Coaching is one of the most stressful occupations in sport, and there is no exception to the rule when it comes to footy.

Over the years there have been some moments that have shocked the sport and others which have sent fans into laughter, with the job sometimes getting the better of coaches.

With footy over for another year what better time than now to count down the best coaching incidents of all time, whether it be brawls, sprays or frosty confrontations with the media.

Yes, we are aware that there are thousands of coaching incidents that were lucky enough not to be caught on film and were probably 100 times harsher than the entries on this list, but we'll just have to work with what we have on record.

A disclaimer before we get stuck into it - most of these entries contain coarse language or violence, so proceed at your own caution.

Without any more delay, let's get into it.

6. Malcolm Blight on David Pittman (Adelaide vs Richmond, 1997)

This one is a classic - a coach who had been with his team for only a matter of games naming and shaming one of his players on national television.

Malcolm Blight had just joined the Crows as head coach when his side encountered the Tigers on the second weekend of the 1997 season.

Pittman, who revealed he had done his calf in the first quarter, was by Blight's account "not going for it" throughout the game and let the big man know at almost every change.

Labelling Pittman's showing as "the most disgraceful display [he'd] ever seen from a big fella" was harsh, but true in Blight's mind.

Whatever the effect on Pittman, it must've had some sort of positive repercussion considering his Adelaide side were the ones standing atop the podium on Grand Final Day lifting the premiership cup.