List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches

This is a list of captains and coaches of Australian Football League premiership teams.

Jock McHale has coached the most premierships, with eight in total.

Syd Coventry, Dick Reynolds and Michael Tuck are the most successful captains, with four premierships each.

The medal was first awarded in 2001, and Jock McHale Medals were retrospectively awarded to all premiership-winning coaches from 1950 onwards, which was the first season following McHale's retirement from coaching.

The captain or co-captains of the premiership winning team currently receive the Ron Barassi Medal, named in Barassi's honour.