Career
A centreman from Sandhurst, Coghlan was turned away by Carlton before joining Street Kilda. He was 23 years old by the time he made his league debut in 1986 and had a strong first game with 25 disposals. The following season he missed just one round and in 1988 was Street Kilda"s top disposal getter with 447, at an average of 21.29 a game.
Coghlan had his best season in 1991 when he made 23 appearances, including an elimination final, had 398 disposals and kicked 33 goals.