List of current Australian Football League coaches

Chris Scott is currently the longest-serving coach in the Australian Football League.

This list includes the appointment date and performance record of current Australian Football League senior coaches. The league consists of 18 clubs across Australia.

Chris Scott, the senior coach of the Geelong Cats since September 2010, is currently the longest-serving coach in the league. He has won two premierships, won the most matches (200) and has a winning percentage of 70.28%.

Five current coaches have won at least one AFL premiership during their current term: Luke Beveridge in 2016; Simon Goodwin in 2021; Chris Scott in 2011 and 2022; Craig McRae in 2023 & Chris Fagan in 2024. Alistair Clarkson and Damian Hardwick have won premierships with other clubs prior to their current appointments.

Coaches

Key

Prem	Premiership wins
W	Wins
L	Losses
D	Draws
GC	Games coached
Win%	Winning percentage

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 19 of the 2025 AFL Season

Club	Name	Time as coach	First season as coach		W	L	D	GC	Win%		W	L	D	GC	Win%	Played for	Past clubs as an assistant or senior coach
Club	Name	Time as coach	First season as coach	Current^[a]						Career^[b]
Adelaide	Matthew Nicks	5 years, 309 days	2020	0	50	73	1	124	40.7	0	50	73	1	124	40.7	Sydney	Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney
Brisbane Lions	Chris Fagan	8 years, 321 days	2017	1	123	82	2	207	59.9	1	123	82	2	207	59.9	N/A	Hawthorn Melbourne
Carlton	Michael Voss	3 years, 331 days	2022	0	46	42	1	89	53.0	0	89	107	2	198	45.5	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide
Collingwood	Craig McRae	3 years, 353 days	2022	1	64	26	2	92	70.7	1	64	26	2	92	70.7	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions	Richmond Brisbane Lions Collingwood Hawthorn
Essendon	Brad Scott	2 years, 325 days	2023	0	28	34	1	63	45.2	0	134	139	1	274	49.1	Hawthorn Brisbane Lions	Collingwood North Melbourne
Fremantle	Justin Longmuir	5 years, 324 days	2020	0	65	58	2	125	52.8	0	65	58	2	125	52.8	Fremantle	Collingwood West Coast
Geelong	Chris Scott	14 years, 306 days	2011	2	238	111	3	352	68.0	2	238	111	3	352	68.0	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions	Fremantle
Gold Coast	Damien Hardwick	1 year, 364 days	2024	0	22	18	0	40	55.0	3	192	149	6	347	56.2	Essendon Port Adelaide	Richmond
Greater Western Sydney	Adam Kingsley	2 years, 363 days	2023	0	42	27	0	69	60.9	0	42	27	0	69	60.9	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide St Kilda Richmond
Hawthorn	Sam Mitchell	3 years, 363 days	2022	0	42	46	0	88	47.7	0	42	46	0	88	47.7	Hawthorn West Coast	West Coast Hawthorn
Melbourne	Simon Goodwin	8 years, 357 days	2017	1	110	89	1	200	55.3	1	110	90	1	201	55.0	Adelaide	Essendon
North Melbourne	Alastair Clarkson	3 years, 1 day	2023	0	10	43	1	54	19.4	4	238	201	5	444	54.2	North Melbourne Melbourne	St Kilda Port Adelaide Hawthorn
Port Adelaide	Ken Hinkley	12 years, 319 days	2013	0	173	119	0	292	59.3	0	173	119	0	292	59.3	Fitzroy Geelong	St Kilda Geelong Gold Coast
Richmond	Adem Yze	1 year, 333 days	2024	0	7	34	0	41	17.1	0	8	34	0	41	19.1	Melbourne	Melbourne Hawthorn
St Kilda	Ross Lyon	2 years, 300 days	2023	0	29	35	0	64	45.3	0	201	164	5	370	55.0	Fitzroy Brisbane Bears	Richmond Carlton Sydney St Kilda Fremantle
Sydney	Dean Cox	267 days	2025	0	9	9	0	18	50.0	0	9	9	0	18	50.0	West Coast	West Coast Sydney
West Coast	Andrew McQualter	324 days	2025	0	1	17	0	18	5.6	0	8	23	0	31	25.8	St Kilda Gold Coast	Richmond Melbourne
Western Bulldogs	Luke Beveridge	10 years, 279 days	2015	1	140	108	0	248	56.5	1	140	108	0	248	56.5	Melbourne Western Bulldogs St Kilda	Collingwood Hawthorn

Notes

^ Coaching statistics from the current term with the team; coaching statistics from previous term with the team are not included.
^ Coaching statistics for career in the AFL, records in other leagues are not included.

References

[1] Coaching statistics from the current term with the team; coaching statistics from previous term with the team are not included.

[2] Coaching statistics for career in the AFL, records in other leagues are not included.

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Coaches

See also

Notes

References