The following people have coached the Australia national rugby league team.
Image | No. | Name | First Match in Tenure | Last Match in Tenure | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win% | Honours | Source |
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1 | Albert Johnston | 17 June 1946 | 20 July 1946 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | [1] | ||
2 | Len Smith | 29 May 1948 | 12 June 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [2] | ||
3 | Col Maxwell | 9 October 1948 | 29 January 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 | [3] | ||
4 | Keith Froome | 17 September 1949 | 8 October 1949 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [4] | ||
5 | Vic Hey | 12 June 1950 | 21 July 1951 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 | [5] | ||
6 | Clive Churchill | 9 June 1952 | 18 July 1953 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 | [6] | ||
Vic Hey | 12 June 1954 | 23 July 1955 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 54.54 | [5] | |||
7 | Ken Kearney | 9 June 1956 | 3 January 1957 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 77.78 | [7] | ||
8 | Dick Poole | 15 June 1957 | 22 June 1957 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1957 World Cup | [8] | |
9 | Norm Robinson | 14 June 1958 | 19 July 1958 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | [9] | ||
Clive Churchill | 13 June 1959 | 16 July 1960 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.33 | [6] | |||
10 | Keith Barnes | 24 September 1960 | 8 October 1960 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [10] | ||
11 | Brian Carlson | 1 July 1961 | 8 July 1961 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [11] | ||
12 | Harry Bath | 9 June 1962 | 14 July 1962 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | [12] | ||
Clive Churchill | 8 June 1963 | 27 July 1963 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | [6] | |||
13 | Arthur Summons | 16 October 1963 | 18 January 1964 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | [13] | ||
14 | Reg Gasnier | 13 June 1964 | 18 July 1964 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [14] | ||
15 | Ian Walsh | 19 June 1965 | 23 July 1966 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | [15] | ||
Reg Gasnier | 10 June 1967 | 7 January 1968 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 55.56 | [14] | |||
Harry Bath | 25 May 1968 | 7 June 1969 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 | 1968 World Cup | [12] | ||
Arthur Summons | 6 June 1970 | 4 July 1970 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | [13] | |||
Harry Bath | 21 October 1970 | 11 November 1972 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 54.54 | 1970 World Cup | [12] | ||
16 | Graeme Langlands | 3 November 1973 | 12 November 1975 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 76.47 | 1975 World Cup | [16] | |
17 | Terry Fearnley | 29 May 1977 | 25 June 1977 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1977 World Cup | [17] | |
18 | Frank Stanton | 24 June 1978 | 18 December 1982 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 89.19 | [18] | ||
19 | Arthur Beetson | 12 June 1983 | 9 July 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [19] | ||
Frank Stanton | 9 June 1984 | 7 July 1984 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [18] | |||
Terry Fearnley | 18 June 1985 | 7 July 1985 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [17] | |||
20 | Don Furner | 6 July 1986 | 9 October 1988 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 93.55 | 1985–1988 World Cup | [20] | |
21 | Bob Fulton | 4 July 1989 | 24 April 1998 | 75 | 67 | 1 | 7 | 89.33 | 1989–1992 World Cup, 1995 World Cup | [21] | |
22 | Wayne Bennett | 9 October 1998 | 16 October 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [22] | ||
23 | Chris Anderson | 23 April 1999 | 22 November 2003 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 88.89 | 2000 World Cup 1999 Tri-Nations | [23] | |
Wayne Bennett | 23 April 2004 | 27 November 2005 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 73.33 | 2004 Tri-Nations | [22] | ||
24 | Ricky Stuart | 5 May 2006 | 23 November 2008 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 85.71 | 2006 Tri-Nations | [24] | |
25 | Tim Sheens | 8 May 2009 | 3 May 2015 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 83.87 | 2013 World Cup 2009 Four Nations, 2011 Four Nations | [25] | |
26 | Mal Meninga | 6 May 2016 | Present | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 88.24 | 2017 World Cup 2016 Four Nations 2019 World Cup 9s 2021 World Cup | [26] |
Image | No. | Name | First Match in Tenure | Last Match in Tenure | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win% | Honours | Source |
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1 | John Lang | 25 April 1997 | 16 November 1997 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.00 | [27] |
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