Senior Men's & Women's Football and Netball, Junior Boys & Girls Football, Auskick and over 35's Veterans and Masters Football. Affiliated with EFNL. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land in Boronia.
The Football Department of Boronia Hawks announced our 2019 Captains and Leadership Groups at the Club’s Season Launch. Congratulations to all appointees and very best of luck for the season ahead.
Senior Men’s Team
Captain: Lachlan McKernan – appointed for his 4th year as Senior Captain.
Vice Captain: Luke Hannon
Deputy Vice Captain: Ryan White
Deputy Vice Captain: Jake Godwin
Leadership Group: Ben Robertson
Leadership Group: Nathan Allen
Lachie McKernan
Development Squad
Captain: Dane Romano
Vice Captain: Chris McDonald
Under 19 Men’s Team
Co-Captain: Bailey Campbell
Co-Captain: Jake Mellis
Vice Captain: Liam Parkins
Vice Captain: Ben Anderson
Veteran Men’s Team
Captain: Chris Aaltonen
Vice Captain: Simon Lehman
Senior Women’s Team Leadership Group – captain to be announced for Round 1
Boronia Hawks is very fortunate to have some fantastic volunteers. Some of the most crucial roles that needs to be filled each year are the Team Manager, so we are very pleased to announce the appointments of these fantastic people as Team Managers for our Senior Teams for 2019.
Rob Bell – Senior Men’s Team
Dane Kinniff – Senior Women’s Team
Stuart McDonald – Development Squad
Nicole Fewson – Men’s Under 19’s Team
Jason Davis – Veteran Men’s Team
Rob Bell
A special thank you to Mark McAlpine, our former Senior Men’s Team Manager who is stepping down to enjoy some relaxing Saturday afternoons watching Hammer in action.
Boronia Hawks Netball Manager, Sherridan Leeson, is pleased to announce our two EFL Netball teams for 2019!!
Boronia Hawks (Requesting Division 1)
Carla Alexander; Madison Barrie; Rhiannon Crompton; Mandy Bell; Ally Forrest; Mel Hutton; Ellie Ingwersen; Georgia Himmelreich; Leanne Fredericks & Kellie Newton. A BIG welcome to new player Georgia who is joining the Hawks from Blackburn.
Boronia Brown (Requesting Division 4)
Rylee Krenn; Chloe Timms; Alex McKaige; Courtney Krenn; Breanna Martin; Dani Kemp; Lauren Bevan; Sherridan Leeson; Mollie McMahon & Lizzie Akesson. A BIG welcome to new players Chloe (one of our footballers), Rylee and Lizzie!
Lets have a huge, successful 2019 season – on and off the court!! GO HAWKA
Boronia Hawks is extremely fortunate to have enjoyed outstanding support over recent years from our independent coterie, the Hawks Nest Coterie Group. The Club is delighted to announce that the executive committee of the Hawks Nest has just agreed to generously sponsor the Club once again in 2019.
Some very proud members of the Hawks Nest Coterie Group celebrating after the historic Triple Premiership in 2018.
The Hawks Nest has three main objectives:
Fund the recruitment and retention of players;
Fund Club improvements;
Support Junior development.
Sponsorship from the Coterie is a privilege, not a right for the Club and we work together to ensure that these objectives are met.
We thank the entire membership of the Hawks Nest Coterie Group once again for supporting the Club in a way that contributes to development of our young playing group. The Coterie’s contribution sends a powerful message to all members of our Club that the Coterie stands firm in keeping our best young talent wearing the ‘Hawka’ jumper!
Particular thanks to Robert “Bomma” Kimmitt, Chair of the Hawks Nest and a Life Member of the Club; and to Leanne Rech, the Group’s Secretary. We are most grateful for your on-going support and fund raising initiatives and we hope to be able to continue to support your efforts in growing the Coterie Group in the years ahead.
Robert Kimmitt (on the right) addressing the Hawka faithful at the Season Launch in 2016.
As part Boronia Hawks commitment to talent development, we are very excited to announce the appointment of Mitchell Wright as our High Performance Manager.
Mitch is a practicing Exercise Physiologist at Inspiro in Lilydale and will have the key responsibility of implementing the Club’s investment in the Playertek GPS Player Tracking System.
Club Chairman, Scott Nicholas, and Club Football Director, Ash Johnston, welcome former team mate Mitchell Wright back to Boronia as our High Performance Manager.
Boronia’s Football Director, Ash Johnston, said that Mitch is a perfect fit to manage this program that will take the Club to the leading edge of performance analysis in local football. The use of this software will allow the Club’s Football Department to better analyse and manage our young playing group and shows the Club’s strong commitment to developing the in-house talent coming through our junior pathways.
Mitch played over 200 games with Boronia Hawks through juniors and seniors, starting at Boronia Auskick many years ago with current players Luke Leeson, Nathan Allen and Scott Nicholas. He was a fast and clever wingman, with terrific skills and a great leap. Mitch recently played in Olinda-Ferny Creek’s 2017 premiership.
The Club is absolutely delighted to welcome Mitch and his family back to Boronia.
Mitch Wright dominating the member’s wing in 2010.
Mitch Wright with Senior Coach, Matt Clark, and Club trainer / physiotherapist Gabriel Qi.Mitch Wright with former team mates Ryan Henderson and Matt Buzinskas and rising stars Tyler Steele and Josh Hannon.
Boronia Hawks have a brand new Community Partner in Captain Kebab at Boronia Junction!
