John Northey
John Northey | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Neville Northey | ||
Nickname(s) | Swooper | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1943 | ||
Original team(s) | Derrinallum | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half forward flank | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1963–1970 | Richmond | 118 (192) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1985 | Sydney Swans | 22 (6–16–0) | |
1986–1992 | Melbourne | 167 | (90–76–1)|
1993–1995 | Richmond | 67 (32–34–1) | |
1996 | Brisbane Bears | 25 (17–7–1) | |
1997–1998 | Brisbane Lions | 34 (12–21–1) | |
Total | 315 (157–154–4) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Neville Northey (born 29 June 1943) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played from 1963 to 1970 with the Richmond Football Club. Northey was a dual premiership player with Richmond, winning flags in 1967 and 1969. He is better known, however, as a coach.
Playing career
Richmond
A Derrinallum recruit, the lightly framed Northey was a fleetfooted runner and earned the "swooper" nickname by his ability to get the ball and pass it on to a teammate. He played 118 games and kicked 192 goals for
Coaching career
Northey left Richmond and moved to Sydney as player/coach at Western Suburbs in the Sydney Football League. He coached NSW against a VFL Reserves team in 1972 and then Redan to five BFL premierships between 1975 and 1980. He was serving as an assistant coach with St Kilda under Mike Patterson.[3]
Sydney Swans senior coach (1985)
He was appointed as senior coach with the Sydney Swans for one season in 1985 where he was sacked after a year when he didn't fit into flamboyant owner Geoffrey Edelsten's vision of a higher profile coach. He was replaced by Tom Hafey.[4]
Melbourne Football Club senior coach (1986-1992)
He then went to be the senior coach of
Richmond Football Club senior coach (1993-1995)
From 1993 to 1995, he went to be the senior coach at his former club, Richmond. His first two seasons at Richmond were unsuccessful but in the 1995 season they finished 3rd putting them into the finals, but were eliminated by eventual runners-up Geelong in the preliminary final. However, after the 1995 season, he resigned as Richmond Football Club senior coach.[7] Northey was then replaced by Robert Walls as Richmond Football Club senior coach.[8]
Brisbane Bears senior coach (1996)
He was then appointed Brisbane Bears senior coach for the 1996 season, when he replaced Robert Walls.[9] Northey led the Bears to their best ever season in making the preliminary final, before being eliminated by eventual premiers North Melbourne.[10]
Brisbane Lions senior coach (1997-1998)
After the 1996 season, the Brisbane Bears merged with the
Overall total coaching record
He coached 315
Post AFL career
At the end of his AFL coaching career, Northey returned to Ballarat, where he was the figurehead to the rebuilding of local BFL side Redan, the club had fallen onto hard times and as a past coach of the club he was asked to help.
He was awarded the
He went on to coach South Fremantle Football Club for the 2002 and 2003 seasons in the WAFL.
Northey returned to Ballarat, he coached the Ballarat Swans from 2005 and to a premiership in 2008.[16] He is the coach of the Learmonth Football Club.[17]
He also operates his own website at http://www.swoopercoach.com.au that offers his expert advice on coaching, drills and his own blog.
His nephew is the conductor Benjamin Northey.[18]
References
- ^ "JOHN NORTHEY". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "John Northey". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Northey swoops on footy records". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Northey swoops on footy records". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Northey swoops on footy records". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Northey philosophy turned ones into twos, but Bevo doesn't follow it". 13 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Northey swoops on footy records". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CLUBS" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CLUBS" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Northey swoops on footy records". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Coaches throughout history". 18 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CLUBS" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Northey swoops on footy records". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Inside the building of a football dynasty: How the Brisbane Lions landed Leigh Matthews and became an AFL powerhouse". 16 September 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "NORTHEY, John Neville Australian Sports Medal". itsanhonour.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "AFL: Northey in Richmond Hall of Fame". 19 August 2011.
- ^ "CHFL: Learmonth experiencing the John Northey effect". 22 August 2014.
- ^ "My Secret Melbourne: Ben Northey", The Age, 18 July 2015, Spectrum, p. 14. Retrieved 28 July 2015