List of Australian Football League coaches
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This is a list of current Australian Football League head coaches. The longest serving coach is Kevin Sheedy from Essendon.
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Team | Name | First Season | Premierships won as head coach | Previous clubs as head coach |
Adelaide Football Club | Neil Craig | 2004* | 0 | None |
Brisbane Lions | Leigh Matthews | 1999 | 4 | Collingwood |
Carlton Football Club | Denis Pagan | 2003 | 2 | North Melbourne (Kangaroos) |
Collingwood Football Club | Mick Malthouse | 2000 | 2 | Western Bulldogs, West Coast Eagles |
Essendon Football Club | Kevin Sheedy | 1981 | 4 | None |
Fremantle Football Club | Chris Connolly | 2002 | 0 | None |
Geelong Football Club | Mark Thompson | 2000 | 0 | None |
Hawthorn Football Club | Alastair Clarkson | 2005 | 0 | None |
Kangaroos | Dean Laidley | 2003 | 0 | None |
Melbourne Football Club | Neil Daniher | 1998 | 0 | None |
Port Adelaide Football Club | Mark Williams | 1999 | 1 | None |
Richmond Football Club | Terry Wallace | 2005 | 0 | Footscray (Western Bulldogs) |
St Kilda Football Club | Ross Lyon | 2007 | 0 | None |
Sydney Swans | Paul Roos | 2002* | 1 | None |
West Coast Eagles | John Worsfold | 2002 | 1 | None |
Western Bulldogs | Rodney Eade | 2005 | 0 | Sydney |
* Became club coaches mid-year after resignations and/or sackings of previous coaches.