Below is a list of Senior Coaches who have coached Richmond in at least one senior game
A name in bold indicates they were the appointed coach for that season
Coach | Year | Notes | Games |
| VFA | |||
| Charlie 'Fishy' Taylor | 1904 | RFC Minute book Sept 6 1904 said he was appointed in role 'early in the season'. Later he complains of head trainer McCormack encroaching on his role. However at Richmond AGM Taylor is listed as McCormack's assistant trainer. | |
| Charlie Pannam | 1907 | June 1907 - end of season, Coached and captained Richmond in his debut game. | |
| VFL | |||
| Dick Condon | 1908 | First League coach of Richmond | 18 |
| Dick Condon | 1909 | Dispensed with as player and coach on Aug 24 | 16 |
| Charlie Taylor | Rd 17 -18 1909 | Possibly caretaker coach after Condon was dispensed with as player. Richmond Guardian Aug 28 1909 "Condon received a salary for carrying out the duties of "coach" but the man who did the work was Charlie Taylor" 2 games | |
| Alex Hall | 1910 | ||
| Len Incigneri | 1911 | ||
| Charlie H. Pannam | 1912 | ||
| Jim McShane | 1913 | took a pre-season Training session whilst club searched for a coach for the season. He and Jenkins were final two candidates, they alternated training nights | |
| Ern Jenkins | 1913 | Appointed coach start of April | |
| Charlie Ricketts | 1914 | ||
| Charlie Ricketts | 1915 | ||
| Charlie Ricketts | 1916 | ||
| Percy Maybury | 1917 | ||
| Bernie Nolan | 1918 | ||
| Norm Clark | 1919 | Grand Final coach | |
| Norm Clark | 1920 | Re-appointed by Richmond on March 16, but then applies and gets Carlton coaching role on March 18 | |
| Max Hislop | 1920 SF | Dan Minogue ill with tonsillitis | 1 game |
| Dan Minogue | 1920 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Dan Minogue | 1921 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Dan Minogue | 1922 | ||
| Dan Minogue | 1923 | ||
| Dan Minogue | 1924 | Grand Final coach | |
| Dan Minogue | 1925 | 1 - 7, 11 - 17 | 14 games |
| Mel Morris | 1925 Rd 8 - 10 | Dan Minogue injured in Rd 7 | 3 games |
| Phil Matson | 1926 | Appointed coach before season. VFL refuses permit. Never coaches a game | |
| Mel Morris | 1926 | ||
| Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes | 1927 | Grand Final coach | |
| Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes | 1928 | Grand Final coach | |
| Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes | 1929 | Grand Final coach | |
| Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes | 1930 | ||
| Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes | 1931 | Grand Final coach | |
| Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes | 1932 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Billy Schmidt | 1933 | Grand Final coach | |
| Percy Bentley | 1934 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Percy Bentley | 1935 | ||
| Percy Bentley | 1936 | ||
| Percy Bentley | 1937 | ||
| Jack Titus | 1937 | Rd 16 | 1 game |
| Percy Bentley | 1938 | ||
| Percy Bentley | 1939 | ||
| Percy Bentley | 1940 | Grand Final coach | |
| Jack Dyer | 1941 | ||
| Jack Titus | 1941 | Rd 11. Dyer in State side. | 1 game |
| Jack Dyer | 1942 | Grand Final coach | |
| Jack Dyer | 1943 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Jack Dyer | 1944 | Grand Final coach | |
| Dick Harris | 1944 | Rd 12-15. Dyer was suspended | 4 games |
| Jack Dyer | 1945 | ||
| Jack Dyer | 1946 | ||
| Jack Dyer | 1947 | ||
| Jack Dyer | 1948 | ||
| Jack Dyer | 1949 | ||
| Jack Dyer | 1950 | ||
| Jack Dyer | 1951 | ||
| Jim Deane | 1952 | Appointed by Committee in late 1951/early 1952 dependant on South Adelaide allowing a permit. They refused. | |
