List of St Kilda Football Club coaches
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of coaches who have coached the St Kilda Football Club at a game of Australian rules football
in the Australian Football League
(AFL), formerly the VFL.
Key:
Australian rules football
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in the Australian Football League
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(AFL), formerly the VFL.
| No. | Coach | P | W | L | D | W% | Years |
| 1 | Alex Hall | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77 | 1906 |
| 2 | Mick Grace Mick Grace Michael John Grace was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and Victorian Football Association .... |
19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 52.63 | 1908 |
| 3 | Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer) James 'Jimmy' Smith was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached St Kilda in the VFL during the early 1900s.... |
49 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 32.65 | 1909, 1915, 1918 |
| 4 | Eddie Drohan Eddie Drohan Edward 'Eddie' Drohan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League before becoming a coach.... |
18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11.11 | 1911 |
| 5 | George Sparrow George Sparrow George S. Sparrow was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and both played for and coached St Kilda in the VFL.... |
63 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 58.73 | 1913, 1920, 1928–29 |
| 6 | Dave McNamara Dave McNamara David J. "Dave" McNamara was a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .McNamara played with St Kilda as a Centre Half-Forward.... |
50 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 46.00 | 1914, 1922–23 |
| 7 | Wels Eicke Wels Eicke Wellesley Hastings "Wels" Eicke was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Early life/career:Eicke was a talented young sportsman who was a champion swimmer at school level... |
32 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 34.38 | 1919, 1924 |
| 8 | 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... |
27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 20.37 | 1920–21 |
| 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.... |
35 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 40.00 | 1925–26 |
| 10 | George Heinz George Heinz George Heinz was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong, Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League... |
18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44 | 1927 |
| 11 | Bill Cubbins Bill Cubbins William "Bill" Cubbins was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .Cubbins played with St Kilda as possibly the greatest full back of his time. He won a record four club best and fairest awards . Cubbins was an excellent mark and long kick.He played for... |
18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44 | 1930 |
| 12 | Charlie Hardy Charlie Hardy Charlie Hardy was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFA during the 1910s and Essendon in the VFL during the early 1920s.-VFA:... |
25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 36.00 | 1931–32 |
| 13 | Stuart King Stuart King Stuart Patrick King was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football for Victorian Football League club St Kilda.... |
11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.18 | 1932 |
| 14 | Col Deane Col Deane Colin 'Col' Deane was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33 | 1933 |
| 15 | Colin Watson Colin Watson (footballer) Colin C. Watson was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Watson played with St Kilda in various positions, predominantly on the half back line or across the centre. Spotted as a schoolboy by Roy Cazaly and was brought to Melbourne in 1919 where he played some games with... |
18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00 | 1934 |
| 16 | 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... |
54 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 55.56 | 1935–37 |
| 17 | Ansell Clarke Ansell Clarke Edward Augustus "Ansell" Clarke was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Clarke made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1929 season... |
55 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 50.91 | 1938–40 |
| 18 | Bill Patterson Bill Patterson (footballer) William 'Bill' Patterson was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1938 |
| 19 | Jack Knight Jack Knight (footballer) Jack 'Cracker' Knight was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the 1930s and played for and coached St Kilda during the early 1940s.... |
18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 16.67 | 1941 |
| 20 | Reg Garvin Reg Garvin Reg Garvin was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL.Originally from Newtown in NSW, Garvin had already represented his state at interstate football by the time he arrived at St Kilda. A follower, he finished equal 4th in the 1941 Brownlow Medal and won the first of... |
24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 31.25 | 1942–43 |
| 21 | Hugh Thomas Hugh Thomas (coach) Hugh Thomas was an Australian rules football coach who coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .Thomas served initially as an assistant coach to Jock McHale at Collingwood, in what was a successful era for the club. He became St Kilda's senior coach in 1944 and steered them to ninth... |
38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 23.68 | 1944–45 |
| 22 | Allan Hird | 38 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 14.47 | 1946–47 |
| 23 | Fred Froude Fred Froude Fred Froude was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the VFL during the 1930s.... |
