List of Australia national rugby league team coaches
Appearance
The following people have coached the Australia national rugby league team. the first official coach was Albert Johnston and the current coach is Mal Meninga. The official Australia team has had 26 coaches, while John Lang was the only coach of the Super League team that played in 1997.
List of coaches
Image | No. | Name | First Match in Tenure | Last Match in Tenure | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win% | Honours | Source |
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1 | Albert Johnston | 17 June 1946 | 20 July 1946 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | [1] | |
File:Len Smith 1947.jpg | 2 | Len Smith | 29 May 1948 | 12 June 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [2] | |
3 | Col Maxwell | 9 October 1948 | 29 January 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 | [3] | ||
4 | Keith Froome | 17 September 1949 | 8 October 1949 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [4] | ||
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5 | Vic Hey | 12 June 1950 | 21 July 1951 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 | [5] | |
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6 | Clive Churchill | 9 June 1952 | 18 July 1953 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 | [6] | |
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Vic Hey | 12 June 1954 | 23 July 1955 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 54.54 | [5] | ||
File:Kearney 1953.jpg | 7 | Ken Kearney | 9 June 1956 | 3 January 1957 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 77.78 | [7] | |
File:Dick Poole 1954.jpeg | 8 | Dick Poole | 15 June 1957 | 22 June 1957 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1957 World Cup | [8] |
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9 | Norm Robinson | 14 June 1958 | 19 July 1958 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | [9] | |
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Clive Churchill | 13 June 1959 | 16 July 1960 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.33 | [6] | ||
10 | Keith Barnes | 24 September 1960 | 8 October 1960 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [10] | ||
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11 | Brian Carlson | 1 July 1961 | 8 July 1961 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [11] | |
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12 | Harry Bath | 9 June 1962 | 14 July 1962 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | [12] | |
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Clive Churchill | 8 June 1963 | 27 July 1963 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | [6] | ||
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13 | Arthur Summons | 16 October 1963 | 18 January 1964 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | [13] | |
14 | Reg Gasnier | 13 June 1964 | 18 July 1964 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [14] | ||
15 | Ian Walsh | 19 June 1965 | 23 July 1966 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | [15] | ||
Reg Gasnier | 10 June 1967 | 7 January 1968 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 55.56 | [14] | |||
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Harry Bath | 25 May 1968 | 7 June 1969 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 | 1968 World Cup | [12] | |
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Arthur Summons | 6 June 1970 | 4 July 1970 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | [13] | ||
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Harry Bath | 21 October 1970 | 11 November 1972 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 54.54 | 1970 World Cup | [12] | |
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16 | Graeme Langlands | 3 November 1973 | 12 November 1975 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 76.47 | 1975 World Cup | [16] |
17 | Terry Fearnley | 29 May 1977 | 25 June 1977 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1977 World Cup | [17] | |
18 | Frank Stanton | 24 June 1978 | 18 December 1982 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 89.19 | [18] | ||
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19 | Arthur Beetson | 12 June 1983 | 9 July 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [19] | |
Frank Stanton | 9 June 1984 | 7 July 1984 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [18] | |||
Terry Fearnley | 18 June 1985 | 7 July 1985 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [17] | |||
20 | Don Furner | 6 July 1986 | 9 October 1988 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 93.55 | 1985–1988 World Cup | [20] | |
21 | Bob Fulton | 4 July 1989 | 24 April 1998 | 75 | 67 | 1 | 7 | 89.33 | 1989–1992 World Cup, 1995 World Cup | [21] | |
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22 | Wayne Bennett | 9 October 1998 | 16 October 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [22] | |
23 | Chris Anderson | 23 April 1999 | 22 November 2003 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 88.89 | 2000 World Cup 1999 Tri-Nations |
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Wayne Bennett | 23 April 2004 | 27 November 2005 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 73.33 | 2004 Tri-Nations | [22] | |
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24 | Ricky Stuart | 5 May 2006 | 23 November 2008 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 85.71 | 2006 Tri-Nations | [24] |
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25 | Tim Sheens | 8 May 2009 | 3 May 2015 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 83.87 | 2013 World Cup 2009 Four Nations, 2011 Four Nations |
[25] |
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26 | Mal Meninga | 6 May 2016 | Present | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 88.24 | 2017 World Cup 2016 Four Nations 2019 World Cup 9s |
[26] |
Super League
Image | No. | Name | First Match in Tenure | Last Match in Tenure | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win% | Honours | Source |
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1 | John Lang | 25 April 1997 | 16 November 1997 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.00 | [27] |
References
- ^ "Albert Johnston - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Len Smith - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Col Maxwell - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Keith Froome - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Vic Hey - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b c "Clive Churchill - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Ken Kearney - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Dick Poole - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Norm Robinson - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Keith Barnes - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Brian Carlson - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b c "Harry Bath - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Arthur Summons - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Reg Gasnier - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Ian Walsh - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Graeme Langlands - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Terry Fearnley - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Frank Stanton - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Arthur Beetson - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Don Furner - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Bob Fulton - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Wayne Bennett - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Chris Anderson - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Ricky Stuart - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Tim Sheens - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Mal Meninga - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "John Lang Australia Matches". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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