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Senior Coaches

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
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