PRE-SEASON TRAINING FOR 2014 COMMENCES BACK ON MONDAY 13TH JANUARY
Preseason training will re-commence on Monday 13th January at the Lilydale Oval on the bottom ground. Players are requested to be there ready to train by 6pm.
Any enquiries contact Ange Lamanna 0434 380 232
Stephen Cruickshank 0411 093 981
Brad Hall 0414 804 767
SENIORS – Brad Hall
Former Vermont and East Ringwood Player, Assistant Coach at Vermont, Senior coach at East Doncaster
RESERVES – Stephen Cruickshank
A well respected and long serving clubman who is very excited about taking on this role. Previously Reserves coach in 2011.(Is this the correct year?)
U 19’s – Ange Lamanno
Former U 19’s coach of Croydon and has had coaching experience at Senior level. Focus to be on the developing our young players towards Senior football.
In announcing the appointments, the club would like to acknowledge the high standard of applicants for all 3 positions which made the decisions all the more difficult. The club believes the appointments reflect the need for a fresh approach and a change in direction our our football department after 5 years of minimal change in the coaching panel of the senior club.
In this regard the club extends its thanks to Simon Rourke for his 5 years as senior club coach which included the 2011 second division premiership and wish him well in his appointment as the senior coach of the Heathmont Football Club as announced on the EFL website on 13th October. The club also thanks Adam Hinds for his past 2 years as Reserves coach during which he had to contend with limited resources with which to tackle the opposition in the league's premier divison. And finally last but certainly by no means least, the club extends it sincere thanks to John Gordon for the outstanding job he has done in mentoring and developing the youth of the club which is reflected by appearances in the last 3 Grand Finals for a premiership in 2011.