Most Finals Coached

The most VFL/AFL finals coached. Excludes the 1898-1900 sectional rounds, following official AFL records.

Team

386 results

Player	Teams	GM	F	GFs	PR	First	Last
Jock McHale	CollingwoodCollingwood	713	58	16	7	1912	1949
Mick Malthouse	Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood, CarltonFootscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton	718	52	8	3	1984	2015
Kevin Sheedy	Essendon, GWSEssendon, GWS	678	43	7	4	1981	2013
Tom Hafey	Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong, SydneyRichmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney	522	42	10	4	1966	1988
Allan Jeans	St Kilda, Hawthorn, RichmondSt Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond	576	41	9	4	1961	1992
Dick Reynolds	EssendonEssendon	415	37	12	4	1939	1960
David Parkin	Hawthorn, Carlton, FitzroyHawthorn, Carlton, Fitzroy	518	36	6	4	1977	2000
Chris Scott	GeelongGeelong	385	35	4	2	2011	2026
Ron Barassi	Melbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne, SydneyMelbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne, Sydney	515	33	9	4	1964	1995
Frank Hughes snr	Richmond, MelbourneRichmond, Melbourne	378	30	11	5	1927	1965
John Longmire	SydneySydney	333	28	5	1	2011	2024
Leigh Matthews	Collingwood, BrisbaneCollingwood, Brisbane	461	27	5	4	1986	2008
Alastair Clarkson	Hawthorn, North MelbourneHawthorn, North Melbourne	472	26	5	4	2005	2026
Norm Smith	Fitzroy, Melbourne, South MelbourneFitzroy, Melbourne, South Melbourne	452	24	8	6	1949	1972
Chris Fagan	BrisbaneBrisbane	243	24	4	3	2017	2026
Malcolm Blight	North Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, St KildaNorth Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, St Kilda	250	23	5	2	1981	2001
Denis Pagan	North Melbourne, Kangaroos, CarltonNorth Melbourne, Kangaroos, Carlton	344	22	3	2	1993	2007
Norm Clark	Carlton, Richmond, St Kilda, North MelbourneCarlton, Richmond, St Kilda, North Melbourne	214	21	5	2	1912	1931
Ross Lyon	St Kilda, FremantleSt Kilda, Fremantle	398	21	4	0	2007	2026
Phonse Kyne	CollingwoodCollingwood	272	20	6	2	1950	1963
John Northey	Sydney, Melbourne, Richmond, Brisbane Bears, BrisbaneSydney, Melbourne, Richmond, Brisbane Bears, Brisbane	315	20	1	0	1985	1998
Percy Bentley	Richmond, CarltonRichmond, Carlton	414	19	5	3	1934	1955
Mark Thompson	Geelong, EssendonGeelong, Essendon	283	19	3	2	2000	2014
John Worsfold	West Coast, EssendonWest Coast, Essendon	388	19	2	1	2002	2020
Rodney Eade	Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Gold CoastSydney, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast	377	19	1	0	1996	2017
Damien Hardwick	Richmond, Gold CoastRichmond, Gold Coast	378	18	3	3	2010	2026
John Kennedy	Hawthorn, North MelbourneHawthorn, North Melbourne	412	18	5	3	1957	1989
Reg Hickey	GeelongGeelong	304	18	4	3	1932	1959
Mark Williams	Port AdelaidePort Adelaide	273	17	2	1	1999	2010
John Worrall	Carlton, EssendonCarlton, Essendon	279	16	6	5	1902	1920
Dan Minogue	Richmond, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda, FitzroyRichmond, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda, Fitzroy	359	16	3	2	1920	1942
Paul Roos	Sydney, MelbourneSydney, Melbourne	268	16	2	1	2002	2016
Luke Beveridge	Western BulldogsWestern Bulldogs	278	15	2	1	2015	2026
Ken Hinkley	Port AdelaidePort Adelaide	297	15	0	0	2013	2025
Robert Walls	Fitzroy, Carlton, Brisbane Bears, RichmondFitzroy, Carlton, Brisbane Bears, Richmond	347	14	2	1	1981	1997
Bob Rose	Collingwood, FootscrayCollingwood, Footscray	282	14	3	0	1964	1986
Vic Belcher	South Melbourne, FitzroySouth Melbourne, Fitzroy	146	13	3	1	1914	1927
Leon Cameron	GWSGWS	193	13	1	0	2014	2022
Adam Simpson	West CoastWest Coast	242	12	2	1	2014	2024
Nathan Buckley	CollingwoodCollingwood	218	12	1	0	2012	2021
Gary Ayres	Geelong, AdelaideGeelong, Adelaide	223	12	1	0	1995	2004
Neale Daniher	MelbourneMelbourne	223	12	1	0	1998	2007
Alan Joyce	Hawthorn, FootscrayHawthorn, Footscray	150	10	2	2	1988	1996
Simon Goodwin	Essendon, MelbourneEssendon, Melbourne	203	10	1	1	2013	2025
Jack Dyer snr	RichmondRichmond	222	10	3	1	1941	1952
Jack Bissett	South MelbourneSouth Melbourne	80	10	4	1	1933	1936
Syd Barker snr	Essendon, North MelbourneEssendon, North Melbourne	99	10	1	1	1922	1927
Craig McRae	CollingwoodCollingwood	123	9	1	1	2022	2026
John Nicholls	CarltonCarlton	95	9	2	1	1972	1975
Neil Craig	Adelaide, MelbourneAdelaide, Melbourne	177	9	0	0	2004	2013