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Christian Fagan (born 23 June 1961)[2] is a former Australian rules footballer who is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).[3] He spent his entire playing career in Tasmania, playing 263 senior games with Hobart, Sandy Bay, and Devonport. Before being appointed head coach of Brisbane in October 2016, Fagan had spent long periods as an assistant coach at Melbourne (1999–2007) and Hawthorn (2008–2016).

Chris Fagan
Fagan in December 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christian Fagan
Nickname(s)	Fages
Date of birth	(1961-06-23) 23 June 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth	Queenstown, Tasmania[1]
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions (head coach)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2017–	Brisbane Lions	136 (73–63–0)
3 Coaching statistics correct as of the 2022 season.
Career highlights
AFLCA Coach of the Year: 2019 2× TANFL Premiership player: 1980, 1988 Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame

Playing career

Fagan was born in Queenstown, Tasmania.[1] He played 263 senior games in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) and Tasmanian Football League (TFL) with Hobart, Sandy Bay and Devonport and kicked 430 goals in his career. He represented Tasmania on 11 occasions and played in two Premiership teams – Hobart in 1980 and Devonport in 1988.[4]

Coaching career

Tasmania

Fagan spent two years as an assistant coach at North Hobart before being appointed senior coach of Sandy Bay for 1993 and 1994. He was the inaugural coach of the Tassie Mariners from 1995 to 1997. He was the 181st person to be inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]

AFL

Melbourne Football Club assistant coach (1999-2007)

Fagan was an assistant coach at the Melbourne Football Club under senior coach Neale Daniher between 1999 and 2007, during which the club reached the 2000 AFL Grand Final, where they lost to Essendon.[2]

Hawthorn Football Club assistant coach and general manager of football (2008-2016)

He served two roles at the Hawthorn Football Club between 2008 and 2016, where he was instrumental in the club's 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015 premiership victories.[3] He was head of coaching and development between 2008 and mid-2013, while he was also the general manager of football alongside senior coach Alastair Clarkson between mid-2013 and the end of 2016.[5]

In September 2022, following his departure from the club, he was alleged to have been involved in the isolation and separation of indigenous players from their partners and families, allegations which came to light as part of an external review into historical racism commissioned by Hawthorn. Investigations into the allegations are ongoing.[6]

Brisbane Lions senior coach (2016–present)

On 4 October 2016, Fagan was appointed as the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions, replacing Justin Leppitsch.[7] He is one of the few AFL coaches appointed in recent years without AFL playing experience. Fagan took the Lions to the finals in his third season as coach and was subsequently honoured by the AFL Coaches Association with the 2019 Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award.[8]

Coaching statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[9]

Legend
W	Wins	L	Losses	D	Draws	W%	Winning percentage	LP	Ladder position	LT	League teams

Season	Team	Games	W	L	D	W %	LP	LT
2017	Brisbane Lions	22	5	17	0	22.7%	18	18
2018	Brisbane Lions	22	5	17	0	22.7%	15	18
2019	Brisbane Lions	24	16	8	0	66.7%	2 (Semi Final)	18
2020	Brisbane Lions	19	15	4	0	78.9%	2 (Preliminary Final)	18
2021	Brisbane Lions	24	15	9	0	62.5%	4 (Semi Final)	18
2022	Brisbane Lions	25	17	8	0	68.0%	6 (Preliminary Final)	18
Career totals		136	73	63	0	53.7%

Honours and achievements

Playing honours

Team

• TANFL premiership player (Hobart): 1980
• TFL Statewide League premiership player (Devonport): 1988

Individual

• • Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame (2007 Inductee)

Coaching honours

Individual

• AFLCA Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award: 2019

Sporting positions
Preceded by Justin Leppitsch	Coach of the Brisbane Lions 2016-present	Succeeded by incumbent

References

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