Go along to see the team at Captain Kebab and save 10% on your order when you present your Boronia Hawks Membership Card!
There will be more Community Partners bobbing around the Boronia shopping centre in the near future so please support these businesses that are proudly displaying our sticker in their window!
Any enquiries for Community Partnership or Sponsorship opportunities with Boronia Hawks may be directed to Greg Hannon on 0438 616 130? or Samantha Dunkinson on 0419 502 633?
Boronia Hawks is on the lookout for some more players to finalise our netball teams in 2019! If you are looking for a game on Friday nights, or know someone who may be interested, please contact SherridanLeeson right away!
Boronia Hawks are very proud to be the official 2019 Player Sponsor for Mitch Mellis at Eastern Ranges for the upcoming TAC Cup season.
Mitch won the Eastern Ranges Penington Medal for Best and Fairest in 2018 as a bottom-age player and we are very excited to support him again this year.
Mitch Mellis from Boronia Hawks in action with Eastern Ranges in 2018. (Picture: Thanks to Valeriu Campan & Herald-Sun)
The Hawks are committed to supporting our elite young players as they move through our development pathway and up to higher levels of football. Very best of luck for 2019 Mitch!
Mitch passed on this message of thanks to the Boronia Hawk’s volunteers, members and supporters:
“I would just like to thank all of you for the constant support you have given me with my footy and I am really proud and lucky to be associated with such a great club!
Cheers, Mitch”
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to announce our new partnership with Awesome Conveyancing!
Awesome Conveyancing don’t only help with the sale and purchase of property we can assist you in many ways:
Sale / Purchase of property $990 inc GST
Transfer of Ownership $770.00 inc GST
Application by Surviving Proprietor/Application by Legal Personal Representative* $550.00 inc GST *if application is made in conjunction with sale/purchase matter $220.00 inc GST
Application for Lost Title $550.00 inc GST
Boronia Hawks are delighted to form a new partnership with Awesome Conveyancing!
Many thanks to Krystal O’Toole and the team for the support of our female programs in 2019!
KRYSTAL O’TOOLE – DIRECTOR/LICENSED CONVEYANCER
Krystal has worked in the legal industry for the last 11 years and has specialised in conveyancing for the last 7 years.
Krystal has a high attention to detail and enjoys assisting first home buyers through the process of buying their first home, giving them the time and attention they need to feel comfortable with the process.
Outside of work, Krystal enjoys spending time with her family, reading trashy vampire novels and has a passion for fitness and exercise.
Krystal is also a member of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.
Contact Krystal today to see how she can help you!
Firstly, I’d like to officially welcome Wayne Preston onto the Senior Committee of the Club. Wayne has supported the club over a number of years and has a wealth of experience, being involved in community based organisations such as athletics, tennis and netball clubs. Wayne will assist in a number of areas but developing relationships and managing our ever expanding sponsorship portfolio will be the area in which he will be prominently involved.
Wayne Preston
Secondly, I am also very pleased to welcome Kathleen McMahon who has joined us as Senior Secretary. Kathleen was previously a member of our gun Premier Division netball team, winning the premiership in 2017. Now she is turning her mind to our successful Women’s football team and we look forward to Kath combining with sister Bec in 2019.
Kathleen McMahon
Local football / netball clubs survive due to the dedication of our volunteers. Our Club is most fortunate to have so many people that are prepared to do their bit. Already committed for 2019 are:
EllenJohnson as our Canteen Manager and Thursday nights meals boss.
David Murrihy once again facilitating the running of our Finals Hosting program and Past Players & Supporters Group.
Robert Kimmitt, Leanne & Dillio Rech, Steve Green, Dean Collins, Michael Holding and a host of others supporting our most successful Hawks Nest Coterie Group.
Mick and KayKimmitt continuing to clean the Tormore clubrooms every Monday and Friday.
SandraBell looking after our Social Memberships and Knox Club memberships.
SamDunkinson attracting new community partners and sponsors to the Club.
BillyNotley and Jason Davis taking care of our bar, with Simon West running the outside bar on match days.
Graeme Storr looking after all merchandise needs, both on and off the field.
Tim Currie taking care of all things that have to be done on match days.
A host of Coaches and Assistant Coaches all heavily involved in the football and netball side of things.
Without forgetting to mention the dedicated Board, Senior Committee and Junior Committee members who meet regularly to ensure our club can continue to improve; as we strive to give our players the best of every possible resource so that they can be the best player possible!
Ellen Johnson
All of these volunteer roles enable us to run in an effective manner. Gratitude goes a long way, so never be shy to thank one of our volunteers when you see them plying their trade at the Club!
If everyone involved does their little bit, we avoid the too few getting burnt out which has occurred in the past.
Our Club is in a great position: we have an exciting playing list and our off field affairs are solid. My role as Senior President is to ensure we don’t take our eyes off the ball and look for every available opportunity to promote our Club in a positive manner and to build relationships with key stakeholders to continually improve the facility of the Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club.
This year will see the installation of state of the art lighting. We are doing our best to fast track the installation, but we are very much in the hands of the Knox City Council and their contractors. I hope to announce with our Chairman, Scott Nicholas, other exciting new initiatives in the year ahead.
This season we have to build on the success of 2018. Some may argue we are on a hiding to nothing as how could we possibly top 2018? The answer is really simple. Too often I’ve seen clubs reach great heights and then fall apart very quickly. My job is to keep us focused, keep us stable, work harder then ever before and strive to make our Club the most respected Club in the EFL!
