des_tuddenham
graeme_john
norm_smith
allan_miller
tommy_lahiff
bob_skilton
noel_mcmahen
bill_faul
gordon_lane
don_comben
bill_adams
les_griggs
jack_baggott
brighton_diggins
joe_kelly
jack_hale
johnny_leonard
paddy_scanlan
fred_fleiter
jim_caldwell
jack_bisset
roy_cazaly
ron_clegg
artie_wood
arthur_hiskins
herb_howson
henry_elms
vic_belcher
harvey_kelly
bill_thomas
ian_stewart
charlie_ricketts
charlie_e_pannam
herbie_matthews
laurie_nash
henry_howson
bob_giles
South Melbourne (VFL)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sydney_Swans_coaches
VFA
Henry Elms
VFL/AFL
Coaches while at South Melbourne - till 1982
Weinberg
North refuse interview. (1951, April 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved April 9, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23047180
PLAYERS ENTERTAINED. (1941, September 5). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8202742
Hale accepts coaching position at South. (1947, June 11). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 24. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22432457
Football Coach Asked To Resign. (1948, July 1). Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48566266
"The Same Old" Has A Fine Record. (1949, August 27). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 2 Supplement: The Argus Week-End Magazine. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22774466
Sunshine Football Club Notes. (1949, June 10). Sunshine Advocate (Vic. : 1924 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74780071
Tribunal bans coach. (1953, June 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 10. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23249509
Comben again South coach. (1955, March 9). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 33. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71637538
A new man at Richmond. (1956, November 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71765607
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sydney_Swans_coaches
Senior Team
VFA
Henry Elms
VFL/AFL
Coaches while at South Melbourne - till 1982
| No. | Coach | P | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Ricketts | 41 | 1909–1912 |
| 2 | Bill Thomas | 39 | 1910–11 |
| 3 | Harvey Kelly | 19 | 1913 |
| 4 | Vic Belcher | 53 | 1914–17 |
| 5 | Henry Elms | 33 | 1918–19 |
| 6 | Herb Howson | 33 | 1918–19 |
| 7 | Arthur Hiskins | 16 | 1920 |
| 8 | Artie Wood | 16 | 1921 |
| 9 | Roy Cazaly | 52 | 1922–28 |
| 10 | Charlie E. Pannam | 108 | 1923–28 |
| 11 | Jim Caldwell | 4 | 1929 |
| 12 | Fred Fleiter | 14 | 1929 |
| 13 | Paddy Scanlan | 36 | 1930–31 |
| 14 | Johnny Leonard | 19 | 1932 |
| 15 | Jack Bisset | 80 | 1933–36 |
| 16 | Brighton Diggins | 2 | 1935 |
| 17 | Herbie Matthews | 90 | 1939–57 |
| 18 | Jack Baggott | 18 | 1940 |
| 19 | Joe Kelly | 68 | 1941–44 |
| 20 | Bill Adams | 70 | 1945–48 |
| 21 | Jack Hale | 28 | 1948–49 |
| 22 | Gordon Lane | 55 | 1950–52 |
| 23 | Laurie Nash | 18 | 1953 |
| 24 | Ron Clegg | 36 | 1958–59 |
| 25 | Bill Faul | 36 | 1960–61 |
| 26 | Noel McMahen | 54 | 1962–64 |
| 27 | Bob Skilton | 35 | 1965–66 |
| 28 | Tommy Lahiff | 1 | 1965 |
| 29 | Allan Miller | 38 | 1967–68 |
| 30 | Norm Smith | 87 | 1969–72 |
| 31 | Graeme John | 66 | 1973–75 |
| 32 | Ian Stewart | 111 | 1976–81 |
| 33 | Des Tuddenham | 22 | 1978 |
Seconds
| YEAR | Coach |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Namara (Captain/Coach) |
| 1947 | Jack Hale |
| 1948 | Jack Hale |
| 1949 | Les Griggs |
| 1951 | Harold Weinberg |
| 1952 | Herbie Matthews |
| 1953 | Herbie Matthews (reappointed) |
| 1954 | Don Comben |
| 1955 | Don Comben (reappointed) |
| 1956 | Bob Giles |
Weinberg
North refuse interview. (1951, April 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved April 9, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23047180
PLAYERS ENTERTAINED. (1941, September 5). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8202742
Hale accepts coaching position at South. (1947, June 11). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 24. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22432457
Football Coach Asked To Resign. (1948, July 1). Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48566266
"The Same Old" Has A Fine Record. (1949, August 27). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 2 Supplement: The Argus Week-End Magazine. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22774466
Sunshine Football Club Notes. (1949, June 10). Sunshine Advocate (Vic. : 1924 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74780071
Tribunal bans coach. (1953, June 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 10. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23249509
Comben again South coach. (1955, March 9). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 33. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71637538
A new man at Richmond. (1956, November 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71765607