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Beasley Hutton wrote:

BC wrote: From Subi I'd say Bunton would be number 1 as he set up the 73 flag for Ross Smith then won 2 more in 86 and 88...Germo for taking the place by the scruff of the neck and instilling a winning culture with flags in 04 and 06 and of course Schofield who has built on Germo's good work.


Nationally I don't think you could go past the likes of Sheedy, Leigh Matthews, Malthouse and Clarkson.

What no mention of the drovers dog Scott Watters BC?!

No BH...Watters actually did a pretty good job but was definitely in the right place at the right time.

In no particular order - Alan Jeans, David Parkin, Kevin Sheedy and Norm Smith. From a WAFL perspective Bunton, although from his time at Mandurah in the PFL he was a strange cat (won a flag their too though), Sheedy and Todd.

We all know whom caussed the problems at EF in the early 1980s and it was not Ken Smith

Jack Kennedy

Jeans was the best because he made St.Kilda win
Malthouse would not get into my top ten
Sheedy is a little bit over-ratted but he would make my top 10
Malcolm Blight had a state side at Adelaide -- doubtful that he would make the list
Parkin-- good coach but never caoched a bad side once he left Subiaco
Bunton failled in 1964 and in 1970-72
Todd was bootted out of EF; 1980 has to be regarded as a failure

My top ten would be:
Jeans
Todd
Norm Smith
Kennedy
Bunton the great
Barassi -- he had a good side at NM so one should not over-rate him
Leigh Matthews
David Parkin
Ken Armstrong

Jack Oatey (SANFL)- 10 flags (3 with Norwood, 7 with Sturt), coached 778 games for 513 wins
Phil Matson- 1 flag with Subiaco, 7 with East Perth including 5 in a row . Died at the age fo 43 ina car crash. Richmond were trying to secure him as coach.
Sir Ross Hutchinson- 6 flags in 8 years with EF, WP and SF
Clive Lewington- coached South Fremantle's golden era
Jerry Dolan- 5 flags with EP and EF

swansfan4life: great post: I think Sir Ross Hutchinson, sadly, is just about completely forgotten. We could also add Johnny Leornard, whom had a great record at WP, CL and South Melbourne

I also left out John Cahill - 10 Port Adelaide flags
Fos Williams- 9 Port Adelaide flags including 5 in a row from 1954 to 58

WA
Cam Shepherd
Scot Watters
Chris Waterman
Grant Dorrington

Vic
Percy Jones
Kevin Bartlett
Peter Rhode
Mark Neeld

ArkRoyal wrote: Jeans was the best because he made St.Kilda win
Malthouse would not get into my top ten
Sheedy is a little bit over-ratted but he would make my top 10
Malcolm Blight had a state side at Adelaide -- doubtful that he would make the list
Parkin-- good coach but never caoched a bad side once he left Subiaco
Bunton failled in 1964 and in 1970-72
Todd was bootted out of EF; 1980 has to be regarded as a failure

My top ten would be:
Jeans
Todd
Norm Smith
Kennedy
Bunton the great
Barassi -- he had a good side at NM so one should not over-rate him
Leigh Matthews
David Parkin
Ken Armstrong

Parkin did his time at Fitzroy and his win/loss ratio was in the negative but he did get them into a prelim in one of his years which would have constituted quite a successful season for them in that era.

ooollllrrrrrry2 wrote:

ArkRoyal wrote: Jeans was the best because he made St.Kilda win
Malthouse would not get into my top ten
Sheedy is a little bit over-ratted but he would make my top 10
Malcolm Blight had a state side at Adelaide -- doubtful that he would make the list
Parkin-- good coach but never caoched a bad side once he left Subiaco
Bunton failled in 1964 and in 1970-72
Todd was bootted out of EF; 1980 has to be regarded as a failure

My top ten would be:
Jeans
Todd
Norm Smith
Kennedy
Bunton the great
Barassi -- he had a good side at NM so one should not over-rate him
Leigh Matthews
David Parkin
Ken Armstrong

Parkin did his time at Fitzroy and his win/loss ratio was in the negative but he did get them into a prelim in one of his years which would have constituted quite a successful season for them in that era.

From memory Fitzroy and Carlton done a coach swap 1986-87.Robert Walls to Carlton and Parko to Fitzroy.Do you ever watch on ABC Jack Irish.The show is set in Fitzroy and there all Eoyboy fans.