56 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 25.89 | 1948–50 |
| 24 | Fred Green Fred Green (footballer) Fred Green was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 27.78 | 1951 |
| 25 | Col Williamson Col Williamson Colin 'Col' Williamson was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .... |
37 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 18.92 | 1952–53 |
| 26 | Les Foote Les Foote Leslie Roy Foote was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Football career:A local lad, and recruited from the North Melbourne Colts, Foote played his first match with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1941 at just 16 years of age.He was able to kick equally well with... |
36 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 15.28 | 1954–55 |
| 27 | Alan Killigrew Alan Killigrew Alan Killigrew was an Australian rules footballer who went on to a celebrated career as senior coach in the Victorian Football League , South Australian National Football League and West Australian National Football League .-Playing career:Killigrew was a physically small man but an effective... |
54 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 36.11 | 1956–58 |
| 28 | Jim Francis Jim Francis Jim Francis is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.After playing 61 games for Hawthorn Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 9 of the 1934 season. He retired as a player at the end of the 1943 season and was appointed coach of the... |
36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 50.00 | 1959–60 |
| 29 | 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... |
332 | 193 | 138 | 1 | 58.28 | 1961–76 |
| 30 | Eric Guy Eric Guy Eric Guy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL.Guy started his career at Oakleigh in the VFA and played 91 games for the club. He did enough to catch the eye of St Kilda and they recruited him for the 1957 season... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | 1972, 1974 |
| 31 | Ross G. Smith Ross G. Smith Ross G. Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .Smith played with St Kilda as a courageous rover. He won the Brownlow Medal in 1967 and captained Victoria at the 1972 Perth Carnival... |
22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 18.18 | 1977 |
| 32 | 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... |
46 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 31.52 | 1978–80 |
| 33 | Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame... |
64 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 21.88 | 1980–82 |
| 34 | 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... |
26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 19.23 | 1983–84 |
| 35 | Graeme Gellie Graeme Gellie Graeme Gellie is a former Australian rules footballer. Played for St Kilda as a rover. Height: 178 cm, weight: 76.5 kg.Won the club's best and fairest award in his first year, but an injury to his knee early in 1979 limited his career.... |
62 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 16.13 | 1984–86 |
| 36 | Darrel Baldock Darrel Baldock Darrel John Baldock , commonly nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", was an Australian rules football player and state politician who in 1966 was the first captain of a premiership-winning St Kilda Football Club. Baldock was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a "Legend"... |
62 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 29.03 | 1987–89 |
| 37 | Allan Davis Allan Davis (footballer) Allan Davis is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League . He played as a forward and topped the club's goalkicking charts in 1971 and 73.... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | 1987 |
| 38 | Ken Sheldon Ken Sheldon Kenneth "Ken" Sheldon is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He is the father of Brisbane Lions player, Sam Sheldon.-Carlton career:... |
89 | 48 | 40 | 1 | 54.49 | 1990–93 |
| 39 | Stan Alves Stan Alves Stan Alves, OAM was an Australian rules football player and coach. He played 226 games for the Melbourne Football Club in the 1970s, captaining them from 1973–1976 and finishing runner-up for the Brownlow Medal in 1975, before joining North Melbourne in 1977. Legend has it that he chose to play... |
115 | 55 | 59 | 1 | 48.26 | 1994–98 |
| 40 | Tim Watson Tim Watson Timothy Michael "Tim" Watson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, sports journalist and media personality.He is notable for his long career at the Essendon Football Club as a player where he participated in several premiership teams... |
44 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 28.41 | 1999–2000 |
| 41 | Malcolm Blight Malcolm Blight Malcolm Jack Blight AM is a former champion Australian rules football player and coach, and current television commentator. During the 1970s and 1980s Blight played for the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the North Melbourne Football Club in the... |
15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20.00 | 2001 |
| 42 | Grant Thomas Grant Thomas (footballer) Grant Thomas is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He most recently held the position of coach of the St Kilda Football Club from 2001–2006. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone.- Playing career :... |
123 | 63 | 59 | 1 | 51.63 | 2001–06 |
| 43 | Ross Lyon Ross Lyon Ross Lyon is a former Australian rules football player for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears. He is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Playing career:... |
121 | 76 | 41 | 4 | 64.46 | 2007–11 |
| 44 | 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... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 | 2012– |
Key:
- P = Played
- W = Won
- L = Lost
- D = Drew
- W% = Win percentage