Justin Longmuir

Justin Longmuir (born 21 January 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Justin Longmuir
Longmuir with Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Justin Longmuir
Nickname(s) Jl
Date of birth (1981-01-21) 21 January 1981
Original team(s) West Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 2, 1998 national draft
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Forward / Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1999–2007 Fremantle 139 (166)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2020– Fremantle 46 (23-23–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of Round 7. 2022.
Career highlights
  • Fremantle 25 since ‘95 Team
  • Fremantle leading goalkicker (2001)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Playing career

Fremantle Football Club

Longmuir was recruited by the Fremantle Football Club as the number 2 draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft (from West Perth Football Club) and made his debut in Round 22, 1999 against Geelong at Shell Stadium. Longmuir played for Fremantle Football Club from 1999 until 2007, where he played a total of 139 games as a forward and ruckman, kicking 166 goals.[1]

He played 21 of the 22 games in 2005 and led the club in hard ball gets and finished third in the club for contested marks and overall marks. The most memorable moment in 2005 was his after-the-siren goal to snatch victory over St Kilda in round 21. He took a big pack mark, which prompted Nine commentator Eddie McGuire to shout "Longmuir's taken a screamer!".

Longmuir showed plenty of composure under pressure and was considered dangerous when he was at his peak.

Longmuir playing for Fremantle in 2006, with a bandaged knee

Longmuir's career was put on hold as he battled a degenerative knee injury, and eventually conceded his retirement from AFL on 31 October 2007 due to the knee injury, which saw him play just 18 games in his last 2 years.[2][3]

Coaching career

West Coast Eagles assistant coach

Longmuir was appointed as an assistant coach in the role of development coach of the West Coast Eagles under senior coach John Worsfold at the end of the 2010 season.[4] At the end of the 2011 season, Longmuir then switched his assistant coaching position in the role of forward coach replacing Peter Sumich who switched to Longmuir's former club, Fremantle.[5] Longmuir then spent seven years as an assistant coach at West Coast Eagles, including under senior coach Adam Simpson, who replaced Worsfold at the end of the 2013 season. Longmuir left the West Coast Eagles at the end of the 2017 season.[6]

Collingwood Football Club assistant coach

At the end of the 2017 season, Longmuir was appointed as an assistant coach in the role of the defence coach at Collingwood under senior coach Nathan Buckley.[7]

Fremantle Football Club senior coach (2019-present)

In September 2019, after nine years as an assistant coach with both West Coast and Collingwood, Longmuir was named new senior coach at his former club Fremantle, replacing caretaker senior coach David Hale who replaced Ross Lyon during the 2019 season with one game left to go.[8][9][10] Longmuir's first season as senior coach saw Fremantle finish twelfth on the AFL ladder with seven wins and ten losses. The 2021 AFL Season saw the Dockers under Longmuir finish eleventh place on the ladder with ten wins and twelve losses.

Personal life

Longmuir grew up in Koorda, 236 kilometres east of Perth. He is the brother of former Melbourne, Fremantle and Carlton player Troy Longmuir.

See also

References
  1. "JUSTIN LONGMUIR". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. "Knee injury forces Longmuir to quit". 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. "Longmuir calls it quits". 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. "Longmuir settles in quickly at Eagles". 27 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. Former Docker Justin Longmuir to coach Eagles forwards
  6. "West Coast Eagles assistant Justin Longmuir defects to Magpies". 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. "Collingwood thanks Longmuir". www.collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. Niall, Jake; Cherny, Daniel (30 September 2019). "Justin Longmuir appointed Fremantle coach". The Age.
  9. "Justin Longmuir appointed by Fremantle Dockers as new head coach in AFL after Ross Lyon sacked". 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. "Justin Longmuir confirmed as Fremantle's new senior coach". 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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