List of Richmond Football Club coaches
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of coaches who have coached the Richmond Football Club
at a game of Australian rules football
in the Australian Football League
(AFL), formerly the VFL.
Key:
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
at a game of Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
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(AFL), formerly the VFL.
| No. | Coach | P | W | L | D | W% | Years |
| 1 | Dick Condon Dick Condon Richard 'Dick' Condon was a highly controversial, exceptionally brilliant champion Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football Association and the Victorian Football League from 1894 to 1909.... |
36 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 33.33 | 1908–09 |
| 2 | Alex Hall | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 41.67 | 1910 |
| 3 | Len Incigneri Len Incigneri Leonard "Len" Incigneri was an Australian rules football player and coach. He played for South Melbourne Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football Association.-Football career:He played one game for the South... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38.89 | 1911 |
| 4 | Charlie H. Pannam Charlie H. Pannam Charles 'Charlie' Pannam was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football Association between 1894 and 1896 then in the Victorian Football League between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then... |
18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 16.67 | 1912 |
| 5 | Ern Jenkins Ern Jenkins Ernest 'Ern' Jenkins was an Australian rules football player, coach and umpire. Jenkins was uncle of Fitzroy player Horrie Dawson.-Playing career:... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33 | 1913 |
| 6 | Charlie Ricketts Charlie Ricketts Charles "Charlie" Ricketts was a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.Ricketts was a champion rover for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1903 to 1905... |
47 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 38.30 | 1914–16 |
| 7 | Percy Maybury Percy Maybury Percy Maybury was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1910 and 1919 for the Richmond Football Club. He was Captain/Coach of Richmond for the 1917 season.-References:*Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996... |
15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 23.33 | 1917 |
| 8 | Bernie Nolan Bernie Nolan (footballer) Bernard 'Bernie' Nolan was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1904 and 1911. He was senior coach of the Richmond Football Club in 1918.... |
14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71 | 1918 |
| 9 | Norm Clark Norm Clark Norman "Hackenschmidt" Clark was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1905 and 1912.... |
19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16 | 1919 |
| 10 | Dan Minogue Dan Minogue Daniel 'Dan' Minogue was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Minogue was considered a courageous, or perhaps reckless, centre half-back as epitomised when he sustained a broken collarbone playing for Collingwood Football Club in the first minute of the 1911 Grand Final... |
105 | 59 | 45 | 1 | 56.67 | 1920–25 |
| 11 | Mel Morris Mel Morris Mel Morris was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1921 and 1926 for the Richmond Football Club. He was Captain/Coach of Richmond for the 1926 season.-References:... |
18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00 | 1926 |
| 12 | Frank 'Checker' Hughes Frank 'Checker' Hughes Frank 'Checker' Hughes was a famous player and coach of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League in the period 1914 to 1948.... |
120 | 87 | 31 | 2 | 73.33 | 1927–32 |
| 13 | Billy Schmidt Billy Schmidt Louis William "Billy" Schmidt was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then in the VFL from 1908 to 1911 and again in 1921... |
21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 76.19 | 1933 |
| 14 | Percy Bentley Percy Bentley Percy Bentley was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Bentley was a strong ruckman and great tactician who was a key player and coach for the Richmond Football Club during his era... |
133 | 86 | 46 | 1 | 65.04 | 1934–40 |
| 15 | Jack Titus Jack Titus Jack "Skinny" Titus was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1926 and 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. In the golden era of the 1930s, Titus was one of the great forwards who regularly thrilled the crowds with spectacular goalkicking feats... |
17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.71 | 1937, 1941, 1965 |
| 16 | Jack Dyer Jack Dyer John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM , always known as Jack Dyer, was one of the colossal figures of Australian rules football during two distinct careers, firstly as a player and coach of the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1931 and 1952, and later in the broadcast media for... |
226 | 135 | 89 | 2 | 60.18 | 1941–52 |
| 17 | Alby Pannam Alby Pannam Albert 'Alby' Pannam was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1933 and 1943 and then again in 1945 for the Collingwood Football Club. He then was captain/coach for the Richmond Football Club Seconds side from 1946 to 1952, leading them to the premiership in 1946... |
54 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 41.67 | 1953–55 |
| 18 | Max Oppy Max Oppy William "Max" Oppy was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1942 and 1954 for the Richmond Football Club. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1956.... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33 | 1956 |
| 19 | Alan McDonald Alan McDonald (Australian rules footballer) Alan McDonald is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1939 and 1941 and then again in 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. He was senior coach of Richmond from 1957 to 1960.- References :... |
