Former ruck men coaches

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Ron Alexander was the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles

Who played in the VFL and not the AFL

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The smartest reply in this thread.

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The late Mike "Swamp Fox" Patterson coached Richmond in 1984 after back to back premierships with North Adelaide in 1971-72 ( and Champions of Australia)

My dad coached Western United in 1953 but they like North never played in the AFL.

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Managed to eek out a few of those, some good additions tho, cheers for the help everyone

What help ? Every answer was incorrect.

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Barry Round I think coached Sydney temporarily

Nope.

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Frothy footy trivia - Mate just asked for 5 former AFL ruck men that became coaches, other than Primus. Help please?

Please, please, do not perpetuate the myth that the AFL was the VFL. This is greatly disrespectful to other great players and clubs from at least South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. JK's post specifically mentions AFL. If he meant all leagues, then different question.

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Frothy footy trivia - Mate just asked for 5 former AFL ruck men that became coaches, other than Primus. Help please?

Please, please, do not perpetuate the myth that the AFL was the VFL. This is greatly disrespectful to other great players and clubs from at least South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. JK's post specifically mentions AFL. If he meant all leagues, then different question.

Yeah did specifically mean AFL but the others are good for a secondary part of the discussion

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I guess that perpetuates the idea that ruckman really don't have brains...
Along those lines, what position is the most popular for coaches to have played? Are most coaches midfielders, back pockets or forward flankers? That'd be interesting stats...

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The late Mike "Swamp Fox" Patterson coached Richmond in 1984 after back to back premierships with North Adelaide in 1971-72 ( and Champions of Australia)

My dad coached Western United in 1953 but they like North never played in the AFL.

Did Western United win the Champions of Australia title?