Justin Longmuir

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Justin Longmuir
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Longmuir with Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Justin Longmuir
Nickname(s) JL
Date of birth (1981-01-21) 21 January 1981 (age 43)
Draft No. 2, 1998 national draft
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Forward / Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1999-2007 Fremantle 139 (166)
Coaching career3
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2020– Fremantle 108 (53–53–2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Justin Longmuir (born 21 January 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Longmuir played for Fremantle between 1999 and 2007.

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Playing career

Fremantle Football Club

Longmuir playing for Fremantle in 2006, with a bandaged knee Justin Longmuir.jpg
Longmuir playing for Fremantle in 2006, with a bandaged knee

Longmuir was recruited by the Fremantle Football Club as the number 2 draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft (from West Perth Football Club) and made his debut in Round 22, 1999, against Geelong at Shell Stadium. Longmuir played for Fremantle Football Club from 1999 until 2007, where he played a total of 139 games as a forward and ruckman, kicking 166 goals. [1]

He played 21 of the 22 games in 2005 and led the club in hard ball gets and finished third in the club for contested marks and overall marks. The most memorable moment in 2005 was his after-the-siren goal to snatch victory over St Kilda in Round 21. He took a big pack mark, which prompted Nine commentator Eddie McGuire to shout "Longmuir's taken a screamer!". [2]

Longmuir showed plenty of composure under pressure and was considered dangerous when he was at his peak.

Longmuir's career was put on hold as he battled a degenerative knee injury, and eventually conceded his retirement from AFL on 31 October 2007 due to the knee injury, which saw him play just 18 games in his last 2 years. [3] [4]

Coaching career

West Coast Eagles assistant coach (2010-2017)

Longmuir was appointed as an assistant coach in the role of development coach of the West Coast Eagles under senior coach John Worsfold at the end of the 2010 season. [5] At the end of the 2011 season, Longmuir switched his assistant coaching position to the role of forward coach, replacing Peter Sumich, who switched to Longmuir's former club, Fremantle. [6] Longmuir then spent seven years as an assistant coach at West Coast Eagles, including under senior coach Adam Simpson, who replaced Worsfold at the end of the 2013 season. Longmuir left the West Coast Eagles at the end of the 2017 season. [7]

Collingwood Football Club assistant coach (2017-2019)

At the end of the 2017 season, Longmuir was appointed as an assistant coach in the role of the defence coach at Collingwood under senior coach Nathan Buckley. [8]

Fremantle Football Club senior coach (2020–present)

In September 2019, after nine years as an assistant coach with both West Coast and Collingwood, Longmuir was appointed senior coach at his former club Fremantle, replacing caretaker senior coach David Hale, who replaced Ross Lyon during the 2019 season with one game left to go. [9] [10] [11] Longmuir's first season as senior coach was during the shortened COVID-19-affected 2020 AFL season. [12] Fremantle under Longmuir finished twelfth on the AFL ladder with seven wins and ten losses and did not make the finals. [13]

The 2021 AFL season saw the Dockers under Longmuir finish eleventh place on the ladder, with ten wins and twelve losses. [14] He signed a two-year contract extension at the seasons end. [15]

In the 2022 AFL season, Longmuir guided the Dockers to fifth position on the ladder and a return to finals for the first time since 2015. [16] Fremantle under Longmuir defeated and eliminated the Western Bulldogs in the elimination final, but the Dockers were however eliminated by Collingwood in the semi finals. [17]

The 2023 AFL season saw Fremantle under Longmuir finish 14th on the ladder with 10 wins and 13 losses. [18]

Already contracted until the end of 2024, Longmuir signed a one-year contract extension in March of 2024, tying him to Fremantle until at least the end of 2025. [19] He coached his 100th game in round 17 of the 2024 AFL season against the Richmond Tigers at Optus Stadium. [20]

Personal life

Longmuir grew up in Koorda, 236 kilometres east of Perth. [21] He is the brother of former Melbourne, Fremantle and Carlton player Troy Longmuir. [22]

Statistics

Playing statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2007 [23]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
1999 Fremantle 201102351141.00.02.03.05.01.01.04.00
2000 Fremantle 201232583593278970.30.24.82.97.82.30.78.10
2001 Fremantle 2022281316112028195312481.30.67.35.512.84.31.411.34
2002 Fremantle 2022362915278230111261011.61.36.93.510.55.01.24.61
2003 Fremantle 20223829121501717824811.71.35.52.37.83.51.13.73
2004 Fremantle 20212614170129299106472191.20.78.16.114.25.02.210.40
2005 Fremantle 2021156178120298107342260.70.38.55.714.25.11.610.83
2006 Fremantle 20161914116801967421981.20.97.35.012.34.61.36.14
2007 Fremantle 20201810185260.00.54.05.09.02.51.03.00
Career139166108966625159160419410801.20.86.94.511.44.31.47.815

Coaching statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2024. [24]
Legend
 W Wins L Losses D Draws W% Winning percentage LP Ladder position LT League teams
SeasonTeamGamesWLDW %LPLT
2020 Fremantle 17710041.2%1218
2021 Fremantle 221012045.5%1118
2022 Fremantle 22147167.5%518
2023 Fremantle 231013043.5%1418
2024 Fremantle 231210152.2%1018
Career totals1075352250%

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References

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  2. ↑ "Memorable Fremantle moment: Justin Longmuir". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Knee injury forces Longmuir to quit". 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Longmuir calls it quits". 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Longmuir settles in quickly at Eagles". 27 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Former Docker Justin Longmuir to coach Eagles forwards
  7. ↑ "West Coast Eagles assistant Justin Longmuir defects to Magpies". 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Collingwood thanks Longmuir". www.collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Niall, Jake; Cherny, Daniel (30 September 2019). "Justin Longmuir appointed Fremantle coach". The Age .
  10. ↑ "Justin Longmuir appointed by Fremantle Dockers as new head coach in AFL after Ross Lyon sacked". 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Justin Longmuir confirmed as Fremantle's new senior coach". 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Coronavirus forces AFL to slash season to 17 rounds" . Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Fremantle Dockers' strong second half of season brings hope for Purple Army after tough 2020" . Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Fremantle Dockers finish season in 11th place after losing to St Kilda at Hobart's Blundstone Arena". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Justin Longmuir extends to 2024!". fremantlefc.com. 20 March 2023.
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  17. ↑ "Pies prelim bound: AFL's most unlikely surge continues as Freo's woes laid bare". 11 September 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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  19. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (20 March 2023). "Locked in: Dockers extend coach's contract on eve of opener". afl.com.
  20. ↑ "'I always wanted to coach here deep down': Longmuir". fremantlefc.com.au. 3 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Longmuir podcast: The experiences that made a coach" . Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  22. ↑ "'I wouldn't have found footy if it wasn't for Troy'" . Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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