- 22 years coaching football — 14 years coaching at AFL level
- 11 years (2000-2010) as Senior Assistant Coach to Mark Thompson at Geelong which included two Premierships from three grand finals as well as two night Premierships.
- Worked closely with 9 All-Australians and 2 Brownlow medallists at Geelong Football Club
- 2 years (1998-1999) as Development Coach at Richmond Football Club
- 4 consecutive Premierships at Ocean Grove Football Club in the Bellarine Football League (1993-1996)
- 1 year as Assistant Coach at Essendon Football Club, from which he comes to us from (2011)
- AFL Assistant Coach of the Year 2010
Biography - Meet Brendan McCartney
Meet the Western Bulldogs' new senior coach Brendan McCartney.