Denis Leslie Pagan (born 24 September 1947) is a former

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coach and player in the

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. Pagan is a dual AFL premiership coach, and he also won the prestigious Victoria derby in 2020 as a trainer and owner of the horse “Johnny Get Angry.” This victory made him the first Australian sports figure to win an AFL premiership as a coach and train a group 1 horse race winner.

Playing career

North Melbourne

Pagan played 120 games for the

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between 1967 and 1974, kicking 5 goals, mainly due to his permanent spot as a hard-nosed defender in the

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. He represented Victoria in interstate matches in 1971. After the Grand Final loss to Richmond in 1974, Pagan was pushed out of North Melbourne by senior coach

Ron Barassi Ronald Dale Barassi Jr. (born 27 February 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality. Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the game, Barassi was the first player to be inaugurated into ...

and Pagan's dwindling form and the club's reassessment of its squad in the aftermath of 1974 loss was the factor that caused Pagan's departure from North Melbourne Football Club.

South Melbourne

Pagan then moved back to his original roots (excepting Carlton, where Barassi expelled him in 1966) to

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for two seasons, 1975 until 1976, playing 23 games and kicking 0 goals. However, these events did not deter Pagan from his dedication to the North Melbourne football club, despite Barassi's authoritative coaching style.

Port Melbourne Football Club (VFA)

In 1978, Pagan played for

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in the

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Coaching career

Early coaching career

Pagan's coaching career began when he took the role of captain-coach of the

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in the VFA second division in 1979. He piloted the team to the 1980 minor premiership and Grand Final, but the club lost the Grand Final against Brunswick. Pagan then returned to North Melbourne, and had great success as its Under-19s coach over the following decade. Pagan led the team to nine consecutive Under-19s Grand Finals from 1983 to 1991, resulting in five premierships: in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1991. After the AFL's Under-19s competition was disbanded at the end of 1991, Pagan was signed by the

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, where he led its reserves team to the

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premiership in 1992.

North Melbourne Football Club

Pagan returned again to North Melbourne in the

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, and was appointed senior coach. He had an immediate impact at the Kangaroos, taking the side to the finals that year. Pagan led North Melbourne to a premiership in

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. Pagan also led North Melbourne to the 1998 Grand Final but fell short and lost to

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. Pagan then led North Melbourne to another premiership in 1999 and reached at least the preliminary final every year from 1994 to 2000. He was known for pioneering a successful tactic which was termed "Pagan's Paddock", based around his key forward

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. The coaching strategy involved moving all forwards out of the

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and midfielders bombing the ball into empty space. The key forwards would run with the flight of the ball to take a mark or running goal. By the end of his term at North Melbourne, he had established an impeccable reputation as a senior AFL coach and the longest serving coach in the club's history. His worst season at

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was in the 2001 season, when the club missed the finals for the only time during his 10-year term at the club. Pagan quit as senior coach of

at the end of the 2002 season, despite the team finishing 7th, which was a better result than expected after

left the club at the beginning of the year after his much-publicised affair. Pagan then went to sign a lucrative deal with the

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. Pagan was then replaced by

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as senior coach of North Melbourne.

Carlton Football Club

At the end of 2002, Pagan was appointed senior coach of the

, replacing

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, after Brittain was sacked when Carlton under Brittain finished sixteenth (last-on the ladder position) for the

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in the 2002 season. Brittain had a year remaining on his contract, and was paid out by the club. Pagan's attempt to rebuild the side was not helped by the fact the club had been hit with salary cap breaches which prevented the club from rebuilding its playing list in the short term. As a result of these penalties, in Pagan's first season as Carlton Football Club senior coach in the

