List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches
This is a list of captains and coaches of Australian Football League premiership teams. Jock McHale has coached the most premierships with eight.

List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches

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Table Section Text: This is a list of captains and coaches of Australian Football League premiership teams. Jock McHale has coached the most premierships with eight.

Year	Premiers	Captain	Coach

2018	West Coast	Shannon Hurn	Adam Simpson

2017	Richmond	Trent Cotchin	Damien Hardwick

2016	Western Bulldogs	Easton Wood	Luke Beveridge

2015	Hawthorn	Luke Hodge	Alastair Clarkson

2014	Hawthorn	Luke Hodge	Alastair Clarkson

2013	Hawthorn	Luke Hodge	Alastair Clarkson

2012	Sydney	Jarrad McVeigh	John Longmire

2011	Geelong	Cameron Ling	Chris Scott

2010	Collingwood	Nick Maxwell	Mick Malthouse

2009	Geelong	Tom Harley	Mark Thompson

2008	Hawthorn	Sam Mitchell	Alastair Clarkson

2007	Geelong	Tom Harley	Mark Thompson

2006	West Coast	Chris Judd	John Worsfold

2005	Sydney	Barry Hall	Paul Roos

2004	Port Adelaide	Warren Tredrea	Mark Williams

2003	Brisbane Lions	Michael Voss	Leigh Matthews

2002	Brisbane Lions	Michael Voss	Leigh Matthews

2001	Brisbane Lions	Michael Voss	Leigh Matthews

2000	Essendon	James Hird	Kevin Sheedy

1999	North Melbourne	Wayne Carey	Denis Pagan

1998	Adelaide	Mark Bickley	Malcolm Blight

1997	Adelaide	Mark Bickley	Malcolm Blight

1996	North Melbourne	Wayne Carey	Denis Pagan

1995	Carlton	Stephen Kernahan	David Parkin

1994	West Coast	John Worsfold	Mick Malthouse

1993	Essendon	Mark Thompson	Kevin Sheedy

1992	West Coast	John Worsfold	Mick Malthouse

1991	Hawthorn	Michael Tuck	Alan Joyce

1990	Collingwood	Tony Shaw	Leigh Matthews

1989	Hawthorn	Michael Tuck	Allan Jeans

1988	Hawthorn	Michael Tuck	Alan Joyce

1987	Carlton	Stephen Kernahan	Robert Walls

1986	Hawthorn	Michael Tuck	Allan Jeans

1985	Essendon	Terry Daniher	Kevin Sheedy

1984	Essendon	Terry Daniher	Kevin Sheedy

1983	Hawthorn	Leigh Matthews	Allan Jeans

1982	Carlton	Mike Fitzpatrick	David Parkin

1981	Carlton	Mike Fitzpatrick	David Parkin

1980	Richmond	Bruce Monteath	Tony Jewell

1979	Carlton	Alex Jesaulenko	Alex Jesaulenko

1978	Hawthorn	Don Scott	David Parkin

1977	North Melbourne	David Dench	Ron Barassi

1976	Hawthorn	Don Scott	John Kennedy

1975	North Melbourne	Barry Davis	Ron Barassi

1974	Richmond	Royce Hart	Tom Hafey

1973	Richmond	Royce Hart	Tom Hafey

1972	Carlton	John Nicholls	John Nicholls

1971	Hawthorn	David Parkin	John Kennedy

1970	Carlton	John Nicholls	Ron Barassi

1969	Richmond	Roger Dean	Tom Hafey

1968	Carlton	John Nicholls	Ron Barassi

1967	Richmond	Fred Swift	Tom Hafey

1966	St Kilda	Darrel Baldock	Allan Jeans

1965	Essendon	Ken Fraser	John Coleman

1964	Melbourne	Ron Barassi	Norm Smith

1963	Geelong	Fred Wooller	Bob Davis