| Jack Dyer | 1952 | ||
| Jim Deane | 1953 | Appointed by Committee in Nov 1952 dependant on South Adelaide allowing a permit. They refused. | |
| Alby Pannam | 1953 | ||
| Alby Pannam | 1954 | ||
| Alby Pannam | 1955 | ||
| Max Oppy | 1956 | ||
| Alan McDonald | 1957 | ||
| Alan McDonald | 1958 | ||
| Alan McDonald | 1959 | ||
| Alan McDonald | 1960 | ||
| Des Rowe | 1961 | ||
| Des Rowe | 1962 | ||
| Des Rowe | 1963 | ||
| Dick Harris | 1964 | Rd 1- Rd 6 | 6 games |
| Len Smith | 1964 | Rd 7 - Rd 18 | 12 games |
| Len Smith | 1965 | Rd 1- Rd 3 | 3 games |
| Jack Titus | 1965 | Rd 4- Rd 18 | 15 games |
| Tom Hafey | 1966 | ||
| Tom Hafey | 1967 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Tom Hafey | 1968 | ||
| Tom Hafey | 1969 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Tom Hafey | 1970 | ||
| Tom Hafey | 1971 | ||
| Verdun Howell | 1971 | Rd 16 | 1 game |
| Tom Hafey | 1972 | Grand Final coach | |
| Tom Hafey | 1973 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Tom Hafey | 1974 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Tom Hafey | 1975 | ||
| Tom Hafey | 1976 | ||
| Barry Richardson | 1976 | Rd 4 | 1 game |
| Barry Richardson | 1977 | ||
| Barry Richardson | 1978 | ||
| Tony Jewell | 1979 | ||
| Tony Jewell | 1980 | VFL Premiership coach | |
| Tony Jewell | 1981 | ||
| Francis Bourke | 1982 | Grand Final coach | |
| Francis Bourke | 1983 | ||
| Mike Patterson | 1984 | ||
| Paul Sproule | 1985 | ||
| Tony Jewell | 1986 | ||
| Tony Jewell | 1987 | ||
| Kevin Bartlett | 1988 | ||
| Kevin Bartlett | 1989 | ||
| Kevin Bartlett | 1990 | ||
| Kevin Bartlett | 1991 | ||
| Allan Jeans | 1992 | ||
| John Northey | 1993 | ||
| John Northey | 1994 | ||
| John Northey | 1995 | ||
| Robert Walls | 1996 | ||
| Robert Walls | 1997 | Rd 1 - Rd 17 | |
| Jeff Gieschen | 1997 | Rd 18 -22 | |
| Jeff Gieschen | 1998 | ||
| Jeff Gieschen | 1999 | ||
| Danny Frawley | 2000 | ||
| Danny Frawley | 2001 | ||
| Danny Frawley | 2002 | ||
| Danny Frawley | 2003 | ||
| Danny Frawley | 2004 | ||
| Terry Wallace | 2005 | ||
| Terry Wallace | 2006 | ||
| Terry Wallace | 2007 | ||
| Terry Wallace | 2008 | ||
| Terry Wallace | 2009 | Rd 1 -11 | |
| Jade Rawlings | 2009 | Rd 12 - 22 | |
| Damien Hardwick | 2010 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2011 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2012 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2013 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2014 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2015 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2016 | ||
| Damien Hardwick | 2017 | AFL Premiership Coach | 25 games |
| Damien Hardwick | 2018 | 22 games | |
| Damien Hardwick | 2019 | AFL Premiership Coach | 26 games |
| Damien Hardwick | 2020 | AFL Premiership Coach | 20 games |
| Damien Hardwick | 2021 | 22 games | |
| Damien Hardwick | 2022 | 23 games | |
| Damien Hardwick | 2023 | 10 games | |
| Andrew McQualter | 2023 | Rd 11 onwards | |
| Adem Yze | 2024 | ||
Pre Season games
Coach | Year | Notes | Games
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| Jack Dyer | Lightning Premiership | ||
| Brendon Lade | 2016 | NAB Challenge 1, 2 | 2 games |
| Damien Hardwick | 2016 | NAB Challenge 3 | 1 game |
| Damien Hardwick | 2016 | JLT Series vs Adel | 1 game |
| Damien Hardwick | 2016 | JLT Series vs Pt Adel | 1 game |
| Damien Hardwick | 2017 | JLT Series 1,2,3 | 3 games |
| Damien Hardwick | |||
Further Reading: Senior Captains
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