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, Carlton under Pagan endured another unsuccessful season, finishing fifteenth (second-last) on the ladder with four wins and eighteen losses. Employing a recycled player policy in an attempt to rebuild the team for the 2004 season where Pagan led Carlton to eleventh on the ladder with ten wins and twelve losses, which was Carlton's highest placing under Pagan, and carried this into a pre-season premiership in the 2005 Wizard Cup. However, this proved to be a false dawn, when Carlton under Pagan ended up receiving two consecutive wooden spoons in the 2005 season with four wins, one draw and seventeen losses, and in the 2006 season with three wins, one draw and eighteen losses. There were talks that he may have been sacked at this point; however, it was decided to extend his contract until the end of the 2008 season. Carlton under Pagan did not improve much in the 2007 season, sitting at fourteenth on the ladder after Round 16, 2007 with four wins and twelve losses. Between Rounds 12 and 16, Carlton suffered five consecutive heavy defeats, the last of which was a 117-point defeat against the

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in Round 16, 2007, in which Lions' full-forward and

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list Jonathan Brown kicked a club record 10 goals and earned three

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votes. It proved to be the nail in the coffin for Pagan and his job, and Pagan was sacked as Carlton Football Club senior coach the following day on 23 July 2007. He was not bitter at the club's decision, and wanted to go on record that he would never have quit as the coach of the

. Pagan was replaced by assistant coach

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as caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the 2007 season, who was eventually appointed full-time senior coach of Carlton. Pagan had a year to go on his contract which was paid out in full by the club. Years later in 2014, Pagan later stated in the

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newspaper that coaching Carlton was "a very difficult assignment", also taking into consideration the fact that the club had lost valuable draft picks in the wake of the salary cap breaches. In 2021, Pagan in a radio interview with SEN described his tenure as senior coach of Carlton as a “snake pit” because of "Divisions and disunity" at the club that he experienced. In 2022, Pagan further elaborated by stating "When I was at Carlton I don't think I've ever seen a bigger mess. It was like going to work every day and a little bloke hiding behind the door with a sledgehammer and whacking you around the chin. They didn't have a great list, they didn't have any money, the place was in turmoil, there was factions and splits everywhere. It was a great club and it just disintegrated. It was the biggest regret without any doubt whatsoever".

Post coaching-career

In 2008, Pagan became a board member at

. however after the 2008 season he left the position to coach the Northern Knights in the TAC under 18s competition for one season only, and he has since had no involvement in football. Since 2009, he runs Pagan real estate alongside his son Ryan. Since 2020, he has been a

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, going on to win the

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with his horse

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Legacy and reception

Pagan has been described as a "meticulous planner, an inspirational leader of men and for the relentless pursuit of excellence". Beyond dispute is the indelible mark, Pagan has left on the game of Australian football". He ranks 16th on the list of most senior VFL/AFL games coached and a two-time premiership coach. Pagan's coaching philosophies have also been described as being based upon "communication, teaching, people management and leadership". In 2018, Pagan was inducted as coaching legend in the

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awards in recognition of the significant achievement and excellence over his time of a former AFL coach. Former

captain

who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of North Melbourne described Pagan as the man to "turn the place around" where "He'd clean the place out," and under Pagan players would have a go, if they didn't have a go, they wouldn't be in the side."He'd tell you how it is, he'd tell everyone within the club where they're at. "It's hard-nosed basic training." Former

and

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player

Corey McKernan Corey McKernan (born 19 December 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League (AFL). A dual Premiership player a one time All Australian at North ...

who played under Pagan in both Pagan's tenures as senior coach of North Melbourne and Carlton both praised and was critical of Pagan, where Pagan was famously tough on his players and it wore McKernan down over the years stating "he and Pagan had a deep respect, but by the end it was a non-working relationship" furthermore "there was an enormous amount of respect for Pagan, but at the end of the day it wasn’t getting the best out of one another,” and "I wasn’t enjoying my football and wasn’t enjoying the environment that we were playing in" and “Our relationship didn’t work in the end but trust me, for the stuff we did together I am incredibly grateful and I think of the habits Denis has taught me". Former

Captain

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who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of Carlton was critical of Pagan by stating "he was unfair on players and had an outdated game plan, which the players did not believe in". Former

player

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who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of North Melbourne praised Pagan by stating “What I wanted to do was just prove myself to Denis, that I was a good player, that I could handle whatever he put in front of me … it didn’t take a lot to get the best out of me, because I just wanted to please him”. Former

player

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who played under Pagan in Pagan's tenure as senior coach of North Melbourne praised Pagan by stating “He got the best out of his players because he knew which players to push, and push in some instances really hard. But also which players to put an arm around and when”. Legendary AFL coach

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has also praised Pagan by stating “I had a great respect for Denis’ capabilities as a coach. From a distance, probably his greatest strength was that he had no fear”.

