How many games does it take for AFL coaches to go to the next level — from Alastair Clarkson to Simon Goodwin, Luke Beveridge and others

Every AFL coach's path is different — but will Freo's Justin Longmuir or another emerge from the current crop to join the best of recent years?  (Getty Images)

There is conventional wisdom for AFL players that once they hit 50 games their trajectory goes up, as they accumulate the experience to react to most football scenarios. 

But what about AFL coaches? Does the graph look the same? Where is the point of a career where things accelerate for coaches?