Coaching Career
In 1991 Connolly was appointed as an assistant coach at Melbourne Football Club. He then became the head coach of the under 18 Eastern Ranges team in 1992. 1995 saw Connolly coach the Victoria Metro team in the National Under 18 Championships.
The 1996 season saw Connolly join the Hawthorn Football Club as their reserves coach. In 2000 he was elevated to the number one assistant coach for the league team. In 2001 he coached one game for the Hawthorn Football Club (in round 17 against Carlton) in the absence of the regular head coach, Peter Schwab, who suffered from an irregular heartbeat. Hawthorn won the game, with Ben Dixon kicking the winning goal after the siren.
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