1962	Essendon	Jack Clarke	John Coleman

1961	Hawthorn	Graham Arthur	John Kennedy

1960	Melbourne	Ron Barassi	Norm Smith

1959	Melbourne	John Beckwith	Norm Smith

1958	Collingwood	Murray Weideman	Phonse Kyne

1957	Melbourne	John Beckwith	Norm Smith

1956	Melbourne	Noel McMahen	Norm Smith

1955	Melbourne	Noel McMahen	Norm Smith

1954	Footscray	Charlie Sutton	Charlie Sutton

1953	Collingwood	Lou Richards	Phonse Kyne

1952	Geelong	Fred Flanagan	Reg Hickey

1951	Geelong	Fred Flanagan	Reg Hickey

1950	Essendon	Dick Reynolds	Dick Reynolds

1949	Essendon	Dick Reynolds	Dick Reynolds

1948	Melbourne	Don Cordner	Checker Hughes

1947	Carlton	Ern Henfry	Percy Bentley

1946	Essendon	Dick Reynolds	Dick Reynolds

1945	Carlton	Bob Chitty	Percy Bentley

1944	Fitzroy	Fred Hughson	Fred Hughson

1943	Richmond	Jack Dyer	Jack Dyer

1942	Essendon	Dick Reynolds	Dick Reynolds

1941	Melbourne	Allan La Fontaine	Checker Hughes

1940	Melbourne	Allan La Fontaine	Checker Hughes

1939	Melbourne	Allan La Fontaine	Checker Hughes

1938	Carlton	Brighton Diggins	Brighton Diggins

1937	Geelong	Reg Hickey	Reg Hickey

1936	Collingwood	Harry Collier	Jock McHale

1935	Collingwood	Harry Collier	Jock McHale

1934	Richmond	Percy Bentley	Percy Bentley

1933	South Melbourne	Jack Bisset	Jack Bisset

1932	Richmond	Percy Bentley	Checker Hughes

1931	Geelong	Ted Baker	Charlie Clymo

1930	Collingwood	Syd Coventry	Jock McHale (caretaker Bob Rush)

1929	Collingwood	Syd Coventry	Jock McHale

1928	Collingwood	Syd Coventry	Jock McHale

1927	Collingwood	Syd Coventry	Jock McHale

1926	Melbourne	Albert Chadwick	Albert Chadwick

1925	Geelong	Cliff Rankin	Cliff Rankin

1924	Essendon	Syd Barker	Syd Barker

1923	Essendon	Syd Barker	Syd Barker

1922	Fitzroy	Chris Lethbridge	Vic Belcher

1921	Richmond	Dan Minogue	Dan Minogue

1920	Richmond	Dan Minogue	Dan Minogue

1919	Collingwood	Con McCarthy	Jock McHale

1918	South Melbourne	Jim Caldwell	Henry Elms Herb Howson

1917	Collingwood	Percy Wilson	Jock McHale

1916	Fitzroy	Wally Johnson	George Holden

1915	Carlton	Alf Baud	Norm Clark

1914	Carlton	Billy Dick	Norm Clark

1913	Fitzroy	Bill Walker	Percy Parratt

1912	Essendon	Alan Belcher	Jack Worrall

1911	Essendon	David Smith	Jack Worrall

1910	Collingwood	George Angus	George Angus

1909	South Melbourne	Charlie Ricketts	Charlie Ricketts

1908	Carlton	Fred Elliott	Jack Worrall

1907	Carlton	Jim Flynn	Jack Worrall

1906	Carlton	Jim Flynn	Jack Worrall

1905	Fitzroy	Gerald Brosnan	1

1904	Fitzroy	Gerald Brosnan	1

1903	Collingwood	Lardie Tulloch	1

1902	Collingwood	Lardie Tulloch	1

1901	Essendon	Tod Collins	1

1900	Melbourne	Dick Wardill	1

1899	Fitzroy	Alec Sloan	1

1898	Fitzroy	Alec Sloan	1

1897	Essendon	George Stuckey	1

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Leigh Matthews was the coach for the Collingwood premiership in 1990.

final_sentence: Leigh Matthews was the coach for the Collingwood premiership in 1990.