BORONIA HAWKS FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB INC.
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.
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to announce that Zak Robinson-Summerfield has signed with the Club. Zak joins us from Knox, where he has played 19 games of Division 1 Seniors and was Most Improved Senior Player in 2016. Zak will bring a lot to the Hawks with his height and mobility, so please join us in welcoming Zak and his family to the Club.
Boronia Hawks are looking for keen parents or supporters to volunteer as Team Managers for the coming season. With Stu McDonald stepping down after many years of volunteering, we now have Team Manager vacancies for the Reserves, U19’s and the inaugural Womens Team.
If you want to be actively involved with the Hawks and support our teams on game days, please speak to your coach or contact Scott Nicholas on 0403 238 494 or Tim Currie on 0412 938 678.
Remember: Team Managers also receive a Premiership Medal!
Boronia Hawks have announced their preseason schedule of Practice Matches in the lead up to Round 1 on 7 April against Templestowe.
There will be one intraclub practice match on Saturday 3 March at the Eastern Ranges Ground, Colchester Road, Kilsyth. There will be more details soon.
On Saturday 17 March, after the long weekend, the Hawks will travel to Silvan for three practice matches against division 4 finalist Forest Hill.
The final warm up will be when Boronia take on YVMDFL Division 1 side Upwey-Tecoma at the Healesville Sports Complex.
Please keep an eye on the Club’s social media for more details as they come to hand.
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to announce that Boronia legend RAY LACEY has been appointed as our Women’s Coach for the 2018 season in the Eastern Region Women’s Football League. Ray has a long history with the Boronia Football Netball Club, and we are thrilled to announce him as our Women’s Coach.
Ray is one of the most decorated players in the club’s history. He is a Life Member and his involvement has spanned more than 40 years. He played over 300 senior games for the Hawks, making him a Life Member of the Eastern Football League as well. This included Senior Best & Fairest Awards in 1979, 1984, 1990; five times runner-up; Senior Captain in 1990, and a number of Senior premierships as well. Ray is a true legend of the Club and along with his wealth of experience, he also has three daughters who are looking to play in 2018.
Training starts next Wednesday!
Training will start next Wednesday 14 February at 6pm at Miller Park, Boronia. Training will initially focus on basic skills and having a bit of fun, but we will be also providing more information about the season ahead. Please bring along; runners (no football boots required), comfortable clothes suitable for training, and any friends who are interested in giving it a go! Remember all levels of experience and ability are welcome and all players who attend training will receive a FREE Boronia Hawks singlet!
Ray has the full support of the Club for the year ahead and we couldn’t be happier to have him on board!
Contact Details: Ray Lacey
raymond.lacey@vmch.com.au
0429 511 507
Ray’s excited to get into training and is looking forward to meeting everyone!
Scott Nicholas
Senior President
BORONIA HAWKS FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB INC.
Please enquire below if you would like too find out more about Women’s Football with Boronia Hawks in 2018.
Come and be part of something really special: the first Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club Girls team!
Come on down and play footy. Sisters, friends, cousins, neighbours, everyone welcome. Please contact Ellisa Schmidtke on 0417 593 884 for further information.
Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is very pleased to announce that Luke Biddau has been appointed to the role of Auskick Co-ordinator for 2018. Luke will lead Boronia Auskick Centre to a new era as it moves to Friday nights at Tormore Reserve for the 2018 season. He will also play a very active role in implementing a series of footy clinics at local schools to open up the opportunities for boys and girls to learn their footy with the Hawks.
Luke is actually a former Auskicker himself, developing his skills up at Chandler Park before moving on to Boronia Juniors. After a stint in the hills with Olinda-Ferny Creek, Bidds returned to Tormore Reserve as a senior player in 2013. Known as a dangerous forward, Luke has kicked 42 goals over the last few seasons, which would have been many more except for the curse of nagging injuries.
Luke is a great match-up for the role of the Club’s Auskick Co-ordinator given his working background with Knox Leisureworks and as a youth leader at summer camps in the U.S.A. Bidds has also been an assistant coach with Boronia Juniors in recent seasons, working closely with Craig “Fletch” McKenzie. In 2018, Luke is once again working hard from the sidelines as Assistant Coach for the Boronia U17’s.
Please join us in congratulating Luke on his appointment that will lead to an exciting new phase for Boronia Auskick and will underpin the successful footy pathways with Boronia Hawks.
We’ve had a lot of interest over the past few months about our Boronia Hawks Women’s Football team and we are about to make some big announcements around preseason training and the season ahead.
Before we do though, we just wanted to get some more information from everyone who has shown interest in playing, through someone at the club or through our Facebook page, to make sure you all get the most out of training!
If you haven’t previously been in touch, NOW IS THE TIME! We still have room for enthusiastic players of all abilities so please get let us know you would like to learn more about Women’s Football with the Hawks.
Please click on the link to let us know you are interested and complete our short Women’s Football Expression of Interest Form
Please let me know if you have any other questions. I’m looking forward to seeing you at training soon and getting the season underway!
Scott Nicholas
sdnic@live.com.au
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to welcome back Andrew Catley, who will work with the Colts once again as an Assistant Coach with his former sidekick Craig McKenzie.
Cats is Boronia through and through, but stepped down from our Under 19’s coaching role for 2017 due to increased work commitments. At that time, Andrew had been a part of our U19 coaching panel for the past 6 years and fast tracked the development of a lot of our talented young players. A perfect example is that 15 of the 22 players in our Senior final appearance in 2016 had played under Andrew.
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to welcome Nick Heuston to our Club for the upcoming season.
Nick joins us from Upper Ferntree Gully, where he has played since his junior days. Nick won Upper’s Rising Star Award in the U19’s in 2013, before moving straight in to the Seniors in 2014. He has now played 43 senior games which shows that he will bring plenty to the Hawks.
Please welcome Nick and his family to the Hawka!
Boronia Hawks are looking for enthusiastic people to assist in the development of our Female Football program. Do you want the chance to influence the direction of a brand new program? Well this is your opportunity.
Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is affiliated with the Eastern Football League. The club has recently merged with the Boronia Junior Football Club creating a ‘One Club’ pathway from Auskick to Adults. We’re also part of the rapidly growing EFL Netball competition in which we’ve won the Premier Grand Final in two of the four seasons the competition has existed. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community club.
The Hawks are looking for experienced and enthusiastic people who have a passion for player development and can assist the club expand its offerings for female footballers. We’re also willing to support someone with limited experience, that’s ready to give it a go!
The club is looking to fill the role of Female Football Coordinator, as well as the following positions in season 2018 for both an Under 12 Girls team, and a Women’s team:
With female football the largest growth area in the sport, it is an exciting time to be involved.
To apply for any of these positions please send a short description of your previous experiences and responses to Key Selection Criteria listed below;
For more information please contact BFNC Chairman Kristan Wood on 0411 605 203 or email boronia@efl.org.au.
Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is a welcoming and inclusive community club and encourages applications from anyone interested and enthusiastic about community sport; regardless of age, gender, background, sexual orientation or ability.