List of Western Bulldogs coaches
The following is a list of coaches who have coached the Western Bulldogs, previously known as Footscray, at a game of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly the VFL.
No. | Coach | P | W | L | D | W% | Years |
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1 | Con McCarthy | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 23.53 | 1925 |
2 | Harry Saunders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00 | 1926 |
3 | Jim Cassidy | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.50 | 1926 |
4 | Paddy Scanlan | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 41.67 | 1927–28 |
5 | Alec Eason | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 36.11 | 1929 |
6 | Allan Hopkins | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 22.22 | 1930 |
7 | Bill Cubbins | 54 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 59.26 | 1931–33 |
8 | Alby Morrison | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27.27 | 1934–35 |
9 | Syd Coventry | 36 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 25.00 | 1935–37 |
10 | Joe Kelly | 69 | 29 | 40 | 0 | 42.03 | 1937–40 |
11 | Norman Ware | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 60.61 | 1941–42 |
12 | Arthur Olliver | 131 | 68 | 62 | 1 | 52.29 | 1943–50 |
13 | Jim Crowe | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 44.74 | 1947 |
14 | Charlie Sutton | 162 | 81 | 79 | 2 | 50.62 | 1951–57, 1967–68 |
15 | George McLaren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1951 |
16 | Wally Donald | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | 1952, 1953 |
17 | Ted Whitten | 228 | 91 | 137 | 0 | 39.91 | 1957–66 1969–71 |
18 | Joe Ryan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1959, 1960 |
19 | Bill Findlay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 | 1961–62, 1964, 1966 |
20 | Bob Rose | 89 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 48.31 | 1972–75 |
21 | Bill Goggin | 46 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 47.83 | 1976–78 |
22 | Don McKenzie | 44 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 31.81 | 1978–79, 1982 |
23 | Royce Hart | 53 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 15.09 | 1980–82 |
24 | Frank Goode | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1981 |
25 | Ian Hampshire | 33 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 36.36 | 1982–83 |
26 | Mick Malthouse | 135 | 67 | 66 | 2 | 50.37 | 1984–89 |
27 | Terry Wheeler | 91 | 50 | 40 | 1 | 55.49 | 1990–94 |
28 | Alan Joyce | 57 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 45.61 | 1994–96 |
29 | Terry Wallace | 148 | 79 | 67 | 2 | 54.05 | 1996–2002 |
30 | Peter Rohde | 45 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 21.11 | 2002–04 |
31 | Rodney Eade | 162 | 88 | 72 | 2 | 54.94 | 2005–2011 |
32 | Paul Williams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | 2011 |
33 | Brendan McCartney | 66 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 30.30 | 2012–14 |
34 | Luke Beveridge | 228 | 128 | 100 | 0 | 56.14 | 2015 - |
- Statistics are correct as of Round 15, 2024
Key:
- P = Played
- W = Won
- L = Lost
- D = Drew
- W% = Win percentage
References
- Western Bulldogs Coaches Win–loss records at AFL Tables
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