Paul Corrigan (footballer)


Paul Corrigan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Australian Football League. Corrigan currently serves as the development coach at the Essendon Football Club.

AFL career

Corrigan was selected by Geelong with pick 43 in the 1996 National Draft, from the Melbourne Football Club, where he had played in the reserves. He made 53 appearances for Geelong from 1997 to 2000, then didn't play a senior game in 2001, instead winning the reserves best and fairest award.

Coaching

Corrigan returned to his original club, Rythdale-Officer-Cardinia, in 2002, as a playing coach, and was a member of their premiership team that year. He also played and coached at Old Haileybury. In 2013, Corrigan joined Essendon as a Development coach. Before coming to Essendon he had been a playing coach at South Barwon.