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As a player, Hafey had a relatively quiet career as a tough Back Pocket , playing 67 games and kicking 10 goals between 1953 and 1958 for the Richmond Football Club . After his football career he cut his coaching teeth by coaching Shepparton United Football Club to 3 premierships. And it was as a coach that Hafey made his mark on the game. Inducted into the Australian Football Hall Of Fame during its inauguaration in 1996, Hafey coached four clubs:
He was a premiership coach four times (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974), all with Richmond . Hafey coached 522 games over his career, a tally exceeded only by Kevin Sheedy (who Hafey coached), Jock McHale and Allan Jeans . The main ingredient of Hafey's success as a coach was the gruelling pace he set at training for his players. He focused his team on fitness and a simple, direct, long-kicking game plan. Hafey's passion for fitness still exists today, and every morning he wakes up early and goes for a swim and a run. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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