72 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 31.94 | 1957–60 |
| 20 | Des Rowe Des Rowe Des Rowe was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1946 and 1957 for the Richmond Football Club. He was senior coach of Richmond from 1961 to 1963.- References :... |
54 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 27.78 | 1961–63 |
| 21 | Dick Harris Dick Harris (Australian rules footballer) Richard 'Dick' Harris was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1934 and 1944 for the Richmond Football Club... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | 1964 |
| 22 | Len Smith Len Smith (footballer) Like his younger brother, the legendary Norm Smith, it is as a coach that Len is best remembered. During his first stint as a coach, of the Fitzroy Under 19s , he guided the side to the 1955 Premiership. His first senior coaching role was with Fitzroy, taking them to the finals in 1958 and 1960... |
15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20.00 | 1964–65 |
| 23 | Tom Hafey Tom Hafey Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey is a former Australian rules football Victorian Football League player and coach. Hafey played for Richmond between 1953 and 1958, and coached four clubs—Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and Sydney—between 1966 and 1988, leading teams to a total of four premierships... |
248 | 173 | 73 | 2 | 70.16 | 1966–76 |
| 24 | Verdun Howell Verdun Howell Verdun John Howell is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL .Howell made his VFL debut with the St Kilda Football Club in 1958 after being signed from Tasmania in 1953. He initially played on the half forward line, then later as a half back before playing with the Saints as a full back... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1971 |
| 25 | Barry Richardson | 47 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 55.32 | 1976–78 |
| 26 | Tony Jewell Tony Jewell Tony 'TJ' Jewell is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1964 and 1970 for the Richmond Football Club. He was recruited from Oakleigh in the VFA where he had led the club's goalkicking in 1962 and was placed 4th in the VFA's best & fairest award, the J. J. Liston... |
113 | 53 | 59 | 1 | 47.35 | 1979–82, 1985–87 |
| 27 | Francis Bourke Francis Bourke Francis William Bourke is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1967 and 1981 for the Richmond Football Club and coached the club between 1982 and 1983. One of the most respected Australian footballers of any era, Bourke was nicknamed "St... |
46 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 56.52 | 1982–83 |
| 28 | Mike Patterson Mike Patterson (footballer) Michael 'Mike' Patterson was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Affectionately known as the "Swamp Fox", Patterson was a premiership ruckman with the Richmond Football Club in 1967, and also captain/coach of the 1972 Australian Champions, the North Adelaide Football club.-Richmond:Patterson... |
22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45 | 1984 |
| 29 | Paul Sproule Paul Sproule Paul Sproule is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the VFL from 1968 to 1971 and then for the Richmond Football Club from 1972 to 1975. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1985.... |
22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.91 | 1985 |
| 30 | Kevin Bartlett | 88 | 27 | 61 | 0 | 30.68 | 1988–91 |
| 31 | Allan Jeans Allan Jeans Allan Jeans was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at its inception in 1996... |
22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 22.73 | 1992 |
| 32 | John Northey John Northey John "Swooper" Northey is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played from 1963 to 1970 with the Richmond Football Club.... |
67 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 48.51 | 1993–95 |
| 33 | Robert Walls Robert Walls Robert Walls is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who now works primarily as a television commentator and newspaper columnist on the sport. On 22 June 2006 he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.- Carlton :... |
39 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 43.59 | 1996–97 |
| 34 | Jeff Gieschen Jeff Gieschen Jeff Gieschen is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1974 and 1978 for the Footscray Football Club. He was senior coach of the Richmond Football Club from late in the 1997 season until the end of 1999... |
49 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 51.02 | 1997–99 |
| 35 | Danny Frawley Danny Frawley Danny Frawley is a former Australian rules footballer and coach and a current football commentator with Fox Sports.He is the nephew of Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of current Melbourne Football Club player James Frawley.- Football career :Recruited from Ballarat, after attending... |
113 | 45 | 68 | 0 | 39.82 | 2000–04 |
| 36 | Terry Wallace Terry Wallace Terry Wallace is a former professional Australian rules football player and coach.As a player, his career spanned three VFL/AFL clubs; most notably Hawthorn where he played in three premierships as well as achieving All-Australian selection, and two Best and Fairests with the Footscray Football Club... |
99 | 37 | 60 | 2 | 38.38 | 2005–09 |
| 37 | Jade Rawlings Jade Rawlings Jade Rawlings was the caretaker coach of the Richmond Tigers Football Club, and is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL with the Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and the North Melbourne Football Clubs.... |
11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.82 | 2009 |
| 38 | Damien Hardwick Damien Hardwick Damien Patrick Hardwick is a former Australian rules footballer and the coach of the Richmond Football Club.-Early life:He attended St Joseph's College in Ferntree Gully.-AFL playing career:... |
22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27.27 | 2010– |
- Statistics are correct as of Round 22, 2010
Key:
- P = Played
- W = Won
- L = Lost
- D = Drew
- W% = Win percentage