Bill Monaghan
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Bill Monaghan is the current coach of the West Perth Football Club
and a former player for the Subiaco Lions and Peel Thunder.
He played 204 games for Subiaco and Peel, captained Peel, and represented Western Australia
at fullback.
He coached the Lions reserves to premierships in 2003 and 2005, and was an assistant coach under Peter German
during the Lions' 2004 and 2006 premierships. When German stepped down in 2006, both German and most senior players favoured Monaghan to take over as senior coach, but the club board instead chose Scott Watters
. In 2007 and 2008, Monaghan joined the Fremantle Football Club
in a development role. He was appointed senior coach of West Perth for 2009, taking the team to the finals in his first year.
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
and a former player for the Subiaco Lions and Peel Thunder.
He played 204 games for Subiaco and Peel, captained Peel, and represented Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
at fullback.
He coached the Lions reserves to premierships in 2003 and 2005, and was an assistant coach under Peter German
Peter German
Peter German is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the AFL. He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield....
during the Lions' 2004 and 2006 premierships. When German stepped down in 2006, both German and most senior players favoured Monaghan to take over as senior coach, but the club board instead chose Scott Watters
Scott Watters
Scott Watters is the current senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club. He was an Australian rules footballer, drafted from the South Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL to the West Coast Eagles in the AFL in 1988, before later playing for the Sydney Swans and Fremantle...
. In 2007 and 2008, Monaghan joined the Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
in a development role. He was appointed senior coach of West Perth for 2009, taking the team to the finals in his first year.