Here is out list of the top five coaches who are under the most pressure heading into the 2020 season.
After a 2019 campaign which saw the Eagles bow out disappointingly in the semi-finals, the Eagles went out and acquired Tim Kelly from the Cats to add more superstar talent to an already star-studded midfield and push the Eagles further into premiership contention in 2020.
This means Simpson is somewhat under pressure to an extent in the sense that the Eagles now need a top-four finish and at least a preliminary finals berth for their year to be in any consideration as a success.
The Suns have severely under-performed over the past two seasons under Stuart Dew, but with some shrewd recruitment and potential top-end picks to come in and make an immediate impact in 2020, Dew is under some pressure now to start showing some improvement in this young list and start getting some more positive and competitive results.
The Cats bowed out in the preliminary finals to the eventual premiers Richmond in 2019. They lost Tim Kelly to West Coast which was a key loss, but gained solid midfielder Jack Steven from St Kilda and big forward Josh Jenkins from Adelaide during the free agency/trade period to stock up with more top end talent and keep the team in their premiership window.
This now has Scott is under more pressure than ever to get his team one step further into a Grand Final after having a flurry of talent and being eliminated at the preliminary final stage in three out of the last four years. The time needs to be now for the Cats to break the barrier and make it to the big dance.
Port Adelaide has arguably been the most inconsistent team in recent seasons. The Power have enough talent in the club to make finals and perform well, but they just can't seem to get it right when push comes to shove, with Hinkley at the forefront of the inconsistencies.
It appears to be a 'finals or bust' season in 2020 for the Power and Hinkley will be in the limelight for the most of it with all eyes in the AFL and in particular the club's board, on him.
Melbourne went from a preliminary final and being one of the hottest teams in 2018 to second-bottom on the ladder in 2019 in what was an extremely disappointing output by the Demons on all fronts.
Melbourne, and in particular Goodwin, will be looking to re-capture that form that saw them break out in 2018, and with some solid recruiting in the free agency/trade period, the pressure is on for Goodwin to get the Demons back into the finals and performing well on a consistent basis or things could turn sour very quickly.