| CONNOLLY | Wallabies coach before Robbie Deans, John "Knuckles" ... (8) |
| BUSTAGUT | Coach, before game with United: 'Time to go all out' (4,1,3) |
| LINK | Nickname former Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie (4) |
| DEANS | Wallabies coach 2008-13 (5) |
| EJ | Wallabies coach 2001-05, initials (2) |
| DAVERENNIE | Wallabies coach after Michael Cheika (4,6) |
| EM | Wallabies coach 2013-14, initials (2) |
| EWEN | 2013-14 Wallabies coach, ... McKenzie (4) |
| MLCARR | Celtics head coach before Rick Pitino |
| BRUSQUE | Impolite, yet right to board coach before most of queue (7) |
| OSIECK | Socceroos coach before Ange Postecoglou, Holger ... (6) |
| MATTHEWKNIGHTS | Essendon coach before James Hird (7,7) |
| WINSOME | Attractive slogan adopted by a coach before games? (7) |
| NOLL | Steelers coach before Cowher |
| ABUSIVE | Insulting a coach before quarter past four (7) |
| PACIFIST | I restrain lifting 'bare knuckles' being non-violent (8) |
| SCRAPPED | Fought: that is, used knuckles |
| ADMONERE | To put in mind, hence to warn, to rap someone's knuckles |
| OSSOBUCO | Italian dish of veal knuckles braised with wine and vegetables (4,4) |
| FISTBUMP | Rap on the knuckles? |
