17 Facts About Justin Longmuir

Justin Longmuir was born on 21 January 1981 and is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Justin Longmuir previously played 139 games for Fremantle from 1999 to 2007, as a forward and ruckman.

Justin Longmuir played for Fremantle Football Club from 1999 until 2007, where he played a total of 139 games as a forward and ruckman, kicking 166 goals.

Justin Longmuir played 21 of the 22 games in 2005 and led the club in hard ball gets and finished third in the club for contested marks and overall marks.

Justin Longmuir showed plenty of composure under pressure and was considered dangerous when he was at his peak.

Justin Longmuir's career was put on hold as he battled a degenerative knee injury, and eventually conceded his retirement from AFL on 31 October 2007 due to the knee injury, which saw him play just 18 games in his last 2 years.

Justin Longmuir was appointed as an assistant coach in the role of development coach of the West Coast Eagles under senior coach John Worsfold at the end of the 2010 season.

Justin Longmuir then spent seven years as an assistant coach at West Coast Eagles, including under senior coach Adam Simpson, who replaced Worsfold at the end of the 2013 season.

Justin Longmuir left the West Coast Eagles at the end of the 2017 season.

In September 2019, after nine years as an assistant coach with both West Coast and Collingwood, Justin Longmuir was appointed senior coach at his former club Fremantle, replacing caretaker senior coach David Hale, who replaced Ross Lyon during the 2019 season with one game left to go.

Fremantle under Justin Longmuir finished twelfth on the AFL ladder with seven wins and ten losses and did not make the finals.

Justin Longmuir signed a two-year contract extension at the seasons end.

Fremantle under Justin Longmuir defeated and eliminated the Western Bulldogs in the elimination final, but the Dockers were however eliminated by Collingwood in the semi finals.

Already contracted until the end of 2024, Justin Longmuir signed a one-year contract extension in March 2024, tying him to Fremantle until at least the end of 2025.

Justin Longmuir coached his 100th game in round 17 of the 2024 AFL season against the Richmond Tigers at Optus Stadium.

Justin Longmuir grew up in Koorda, 236 kilometres east of Perth.

Justin Longmuir is the brother of former Melbourne, Fremantle and Carlton player Troy Longmuir.