04, R06-18
1904 VFA Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1905 VFA Season	unknown	19	R01-18, SF
1906 VFA Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1907 VFA Season	unknown	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1908 VFA Season	unknown	19	R01-18, SF
1909 VFA Season	unknown	18	R01-18
1910 VFA Season	Edward Rourke	18	R01-18
1911 VFA Season	Ned Alley	5	R01-05
1911 VFA Season	Bert Amy	13	R06-18
1912 VFA Season	George Angus	18	R01-18
1913 VFA Season	Bert Reitman	18	R01-18
1914 VFA Season	Alec Hall	19	R01-18, SF
1915 VFA Season	Alec Hall	14	R01-13, SF
1919 VFA Season	Alec Hall	18	R01-18
1920 VFA Season	Harry Haughton	18	R01-18
1921 VFA Season	Jim Caldwell	20	R01-08, R10-17, SF, PF, PR, GF
1922 VFA Season	Jim Caldwell	19	R01-18, SF
1923 VFA Season	Charlie Laxton	19	R01-18, SF
1924 VFA Season	Fred Carpenter	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1925 VFA Season	George King	14	R01-14
1926 VFA Season	Jack Martin	18	R01-18
1927 VFA Season	John Lord	18	R01-18
1928 VFA Season	Leon Beer	18	R01-18
1929 VFA Season	George Beasley	22	R01-22
1930 VFA Season	Jack O'Brien	21	R01-18, Q01-02, SF
1931 VFA Season	Gordon Hellwig	9	R01-09
1931 VFA Season	Jim Toohey	9	R10-18
1932 VFA Season	Jim Toohey	20	R01-20
1933 VFA Season	Charlie Stanbridge	22	R01-22
1934 VFA Season	Ted Cahill	18	R01-18
1935 VFA Season	Fred Brooks	18	R01-18
1936 VFA Season	Neville Huggins	18	R01-18
1937 VFA Season	Neville Huggins	16	R01-16
1938 VFA Season	George Jerram	16	R01-16
1939 VFA Season	Gordon Ogden	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1940 VFA Season	Gordon Ogden	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1941 VFA Season	Gordon Ogden	20	R01-20
1945 VFA Season	Maurie Hearn	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1946 VFA Season	Alan Williams	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1947 VFA Season	Alan Williams	24	R01-22, SF, PF
1948 VFA Season	Gordon Ogden	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1949 VFA Season	Gordon Ogden	23	R01-21, SF, GF
1950 VFA Season	Adrian Dullard	20	R01-19, SF
1951 VFA Season	Adrian Dullard	20	R01-20
1952 VFA Season	Billy Williams	20	R01-20
1953 VFA Season	Billy Williams	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1954 VFA Season	Wally Carter	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1955 VFA Season	Wally Carter	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1956 VFA Season	Wally Carter	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1957 VFA Season	Wally Carter	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1958 VFA Season	Gerry Callahan	22	R01-18, SF, PF, GF, GR
1959 VFA Season	Gerry Callahan	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1960 VFA Season	Gerry Callahan	21	R01-16, R18-19, EF, SF, PF
1961 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	25	R01-22, SF, PF, GF
1962 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	19	R01-18, SF
1963 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	18	R01-18
1964 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1965 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	18	R01-18
1966 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	18	R01-18
1967 VFA (D1) Season	Gerry Callahan	18	R01-18
1968 VFA (D2) Season	Max Papley	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1969 VFA (D2) Season	Max Papley	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1970 VFA (D1) Season	Max Papley	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1971 VFA (D1) Season	Max Papley	18	R01-18
