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

Senior Teams for 6th / 7th April

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Boronia Hawks Senior Men’s Squad v Mulgrave at 2:10pm Saturday at Tormore Reserve – Presented by Glenbrae Signs

1 R. Henderson 2 L. Hannon 3 N. Allen 7 C. Burgess 8 J. Hannon 11 J. Lake 12 D. Fairchild 16 M. Buzinskas 17 L. McKernan 19 B. McAlpine 23 J. Collins 24 J. Hare 29 J. Godwin 35 B. Bowes 36 J. Rutherford 37 R. White 38 F. Duke 39 Z. Robinson 41 K. Milde 52 B. Robertson 62 J. Mellis 64 D. Dower.

Senior Debut: Jack Hare, Fletcher Duke, Kane Milde, Jake Mellis.

Club Debut: Jack Hare


 

Boronia Hawks Development Squad v Mulgrave at 12:05pm Saturday at Tormore Reserve – Presented by McDonald’s

5 S. Bell 9 J. Granland 10 C. McDonald 20 S. Nicholas 22 M. Geraghty 27 L. Leeson 28 J. Rambaldo 30 J. Neville 31 D. Romano 32 N. Watson 33 J. Mason 40 B. Wright 44 B. Bishop 47 T. Dower 48 J. Lech 49 M. Goldsack 50 J. Mueller 51 Z. Dower 53 S. Yule 56 R. Kennedy 58 J. Purdon 73 R. Migues 74 Z. Brasher 76 K. Notley.

Club Debut: Jeremy Mason, Simon Yule.


 

Boronia Hawks Under 19’s Squad v Mulgrave at 10:00am Saturday at Tormore Reserve – Presented by Lipari Pizza

1 B. Campbell 2 R. Williams 4 C. Eccles 5 H. Fewson 6 M. Storr 7 L. Parkins 8 J. Rule 10 N. Smith 11 J. Price 12 T. Mellis 13 B. Anderson 16 W. Morrison 17 C. Ng 18 J. Delrayne 19 H. Coles 21 N. Hare 22 Z. Prizmic 26 M. Green 28 L. Pickard 29 H. Rouse 30 J. O’Neill 31 B. Aughterson.

Club Debuts: Jack Rule, Nick Smith, Hayden Coles, Zac Prizmic.


 

Boronia Hawks Senior Women’s Squad Practice Match v Lynbrook at 2:00pm SUNDAY at Chandler Park – Presented by Knox Club

J. Bortoli, J. Buzinskas, K. Buzinskas, D. Caiafa, A. Cellante, A. Davidson,  T. Doran, T. Evans, S. Faull, B. Forrer-Lacey, Y. Jeffries, J. Lacey, D. Langford, K. Little, A. McKaige, K. McMahon, S. Mellis, E. Nicholas, A. Penny, S. Peril, J. Phillips, S. Ponton, C. Storen, D. Thomas, C. Timms, C. Wright.


 

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EFL Media Preview for Boronia Hawks

3 DAYS TO GO | EFL Media will be previewing each club ahead of the 2019 season with the #InFocus2019 series, all thanks to Yarra Valley Water & Choose Tap.  

By: Daniel Cencic

AFTER winning premierships across three men’s grades last September, Boronia heads into 2019 with a wary sense of confidence of the season ahead. 

As he embarks on his second year in charge at the Hawks after upsetting a previously-undefeated Ringwood outfit in the Division 3 grand final, senior coach Matt Clark says this year is set to be among the most challenging of his career in light of the competition restructure.

Boronia will form part of the third tier – Division 2 – in the five-tier competition.

“This year is going to be one of the hardest I’ve coached,” Clark said.

“In every game, you’ve got to be on and every game is super important (and) there’s no chance to take a breath like there was last year in a couple of games.

“Our group’s internal pressure helps drive that performance that we’re looking for.

“We’re fully aware how even this competition’s going to be.

“When you win a premiership you want to go up, but I think what we’ve got we’ve had to adjust our mindset really quickly to say that this is where we are and where’s our next opportunity.

“When you look at it, the top six last year were super even.

“We finished third at the end of the home and away season and we’re under no illusions that we’ve got a job to do too.

“Having the two sides, Mitcham and Mulgrave, coming down from a higher division is always going to be another challenge.”

Boronia has retained the majority of its list, while adding Wantirna South product Jack Hare, Jake Millen (East Burwood) and Jeremy Mason (East Ringwood).

