 From 2010 until 2013, German was a development coach for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL, and senior coach of its VFL-affiliate Williamstown.With German as coach, Williamstown won the inaugural Foxtel Cup in 2011.German then coached the Coburg Football Club in the VFL from 2014 until 2017, the first four years as a stand-alone club after the end of its reserves affiliation with .