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Premiership coaches in both SANFL and AFL
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Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:37 pmby Brucetiki
Thought it would be best to post this question here.
With Alistair Clarkson now being a premiership coach in both the SANFL (Centrals) and AFL (Hawthorn), has this been done before? If so, when?
Re: Premiership coaches in both SANFL and AFL
Posted:
Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:09 pmby Leaping Lindner
Mcalmanac and me were discussing this during the game. We couldn't think of anyone else.
Re: Premiership coaches in both SANFL and AFL
Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:49 pmby Adelaide Hawk
As I posted in another thread, the closest I can think of is John Nicholls who coached Carlton to a flag in 1972, then Glenelg to a Grand Final in 1977.
Re: Premiership coaches in both SANFL and AFL
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:01 pmby CK
It's not quite there either, but Alan Killigrew took Norwood to 2nd place in 1960 and 1961, and a night premiership for St Kilda one year (1956 keeps coming to mind there).
Re: Premiership coaches in both SANFL and AFL
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Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:06 amby Leaping Lindner
I know that when Mike Patterson won the flag at North in 1971 it was reported that he was the first ex-Victorian to win a flag in the SANFL.
Re: Premiership coaches in both SANFL and AFL
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:31 amby Adelaide Hawk
Leaping Lindner wrote:I know that when Mike Patterson won the flag at North in 1971 it was reported that he was the first ex-Victorian to win a flag in the SANFL.
Then when Neil Balme coached Norwood to the 1982 flag, a commentator stuck the mike under Balmey's nose and asked him how it felt to be the second Victorian to coach an SANFL premiership. His answer ... "I'm Western Australian mate".
