With Rhyce Shaw and David Teague appointed senior coaches until the end of the season, we have compiled a list of five caretakers that went on to be appointed full-time senior coaches.
Grant Thomas was elected interim coach after Malcolm Blight was controversially sacked midway through 2001.
Thomas transitioned his experience in the business world into his coaching by using a 'man-management' coaching style. He used words such as "processes" and "outcomes" before they became the norm in the football world.
St Kilda won one of Thomas' seven games as interim coach but was appointed on a full-time basis for the 2002 season.
Thomas coached St Kilda to consecutive preliminary finals in 2004 and 2005, plus a Wizard Cup premiership in 2005.
He is only one of three coaches to coach the Saints to three straight finals series, the others being Allan Jeans and Ross Lyon.
'Unleash the Giesch' was the famous headline when Gieschen was interim coach at Richmond in 1997.
Gieschen took Richmond's reserves to the premiership in 1997 after they finished last the year before. He then replaced Robert Walls as the Tigers senior coach after they lost by 137 points to Adelaide in round 17.
The Tigers won four of their final five games of the season and Gieschen was appointed coach for the 1998 season.
Richmond narrowly missed out on the finals in 1998, but dipped to 12th in 1999, which signalled the end to Gieschen's tenure.
Gieschen departed with a 51% win record, which is second behind Damian Hardwick (54%) for the best coaching record at the Tigers since 1983.
Ratten returned to Carlton as an assistant coach in 2007 after a successful stint as the head coach of the Norwood Football Club.
On 24 July 2007, senior coach Denis Pagan was sacked and Ratten was appointed as caretaker coach for the remainder of the season.
Ratten failed to win his six games as interim coach but was appointed on a two-year deal at the end of the season.
With three number one draft picks and Chris Judd on the list, the Blues improved under Ratten and made the finals in 2009, going down to Brisbane in the elimination final.
They were again knocked out in the elimination final in 2010, but then had their best season under Ratten in 2011, beating Essendon by 62 points in the elimination final before falling three points short against West Coast in the semi-final.
Ratten was replaced by Mick Malthouse at the end of the 2011 and since then the Blues have made the finals once and have claimed the wooden spoon on two occasions.
Craig began as a fitness coach at the Crows in 1997, before taking up an assistant coaching role under Gary Ayres in 2001.
He took over as the Crows caretaker coach in 2004 when Ayres left the club after round 13.
Craig tasted victory against Melbourne in his first match in charge and was appointed the coach on a full-time basis for the 2005 season after winning four of his nine games.
Craig tasted immediate success by guiding Adelaide to the minor premiership in 2005. They reached the preliminary final in 2005 and 2006 and were beaten by West Coast on both occasions.
Adelaide reached the finals for five consecutive seasons under Craig but achieved limited success.
After disappointing 2010 and 2011 seasons, Craig resigned midway through the 2011 campaign with a 55% win record.
No interim coach has ever been as successful as Paul Roos at the Swans. The favourite son was appointed interim coach after Rodney Eade resigned midway through the 2002 season.
The Swans had immediate success under Roos, winning six of their last 10 games to finish 11th.
The Swans were in advanced talks to appoint Terry Wallace as coach, but fans let it be known they wanted Roos as the senior coach by reviving the famous "Roooos" chant.
Players also expressed their support for Roos by singing the chant and acknowledging their improvement under the favourite son.
The Swans board knew they could make only one decision and appointed Roos coach for the 2003 season, despite reportedly having to pay Wallace a considerable amount to tear up his contract.
Under Roos, the Swans made the finals in every season from 2003 to 2008 and won the Grand Final in 2005. Roos also implemented the famed 'Bloods' culture, which has ensured the club has remained successful in the years after his departure in 2010.