Beveridge wins AFL coaches award

Luke Beveridge has won the AFL senior coach of the year award after taking the Western Bulldogs to the finals in his debut season.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge

Western Bulldogs mentor Luke Beveridge has won the AFL senior coach of the year award. (AAP)

First-year success Luke Beveridge has won the AFL senior coach of the year award after the Western Bulldogs' stunning season.

Beveridge took the Bulldogs from 14th last year to an eliminational final, where they lost to Adelaide.

In a close vote, Beveridge polled 365 votes ahead of West Coast's Adam Simpson.

Fremantle's Ross Lyon was a distant third on 116.

Simpson has led the Eagles to Saturday's grand final against Hawthorn in only his second season and also would have been a worthy winner.

Tuesday night's AFL Coaches Association awards function in Melbourne was emotional, with a moving tribute paid to Phil Walsh.

The Adelaide coach died on July 3 and the association has set up an annual scholarship in his name.

It will be worth $10,000 and be awarded to a member of the association for personal development through study and travel.

The inaugural scholarship holder will be announced at the association's annual general meeting next March.

Four-time premiership coach Allan Jeans was named the latest coaching legend.

Jeans died four years ago and Hawthorn great Dermott Brereton paid tribute to him at the function.

Jeans' son Peter accepted the award.

St Kilda's Adam Kingsley was named the assistant coach of the year.

The career and development award went to Paul Hudson, who is also working at the Saints.

Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli won the best young player award, which is based on his first two AFL seasons.

Tactics guru David Wheadon, who has been an assistant coach at several AFL clubs, won the association's lifetime achievement award.

The association's champion player of the year was Sydney onballer Dan Hannebery, who beat Fremantle's Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe by one vote.

That was announced at the end of the regular season.


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