Team Selections for 31 May to 2 June

Boronia Hawks v Lilydale Falcons at Knox Regional Court 1 @ 7.45pm
Carla Alexander, Madison Barrie, Mandy Bell, Ally Forrest, Leanne Fredericks, Georgia Himmelreich, Bec Mills, Kellie Newton.

Boronia Brown v Kilsyth Cougars Black, Gloria Pyke Court 2 @ 6.45pm
Lizzie Akesson, Alisha Clark, Tess Evans, Dani Kemp, Courtney Krenn, Bree Martin, Eliza Stafford, Sarah Coates.


Boronia Hawks Under 19’s Squad v Mulgrave at 10:00am at Tormore Reserve – presented by Ringwood Training

33 M. Cavicchia 7 L. Parkins 12 T. Mellis 3 B. Aughterson 10 N. Smith 9 J. Price 1 B. Campbell 24 L. Wright 2 R. Williams 5 H. Fewson 16 W. Morrison 17 C. Ng 4 C. Eccles 30 J. O’Neill 21 N. Hare 28 L. Pickard 18 J. Delrayne 8 J. Rule 26 M. Green 22 H. Morris 31 Z. Prizmic


Boronia Hawks Development Squad v Mulgrave at 12:05pm at Tormore Reserve – presented by Dyson Currie Pty Ltd

76 K. Notley 28 J. Rambaldo 56 R. Kennedy 5 S. Bell 74 P. Kinniff 38 F. Duke 41 K. Milde 58 J. Purdon 78 S. Bramstedt 9 J. Granland 33 J. Mason 18 L. Hare 35 H. Betts 48 J. Lech 18 T. Dodd 68 C. Dunster 10 C. McDonald 51 Z. Dower 44 B. Bishop 73 R. Migues 50 J. Mueller 8 J. Neville 40 B. Wright 42 S. Yule.


Boronia Hawks Senior Men’s Squad v Mulgrave at 2:10pm at Tormore Reserve – presented by Boronia Dentist

14 J. Bolton 24 J. Hare 11 J. Lake 29 J. Godwin 13 J. Mellis 7 C. Burgess 16 M. Buzinskas 64 D. Dower 23 J. Collins 15 H. Chinn 8 J. Hannon 52 B. Robertson 12 D. Fairchild 37 R. White 39 Z. Robinson 47 T. Steele 42 B. Rapisarda 34 J. Millen 3 N. Allen 74 Z. Brasher 22 M. Geraghty 32 N. Watson

IN: J. Bolton, J Hannon, B Robertson, Z. Robinson, B. Rapisarda. OUT: B. Bowes, L. Watson, B. McAlpine, F. Duke, L. Leeson.


Boronia Hawks Veterans Squad v Coldstream at 2:30pm SUNDAY at Chandler Park – presented by Allstate Refrigeration Services

21 C. Aaltonen 8 M. Adrian 14 J. Bamford 6 S. Beaton 18 G. Bell 13 R. Bell G. Bertram 22 N. Blomfield 2 M. Clinton 24 L. Cook 45 S. Fischer 5 D. Hanrahan 7 M. James 16 C. Joy 15 C. Krenn 25 G. Krenn 20 S. Lehman M. Papworth 4 C. Reid 19 A. Rickerby 1 A. Rook 42 M. Ryan 17 D. Spence 23 B. Stewart 3 T. Vining 34 K. Wood.


Boronia Hawks Senior Women’s Squad v Blackburn at 2:45pm on SUNDAY at Eley Park – presented by John Alan Betta Home Living – Knox

15 K. Buzinskas 17 D. Caiafa 2 A. Cellante 37 S. Coates 24 R. Crompton 23 A. Davidson 4 T. Doran 29 T. Evans 14 S. Faull 12 C. Fay 42 B. Forrer-Lacey 27 L. Kabris 5 B. Kinniff 9 J. Lacey 28 D. Langford 18 Y. Mau 11 K. McMahon 20 S. Mellis 32 E. Nicholas 7 A. Penny 16 S. Peril 39 J. Phillips 8 D. Thomas

Retirement of Jess Bolton

Boronia Hawks champion, Jess Bolton, announced his retirement to coaches, players and supporters at Tormore Reserve last night. Jess will play his final game for the Club on Saturday 1 June at Tormore Reserve against Mulgrave.

As many will know, Jess is part of a very successful real estate agency with his cousin and former Hawk, Dan Bolton at Fletchers Mooroolbark. The increasing demands of his work have seen Jess miss a few games already this season. In typically selfless fashion, Jess said that he didn’t want to be taking a spot from one of our young players who are well and truly ready for senior football.

Dan and Jess Bolton lay a tackle in Jess’ senior debut for Boronia in Round 1 2009.

Senior Coach Matt Clark paid tribute to Jess as an outstanding person, footballer and contributor to the Club over many years, highlighting that opposition coaches would always need to plan for Bolts as a key player for the Hawks.

Jess is a true champion of the Club and two-time Bob Henry Medallist.

He was originally a Boronia Junior but left for East Burwood to play 74 games between 2005 and 2007 including 20 games in Division 1 Seniors. Bolts came back to Boronia in 2009 to make his senior debut for the Hawka. He also played 19 VFL games for Casey Scorpions / Demons between 2009 and 2012 before committing 100% to Boronia in 2013.

