The VAFA Senior Coach of the Year has been awarded since 1992 to the coach adjudged the competition’s best throughout any of the seven senior sections. In 2016, the VAFA broke up the sections and awarded both a Premier and Divisions Coach of the Year.
Year
Name
Club
Section
2023
2022
Anthony Lynch
St Kevin’s OB
Premier
2021
No awards due to COVID-19
2020
No awards due to COVID-19
2019
Mat Montebello (Premier)
Williamstown CYMS
Premier C
2019
Ash Naulty (Divisions)
Aquinas OCFC
Division 3
2018
Nick Bourke (Premier)*
Old Geelong
Premier C
2018
Brendan Payne (Divisions)
UHS-VU
Division 2
2017
Greg Hutchison (Premier)
Old Brighton
Premier B
2017
Dane Pound (Divisions)
PEGS
Division 1
2016
Nathan Brown (Premier)*
Old Melburnians
William Buck Premier
2016
George Wakim (Divisions)
Preston Bullants
Division 2
2015
Angus Hamilton
West Brunswick
Division 3
2014
George Wakim
Northern Blues
Division 3
2013
Ian Aitken
Kew
Division 3
2012
Mark Hibbins & Simon Arnott
Collegians
Premier
2011
2010
Trevor Rowe
Old Carey
Premier B
2009
David Gately
Oakleigh*
Premier C
2008
Luke Beveridge
St Bedes/Mentone Tigers
A
2007
Luke Beveridge
St Bedes/Mentone Tigers
B
2006
2005
2004
John Kanis
University Blues
A
2003
Graham Burgen
Fitzroy Reds*
Division 2
2002
Tim Kilworth
Yarra Valley OB
Division 2
2001
Garry Foulds
St Bernard’s
A
2000
Tim O’Shaughnessy
Old Xaverians
A
1999
Tim O’Shaughnessy
Old Xaverians
A
1998
Tony Paatsch
Marcellin
B
1997
Nick Bourke
Old Xaverians
A
1996
Mark Flack
St Leos Emmaus Wattle Park*
D
1995
Kevin McLean
Old Ivanhoe
C
1994
Leigh Carlson
Collegians
A
1993
Bernie Dunn
De La Salle
A
Senior Women’s
The VAFA Women’s Coach of the Year was first awarded in 2017 with Marcellin’s Tom Stafford taking inaugural honours.