Statistics

Playing statistics

: , - , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1967 , style="text-align:center;", , 45 , , 7 , , 2 , , 5 , , 55 , , 1 , , 56 , , 11 , , , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 7.9 , , 0.1 , , 8.0 , , 1.6 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1968 , style="text-align:center;", , 26 , , 16 , , 3 , , 4 , , 243 , , 8 , , 251 , , 53 , , , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 15.2 , , 0.5 , , 15.7 , , 3.3 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1969 , style="text-align:center;", , 17 , , 19 , , 0 , , 0 , , 295 , , 10 , , 305 , , 69 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 15.5 , , 0.5 , , 16.1 , , 3.6 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 17 , , 17 , , 0 , , 0 , , 274 , , 20 , , 294 , , 63 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 16.1 , , 1.2 , , 17.3 , , 3.7 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 17 , , 16 , , 0 , , 0 , , 278 , , 20 , , 298 , , 65 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 17.4 , , 1.3 , , 18.6 , , 4.1 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 17 , , 18 , , 0 , , 0 , , 280 , , 13 , , 293 , , 66 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 15.6 , , 0.7 , , 16.3 , , 3.7 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1973 , style="text-align:center;", , 17 , , 12 , , 0 , , 0 , , 146 , , 13 , , 159 , , 22 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 12.2 , , 1.1 , , 13.3 , , 1.8 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 17 , , 15 , , 0 , , 0 , , 171 , , 19 , , 190 , , 17 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 11.4 , , 1.3 , , 12.7 , , 1.1 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 6 , , 7 , , 0 , , 0 , , 77 , , 7 , , 84 , , 10 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 12.8 , , 1.2 , , 14.0 , , 1.7 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 6 , , 16 , , 0 , , 0 , , 165 , , 24 , , 189 , , 27 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 10.3 , , 1.5 , , 11.8 , , 1.7 , , , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 143 ! 5 ! 9 ! 1984 ! 135 ! 2119 ! 403 ! ! 0.0 ! 0.1 ! 14.0 ! 1.0 ! 14.9 ! 2.8 !

Coaching statistics

: , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" , 1993 , style="text-align:center;", , 21 , , 13 , , 8 , , 0 , , 61.9% , , 3 , , 15 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 24 , , 14 , , 10 , , 0 , , 58.3% , , 3 , , 15 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 25 , , 16 , , 9 , , 0 , , 64.0% , , 6 , , 16 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

, style="text-align:center;", , 25 , , 19 , , 6 , , 0 , , 76.0% , , 2 , , 16 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 25 , , 14 , , 11 , , 0 , , 56.0% , , 7 , , 16 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" , 1998 , style="text-align:center;", , 25 , , 18 , , 7 , , 0 , , 72.0% , , 1 , , 16 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" , 1999 , style="text-align:center;", , 25 , , 20 , , 5 , , 0 , , 80.0% , , 2 , , 16 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 25 , , 15 , , 10 , , 0 , , 60.0% , , 4 , , 16 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 22 , , 9 , , 13 , , 0 , , 40.9% , , 13 , , 16 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 23 , , 12 , , 11 , , 0 , , 52.2% , , 7 , , 16 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 22 , , 4 , , 18 , , 0 , , 18.2% , , 15 , , 16 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 22 , , 10 , , 12 , , 0 , , 45.5% , , 11 , , 16 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 22 , , 4 , , 17 , , 1 , , 20.5% , , 16 , , 16 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 22 , , 3 , , 18 , , 1 , , 15.9% , , 16 , , 16 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 16 , , 4 , , 12 , , 0 , , 25.0% , , 15 , , 16 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=2, Career totals ! 344 ! 175 ! 167 ! 2 ! 51.2% ! colspan="2",

References

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