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Essendon coach illustration

John Coleman

Essendon
Coach

133

Games

90

Wins

67.7%

Win pct

Overview Game LogGames Records

Career snapshot

Age at last game 38 yrs
Years coached 1961-1967
Date of Birth 23-Nov-1928
Games coached 133
Wins 90
Losses 40
Draws 3
Win pct 67.7%
Finals games 8
Finals wins 6
Finals win pct 75.0%

Teams coached

Essendon

Accolades

Jock McHale Medal (2)
  • 1965 Essendon Source
  • 1962 Essendon Source

Recent games

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1967 18
Essendon ESS
Melbourne @ MEL
L
56-60
M.C.G.
1967 17
Essendon ESS
Footscray vs FOO
W
89-87
Windy Hill
1967 16
Essendon ESS
Geelong @ GEE
L
34-73
Kardinia Park
1967 15
Essendon ESS
South Melbourne vs SME
W
99-58
Windy Hill
1967 14
Essendon ESS
Collingwood @ COL
W
71-62
Victoria Park
1967 13
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
L
91-114
Moorabbin Oval
1967 12
Essendon ESS
Richmond vs RIC
W
93-72
Windy Hill
1967 11
Essendon ESS
Carlton vs CAR
L
70-79
Windy Hill

Game Log

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1966 8
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
L
49-56
Moorabbin Oval
1966 7
Essendon ESS
Melbourne @ MEL
L
60-94
MCG
1966 6
Essendon ESS
Hawthorn vs HAW
W
105-81
Windy Hill
1966 5
Essendon ESS
Fitzroy @ FIT
W
113-64
Brunswick St
1966 4
Essendon ESS
Carlton @ CAR
L
41-102
Princes Park
1966 3
Essendon ESS
Collingwood vs COL
W
66-54
Windy Hill
1966 2
Essendon ESS
North Melbourne @ NME
W
92-43
Arden St
1966 1
Essendon ESS
Geelong vs GEE
W
72-58
Windy Hill
1965 GF
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
W
105-70
MCG
1965 PF
Essendon ESS
Collingwood @ COL
W
97-42
MCG
1965 SF
Essendon ESS
Geelong @ GEE
W
103-51
MCG
1965 18
Essendon ESS
Carlton @ CAR
L
60-69
Princes Park
1965 17
Essendon ESS
South Melbourne vs SME
W
97-31
Windy Hill
1965 16
Essendon ESS
St Kilda vs STK
W
69-64
Windy Hill
1965 15
Essendon ESS
Richmond @ RIC
L
36-94
MCG
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Season records

Season Team Games W L D Win pct Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
1967 Essendon 18 8 9 1 44.4% 0 0 0 0 0%
1966 Essendon 20 15 5 0 75.0% 2 1 1 0 50.0%
1965 Essendon 20 14 6 0 70.0% 3 3 0 0 100.0%
1964 Essendon 19 13 5 1 68.4% 1 0 1 0 0%
1963 Essendon 18 13 5 0 72.2% 0 0 0 0 0%
1962 Essendon 20 18 2 0 90.0% 2 2 0 0 100.0%
1961 Essendon 18 9 8 1 50.0% 0 0 0 0 0%

Team records

Team Games W L D Win pct First season Last season Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
Essendon 133 90 40 3 67.7% 1961 1967 8 6 2 0 75.0%

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
47–50
Sydney SYD
GMHBA Stadium
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW FINAL
Carlton CAR
43–38
Hawthorn HAW
IKON Park
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