Jess is one of our most decorated players of any era in the Club’s history. His record includes:

  • Boronia U15’s B&F in 2003;
  • Bob Henry Medallist for Senior Best & Fairest in 2012 and 2014;
  • 2013 and 2017 Senior Runners Up B&F;
  • Senior Captain in 2014;
  • 2016 Seniors Best Team Player;
  • 100th Game Medal in 2015;
  • EFL Division 3 Team of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2017;
  • Under 19’s Assistant Coach 2016-17;
  • 150th Game Trophy in 2018.
  • Senior Premiership player in 2018.

Please join us all is congratulating Jess on his fantastic career with Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club.

Boronia Hawks support Mental Health Awareness

Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is very conscious of our role as an important community hub, with a large number of players, members, families and friends.  The diversity of any community group invariably means that mental health is something that touches us all in some way.

The AFL has recently announced that it will be creating a new role of head of mental health to oversee the rising number of elite footballers experiencing difficulty with anxiety, stress and depression and to promote a greater awareness of wellbeing amongst the Clubs.  This article from The Guardian Australia provides an insight to the nature of this issue in AFL ranks.  Click here.  Alternately, you can click here to read the about the AFL’s approach to Mental Health.

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Love Me Love You – our focus of support for this weekend

Boronia Hawks will contribute to the conversation about Mental Health Awareness within the Club by supporting “Love Me Love You“, a non-profit charity designed to help young people navigate the challenges of mental health. This organisation was founded by former Hawthorn player Lance Picioane, as a result of his own struggles during and after his football career.

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Lance Picioane, founder of “Love Me Love You

This year alone the group has presented to 4000 young people through schools, football clubs and professional organisations. Picioane’s team include people with first hand experience on drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders and depression.

The Club has chosen to support this particular cause because of the enormous support provided by “Love Me Love You” to one of our own at a time of tragic loss.

As a result, we ask you all to take the time to think about Mental Health Awareness over the weekend of the 10th to 12th of May.  The AFL is recognising the issue with the Beyond Blue Round, and Boronia Hawks has also registered to support that cause, along with the Fight Motor Neurone Disease round in early June.


“Love Me Love You Cup” Match this Saturday Night

Boronia Hawks Senior Women’s Team will play Ferntree Gully this coming Saturday night at 6:00pm for the “Love Me Love You” Cup.  Both Clubs have been touched by  tragedy in recent years and we come together now, and in the future, to help young people to know that they are never alone.

Our senior teams will be wearing the light blue arm bands as a demonstration of the Club’s commitment to creating awareness of mental health problems in our community.

We will also welcome your gold coin donations to the cause at our home games over the next few weeks.

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If you have any questions or suggestions on how Boronia Hawks is approaching the awareness of Mental Health, please speak to Karen Little ( our Director of Community & Inclusion) or Scott Nicholas (Chairman, Boronia Hawks FNC).


SUPPORT SERVICES

Boronia Hawks Club Chaplain: Rick Castricum on 0418 375 377

Lifeline Phone 13 11 14 Visit www.lifeline.org.au

Kids Help Line Phone 1800 55 1800 Visit www.kidshelp.com.au

Beyond Blue Phone 1300 22 4636 Visit www.beyondblue.org.au


 

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Rick Castricum with Craig McKenzie.

Boronia Hawks announce Senior Women’s Captain

Congratulations to Amanda Cellante on being named Captain of our Senior Women’s Team for 2019!  Amanda was runner-up in last year’s Best & Fairest Award and is also our games record holder for Boronia Netball.  Congratulations also to Vice-Captains Dee Caiafa and Sam Mellis!

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Amanda Cellante: 2019 Captain

 

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Dee Caiafa: 2019 Vice-Captain

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Samantha Mellis: 2019 Vice-Captain

 

Senior Captains Announced

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

 

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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

  • Bec Allen
  • Kat Buzinskas
  • Dee Caiafa
  • Amanda Cellante
  • Karen Little
  • Sam Mellis
  • Courtney Storen
  • Candyce Wright

 

 

Senior Team Managers for 2019

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

 

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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.

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Mark McAlpine

BORONIA HAWKS NETBALL TEAMS FOR 2019!

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

 

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Thank you to the Hawks Nest Coterie Group.

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.

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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:

  1. Fund the recruitment and retention of players;
  2. Fund Club improvements;
  3. 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.

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Robert Kimmitt (on the right) addressing the Hawka faithful at the Season Launch in 2016.

 

 

 

Boronia appoints High Performance Manager

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.

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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 dominating the member’s wing in 2010.

 

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Mitch Wright with Senior Coach, Matt Clark, and Club trainer / physiotherapist Gabriel Qi.

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Mitch Wright with former team mates Ryan Henderson and Matt Buzinskas and rising stars Tyler Steele and Josh Hannon.

Boronia Hawks welcome aboard Captain Kebab!

Boronia Hawks have a brand new Community Partner in Captain Kebab at Boronia Junction!

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Go along to see the team at Captain Kebab and save 10% on your order when you present  your Boronia Hawks Membership Card!

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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!

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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?