1972 VFA (D1) Season	Max Papley	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1973 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Gill	18	R01-18
1974 VFA (D1) Season	Barry Gill	18	R01-18
1975 VFA (D1) Season	Ted Whitten	18	R01-18
1976 VFA (D2) Season	Mal Allen	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1977 VFA (D1) Season	Mal Allen	18	R01-18
1978 VFA (D2) Season	John Fanning	18	R01-18
1979 VFA (D2) Season	Merv Hobbs	19	R01-18, SF
1980 VFA (D2) Season	Merv Hobbs	19	R01-18, SF
1981 VFA (D2) Season	Merv Hobbs	17	R01, R03-18
1982 VFA (D1) Season	Rod Oborne	18	R01-18
1983 VFA (D1) Season	Rod Oborne	1	R01
	Merv Hobbs	1	R18
	unknown	16	R02-17
1984 VFA (D1) Season	Terry Wheeler	18	R01-18
1985 VFA (D1) Season	Terry Wheeler	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1986 VFA (D1) Season	Terry Wheeler	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1987 VFA (D1) Season	Terry Wheeler	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1988 VFA (D1) Season	Terry Wheeler	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1989 VFA Season	Barry Round	22	R01-09, R11-12, R14-20, QF, SF, PF, GF
1990 VFA Season	Barry Round	22	R01-18, EF, SF, PF, GF
1991 VFA Season	Barry Round	18	R01-08, R10-12, R14-20
1992 VFA Season	Barry Round	22	R01-18, QF, SF, PF, GF
1993 VFA Season	Barry Round	18	R01-18
1994 VFA Season	Mark Cross	18	R01-18
1995 VFA Season	Damien Christensen	16	R01, R03-10, R12-18
1996 VFL Season	Merv Keane	20	R01-02, R04-19, EF, SF
1997 VFL Season	Merv Keane	18	R01-06, R08-17, R19-20
1998 VFL Season	Merv Keane	18	R01-08, R10-19
1999 VFL Season	Andrew Bews	18	R02-11, R13-20
2000 VFL Season	Andrew Bews	21	R01-19, EF, SF
2001 VFL Season	Andrew Bews	20	R01-20
2002 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	21	R01-20, EF
2003 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	21	R01, R03-13, R15-20, QF, PF, GF
2004 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	18	R01-04, R06-17, R19-20
2005 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	18	R01-02, R04-09, R11-20
2006 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	20	R01-04, R06-19, QF, PF
2007 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	20	R01-03, R05-16, R18-20, QF, PF
2008 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	23	R01-20, QF, SF, PF
2009 VFL Season	Brad Gotch	20	R02-16, R18-20, QF, SF
2010 VFL Season	Peter German	20	R01-18, QF, PF
2011 VFL Season	Peter German	21	R01, R03-09, R11-14, R16-18, R20-22, QF, PF, GF
2012 VFL Season	Peter German	21	R01-07, R09-12, R14-15, R17-18, R20-22, EF, SF, PF
2013 VFL Season	Peter German	21	R01-08, R10-19, QF, SF, PF
2014 VFL Season	Andy Collins	21	R01-07, R09-12, R14-20, QF, SF, PF
2015 VFL Season	Andy Collins	21	R01-08, R10-13, R15-20, QF, PF, GF
2016 VFL Season	Andy Collins	21	R01-07, R09-10, R12-20, QF, SF, PF
2017 VFL Season	Andy Collins	20	R01-10, R12-19, QF, PF
2018 VFL Season	Andy Collins	20	R01-06, R08-11, R13-16, R18-21, QF, PF
2019 VFL Season	Andy Collins	21	R01-05, R07-12, R14-17, R19-21, QF, PF, GF
2021 VFL Season	Justin Plapp	9	R01-05, R10-11, R13, R16
2022 VFL Season	Justin Plapp	18	R01-04, R06-11, R13-16, R18-20, R22
2023 VFL Season	Justin Plapp	20	R01-05, R07-09, R11-13, R15-16, R18-22, EF, SF
2024 VFL Season	Justin Plapp	21	R01-08, R10-13, R15-19, R21, WF, EF, SF
2025 VFL Season	Justin Plapp	20	R01-06, R08-11, R13-19, R21, WF, EF
2026 VFL Season	Justin Plapp	20	R01-02, R04-07, R09-17, R19-21, WF, EF

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