Terry Wallace

Terry Wallace (born 13 December 1958) is a former professional Australian rules football player and coach.

Wallace's coaching style is considered to be innovative and he is credited with having started the modern practice of sides warming up on the field before a match.

In the 2000 AFL season the Bulldogs under Wallace finished seventh but in the elimination finals they were knocked out by the Brisbane Lions.

[28] Wallace was linked to the Sydney Swans job in mid-2002 when Rodney Eade was sacked following a narrow round 12 loss to Geelong.

However, in Round 6, 2007, the Tigers were soundly defeated by the eventual premiers, Geelong, at the Telstra Dome by a record margin of 157 points.

This subsequently led to the board and management formally apologizing to supporters at Wallace's "Tuesdays with Terry" press conference.

[37] Brett Deledio said that the club had to make the top eight at all costs in order to repay the faith shown by supporters.

But the team did not make the finals with Richmond under Wallace finishing ninth at the end of the 2008 season with eleven wins, ten losses and one draw.

[44] A subsequent Richmond Football Club board meeting gave Wallace a reprieve until mid-season before deciding his fate.

[45] However later in the 2009 season, Richmond under Wallace kept struggling and sat fifteenth (second-last) position on the ladder after Round 10, 2009 with two wins and eight losses.

[48] During the period from 2003 until 2004, when Wallace was not coaching, he became a prominent media personality with roles on Fox Footy channel, and as a columnist in Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun, which he still maintains.