Brian Coleman (footballer, born 1935)

Brian Coleman
Brian Coleman
Personal information
Full name	Brian H. Coleman
Date of birth	28 May 1935
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
	Hawthorn Hall of Fame;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated July 11, 2021

Brian H. Coleman (born 28 May 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Coaching

He later served as coach of the Hawthorn Under-19s, he was the only coach to win a premiership for the club, in 1972.

Chairman of Selectors

From 1983 to 1995, Coleman was the Chairman of Selectors at Hawthorn. It was most successful period in Hawthorn's history, winning five premierships and playing finals every year.

Club President

In 1995, the finances at Hawthorn were deteriorating, boardroom largesse was revealed, and pressure was put upon president Geoff Lord to resign. Coleman was elevated to clean up the finances. Coleman was club president in 1996.^[2]^[3] He presided over the difficult period when the push for a merger between Hawthorn and Melbourne football clubs in 1996. After losing the vote to merge the clubs Coleman stepped down to be replaced by Ian Dicker.

Honours and achievements

Individual

Hawthorn Hall of Fame
Hawthorn life member

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References

↑ AFL Tables: Brian Coleman
↑ The Age ,"Coleman medal " Archived 7 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine , 20 March 2009, Jake Niall
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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[AFLTables-1] AFL Tables: Brian Coleman

[2] The Age ,"Coleman medal " Archived 7 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine , 20 March 2009, Jake Niall

[3] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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