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- John_Northey abstract "John "Swooper" 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. A Derrinallum recruit, Northey was a dual premiership player with Richmond, winning flags in 1967 and 1969. He is better known however as a coach.After retiring as a player, Northey took up assistant coaching positions in the VFL, where he stayed for 14 years until the opportunity to coach at senior level presented itself. He coached 315 VFL/AFL games including stints at Sydney Swans, Brisbane Lions, Melbourne Demons, Richmond Tigers and Brisbane Bears. Northey was known for his ability to rebuild struggling clubs, managing to produce results at all of these clubs, his first club as senior coach was Sydney Swans for one season in 1985 where he was unsuccessful and sacked at seasons end. He then went to coach Melbourne from 1986–1992; his most successful year was when he took the Demons to the 1988 VFL Grand Final, eventually losing to Hawthorn. After the 1992 season he decided to leave the Melbourne Football Club as coach after struggling to finish 11th. From 1993–1995 he coached his former club, Richmond. His first two seasons at Richmond were unsuccessful but in the 1995 season they finished 4th putting them into the finals. However, after the 1995 season he resigned as Richmond coach. He was then appointed Brisbane Bears coach for the 1996 season, leading to their best ever season in making a preliminary final. After the 1996 season the Bears were forced to merge with the Fitzroy Lions resulting on the formation of the Brisbane Lions. He was appointed as the inaugural coach of the Brisbane Lions for the 1997 season, leading the team into the finals. After disappointing results, he was sacked in the middle of the 1998 season; the Lions eventually finishing last. He was Replaced by Roger Merrett for the rest of the 1998 season. At the end of his AFL coaching career he went on to coach South Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL.He holds the record for the most VFL/AFL games coached without a premiership.He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 October 2000 for his contributions to Australian football.Northey now lives in Ballarat, Victoria and is the coach of the Learmonth Football Club. He also operates his own website at http://www.swoopercoach.com.au that offers his expert advice on coaching, drills and his own blog.".
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- John_Northey comment "John "Swooper" 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. A Derrinallum recruit, Northey was a dual premiership player with Richmond, winning flags in 1967 and 1969. He is better known however as a coach.After retiring as a player, Northey took up assistant coaching positions in the VFL, where he stayed for 14 years until the opportunity to coach at senior level presented itself.".
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