The Western Bulldogs have appointed Luke Beveridge as Senior Coach for the next three years.

Following a systematic and thorough process, Beveridge received the unanimous endorsement of the selection committee, led by Chris Grant and included Chief Executive Simon Garlick, John Worsfold, Luke Darcy and GM, Football Graham Lowe. 

The recommendation of the sub-committee was also unanimously endorsed by the Club’s Board. The Committee was assisted by consultants from DDI Australia and by Ms Fiona McGauchie of executive recruitment firm Egon Zehnder and the Club wishes to acknowledge the very valuable contribution made by Fiona and by DDI Australia.

Beveridge has spent the past three years as backline coach at back-to-back Premiers Hawthorn, and was recently appointed Director of Coaching at St Kilda.

Prior to that, the 44-year-old held the position of Development Manager at Collingwood, where he played a key role in their 2010 Premiership, and before that was a triple premiership coach at St Bede’s/Mentone from 2006-2008.

Chief Executive Simon Garlick said, “We had the opportunity to interview several outstanding coaches in this process, and I want to thank them all for their participation.  In our judgment, Luke is the right person to take our senior team forward into an era we all hope will bring some sustained success to the Club.

“Luke has built a reputation in the AFL for his ability to forge strong relationships and for his overall strategic view on the game,” Garlick said.

“His vision for our Club and his track-record of driving successful cultures were persuasive to us as a committee and we are looking forward now to 2015 with great excitement.”

Beveridge played 31 games with the Bulldogs from 1993-95, and finished with a career tally of 118 games which included stints at Melbourne and St Kilda.