List of Geelong Football Club coaches

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This is a list of all coaches of Geelong, including performance records and awards.

[edit] Records

Figures correct as of September 24, 2007.

Name[1]	State	Coaching Period	Gms	W	L	D	Win %
David Hickinbotham		1910–1911	36	18	16	2	52.78%
Bill Eason*		1912–1913	37	21	16	0	56.76%
Billy Orchard		1914–1914	19	11	7	1	60.53%
Bert Taylor		1923–1923	17	9	8	0	52.94%
Lloyd Hagger		1924–1924	16	8	8	0	50.00%
Cliff Rankin*		1925–1927	57	45	12	0	78.95%
Tom Fitzmaurice*		1928–1928	26	6	20	0	23.08%
Arthur Coghlan		1929–1930, 1932–1934	80	49	30	1	61.88%
Charlie Clymo		1931–1931	21	17	4	0	80.95%
Reg Hickey		1932–1936,1936–1940, 1949–1959	304	183	118	3	60.69%
Percy Parratt		1935–1935	18	6	11	1	36.11%
Charlie Dibbs*		1936–1936	7	3	4	0	42.82%
Allan Everett		1940–1940	12	7	5	0	58.33%
Les Laver+		1940–1940	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Len Metherell		1941–1941	18	3	15	0	16.67%
Tom Arklay		1944–1944	18	1	17	0	5.56%
Jack W. Williams		1945–1945	20	2	18	0	10.00%
Tom Quinn		1946–1948	57	22	35	0	38.60%
Bob Davis		1956–1965	116	72	39	5	64.22%
Neil Trezise+		1963–1963	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Peter Pianto		1966–1970	105	70	34	1	67.14%
Bill McMaster		1971–1972	44	12	32	0	27.27%
Graham Farmer		1973–1975	66	24	42	0	36.36%
Rodney Olsson		1976–1979	91	45	46	0	49.45%
Bill Goggin		1980–1982	71	41	30	0	57.75%
Tom Hafey		1983–1985	66	31	35	0	46.97%
John Devine		1986–1988	66	28	37	1	43.18%
Malcolm Blight		1989–1994	145	89	56	0	61.38%
Gary Ayres		1995–1999	116	65	50	1	56.47%
Mark Thompson		2000–	191	105	83	3	55.76%

Includes all games
* Player-coach
+ Caretaker coach

[edit] Awards

Name	Awards
David Hickinbotham
Bill Eason
Bill Orchard
Lloyd Hagger
Cliff Rankin	Victorian Football League premiership (1925)
Tom Fitzmaurice
Arthur Coghlan	Victorian Football League runners-up (1930)
Charlie Clymo	Victorian Football League premiership (1931)
Reg Hickey	Victorian Football League premiership (1937, 1951, 1952) runners-up 1953, McClelland Trophy (1952, 1954)
Percy Parratt
Charlie Dibbs
Allan Everett
Les Laver
Len Metherell
Tom Arklay
Jack W. Williams
Tom Quinn
Bob Davis	Victorian Football League premiership (1963), McClelland Trophy (1962, 1963), VFL Night Series Premiership (1961)
Peter Pianto	Victorian Football League runners-up (1967)
Bill McMaster
Graham Farmer
Rodney Olsson
Bill Goggin	McClelland Trophy (1980, 1981)
Tom Hafey
John Devine
Malcolm Blight	McClelland Trophy (1992), Victorian Football League runners-up (1989), Australian Football League runners-up (1992, 1994)
Gary Ayres	Australian Football League runners-up (1995)
Mark Thompson	NAB Cup Pre-Season Premiership (2006), McClelland Trophy (2007), Australian Football League premiership (2007)

[edit] References

Geelong Cats
The Club Club History | Premierships & Records | Players Coaches | Awards
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Stadiums Skilled Stadium | Telstra Dome | Melbourne Cricket Ground
Captain Tom Harley (2007 - Present)
Coach Mark "Bomber" Thompson (2000 - Present)