Henry Elms
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Henry Elms was Australian rules coach with South Melbourne
in the VFL
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He was made coach in 1918 and shared the duties with former player Herb Howson
. After the club defeated Collingwood by five points in the Grand Final they became the first pair to coach a premiership team. He remained the coach for the 1919 season and finished with a coaching record of 27 wins from 33 games.
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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He was made coach in 1918 and shared the duties with former player Herb Howson
Herb Howson
Herbert "Herb" Howson was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
. After the club defeated Collingwood by five points in the Grand Final they became the first pair to coach a premiership team. He remained the coach for the 1919 season and finished with a coaching record of 27 wins from 33 games.