Denis Pagan (born 24 September 1947) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ...

Playing career

Pagan played 120 games for the North Melbourne Football Club between 1967 and 1974, kicking 6 goals, mainly due to his permanent spot as a hard-nosed defender in the back pocket. He represented Victoria in State of Origin in 1971. Kangaroos Football Club logo The Kangaroos Football Club, formerly the North Melbourne Football Club, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence. ... This article is about the general concept of State of Origin. ...

He then moved to South Melbourne for two seasons, 1975-1976, playing 23 games and kicking 0 goals. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales; formerly it was the South Melbourne Football Club. ...

Coaching career

Kangaroos

Pagan first came to North Melbourne in 1993 without any Australian Football League coaching experience, and not young either, but an exemplary record of success at lower levels. He took the Essendon Football Club reserves to a premiership in 1992 and achieved 5 premierships for the Under 19s. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

He had an immediate impact at the Kangaroos, eventually taking the side to premierships in 1996 and 1999. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He was known for pioneering a successful tactic was termed "Pagan's Paddock", based around his key forwards Wayne Carey and John Longmire. The coaching strategy involved moving all forwards out of the 50-metre arc 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. Wayne Carey, born 1971, is regarded as one of the greatest Australian rules football players of all time. ... John Longmire (born December 31, 1970) played for Australian Rules Football for the Kangaroos Football Club of the Australian Football League. ... In Australian rules football, the 50-metre arc is one of the arcs that exist at each end of the ground, 50m from the goal line. ...

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.

Pagan quit the Kangaroos in 2002 after his most disastrous year (finishing 13th - attributed by many to the loss of star player Wayne Carey) to take up a new job at the Carlton Football Club. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ...

Carlton Football Club

Since 2003 he has been coach of the Carlton Football Club. He made an immediate impact at the club by terminating the contracts of many senior player [1] to rebuild the side. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ...

Since this, he has often been criticised for the lack of performance at Carlton during a time of financial crisis, and his lucrative 3 year incentive based contract.