Brett Ratten

Brett Ratten
Ratten as a Hawthorn assistant coach in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Brett Ratten
Nickname(s) Ratts
Date of birth (1971-07-11) 11 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Yarra Glen, Victoria
Original team(s) Yarra Glen (YVFL)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–2003 Carlton 255 (117)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2000 Australia 2 (0)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2007–2012 Carlton 120 (60–59–1)
2019–2022 St Kilda 68 (34–34–0)
2023 North Melbourne 10 (0–10–0)
Total 198 (94–103–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brett Ratten (born 11 July 1971) is an Australian rules football coach and former player in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 255 games for the Carlton Football Club between 1990 and 2003, including the club's 1995 premiership. He then served as Carlton's senior coach from 2007 to 2012. After a seven-year stint as an assistant coach with Hawthorn and St Kilda, in 2019 he was appointed as St Kilda's senior coach, a role he held until his sacking at the end of the 2022 AFL season. Ratten was also the caretaker senior coach at North Melbourne during Alastair Clarkson's leave of absence.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Brett Ratten - Senior Assistant Coach". saints.com.au. St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Club statement: Alastair Clarkson". nmfc.com.au. North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 25 May 2023.