By SEN
Essendon great Tim Watson has completed a hot seat meter on all 18 AFL coaches heading into the AFL season.
Instead of using levels of pressure for his rankings, Watson used hot sauce as a guide with the heat on coaches ranking from Very Mild all the way through to Extra Hot.
Watson went through his hot sauce list alphabetically through the clubs, with Adelaide’s Matthew Nicks the first cab off the rank receiving an ‘Extra Hot’ rating.
Check out Watson’s heat meter below.
Contracted until the end of 2026
EXTRA HOT
Contracted until the end of 2027
VERY MILD
Contracted until the end of 2026
MILD
Contracted until the end of 2026
VERY MILD
Contracted until the end of 2026
HOT
Contracted until the end of 2025
HOT
Contracted until the end of 2026
MILD
Contracted until the end of 2029
MILD
Contracted until the end of 2028
MILD
Contracted until the end of 2027
VERY MILD
Contracted until the end of 2026
EXTRA HOT
Contracted until the end of 2027
HOT
Contracted until the end of 2025 – will be replaced by Josh Carr for 2026
No rating
Contracted until the end of 2026
MILD
Contracted until the end of 2026
MILD
Contracted until the end of 2028
VERY MILD
Contracted until the end of 2027
VERY MILD
Contracted until the end of 2025
EXTRA HOT
EXTRA HOT: Matthew Nicks (ADE), Simon Goodwin (MEL), Luke Beveridge (WB)
HOT: Brad Scott (ESS), Justin Longmuir (FRE), Alastair Clarkson (NM)
MILD: Michael Voss (CAR), Chris Scott (GEE), Damien Hardwick (GCS), Adam Kingsley (GWS), Adem Yze (RIC), Ross Lyon (STK)
VERY MILD: Chris Fagan (BRI), Craig McRae (COL), Sam Mitchell (HAW), Dean Cox (SYD), Andrew McQualter (WCE)
No rating: Ken Hinkley (PA)
Crafted by Project Diamond