21-year-old Hare played 19 senior games at the Devils across 2017-18, while Millen joins the club off the back of two seasons in the under-19s at the Rams, before appearing for the Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League across 2015-16. Mason played 18 reserves matches for East Ringwood last season.

“He (Jake Millen) has been Box Hill-listed for the last couple of years as a midfielder, who again is a tough inside body who should be able to add strong depth and add to our already-strong midfield,” Clark said.

“I’m familiar with Jack (Hare) and he’s a really good user of the footy and we’re trying to get him to run through the midfield and for us to be cleaner as we’re around that area of the ground.

“He’s got great pace, and great skills – he’s a really good addition to the group.”

Meanwhile, the club is hoping young gun Harvey Chinn can make his name at VFL level, after signing with Port Melbourne earlier this month.

“We would love him to spend a hell of a lot of time at Port but in reality, it’s going to be a tough gig for him and I hope he has every success,” Clark said.

“I think we’ll probably see him at least 50 per cent of the time, if not more, but he’ll train with them (Port Melbourne).

“His fitness is at a really elite level now and when we get him back he’ll fit straight in.”

Clark says it was imperative that the group set the tone from the beginning this pre-season following three flags.

“It was really important on the first night of pre-season that we came with the right attitude and what we spoke about was that (2018) was one year and it was really good and we actually discussed how do we improve from there,” he said.

“The good thing is we had 15 players 21 or under on grand final day so it’s a young list, even in the reserves and under-19s, it’s all a young list.

“We’ve found the whole pre-season that we’ve got to improve our fitness, our skills and everything’s about re-establishing our brand right from the first night.

“We’ve gone straight into game drills, tackling and just being a really good working side which is what got us to where we were last year.

“I couldn’t be more impressed with the guys, everyone is doing better times, everyone is in great nick and I think they’re at that age now – they’re hungry for it now that they’ve had a taste of it.

“They’re really driven and motivated to chase it again.

“We’ve got some leaders coming through the group that if they see anything slip up or even the wrong tone of voice that they address it straight away.”

Boronia will again field a side in the Deakin University Eastern Region Women’s competition, led by co-coaches Ray Lacey and Scott Nicholas. 

“The women’s team essentially wanted to keep training as soon as the last round finished,” Nicholas said.

“By the end of the season we’d built up our numbers from only having nine at the start of the year to about 25 at the end of the year.

“We’ve had about 30 to 40 on the track most nights and we’ll be having an under-16 girls team this year so we’ve had the under-16 girls training with us as well which is great for the club because we’re starting to build that female football pathway.”

The Hawks have named a leadership group of eight ahead of the season, including Sam Mellis, Bec Allen, Amanda Cellante, Karen Little, Candyce Wright, Kat Buzinskas, Dee Caiafa, and Courtney Storen.

“It’s a great mix of different ages, experiences in sport and footy and parents of juniors – it’s a really good group we’ve got,” Nicholas said.

Nicholas highlighted Kat and Jess Buzinskas along with Sam Mellis as players to watch this season.

“They (Kat and Jess Buzinskas) played their first games in Round 4 last year and they had a huge impact on the team both on-field and off-field,” he said.

“Jess made the team of the year as a rover and Kat held down centre half back and won our best and fairest – their attack on the ball, their tackling pressure and their speed and agility sets them apart.

“We’re really excited about Sam Mellis in the ruck – Sam’s got a good basketball background and she’s taken to footy really well.”

Boronia will unfurl its premiership flags at home against Mulgrave on Saturday, April 6, while the women’s fixture is to be released at a later date. 

Boronia Auskick registrations are now open!

BORONIA AUSKICK registrations are now open for season 2019. You can register at the AFL’s Auskick webpage: http://www.aflauskick.com.au

We are hoping to build on the great Auskick season we had in 2018 and make it even bigger and better in 2019!

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Please feel free to share this post with other families who would love to join our Auskick program on Friday nights at Tormore Reserve.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Auskick Co-ordinator Samantha Dunkinson on 0419 502 633 or check out the Auskick page on the Boronia Hawks website.

PRE XMAS SAVINGS! 10% OFF JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS.

Don’t forget that Boronia Hawks are offering 10% savings on 2019 Junior Memberships if you pay before 31 December 2018. Please follow the link to register for 2019, pay your $15 EFL registration and your Club membership fees (if you haven’t paid already). 

Alternatively, you can pay the Club Membership via EFT as follows:

Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club Inc
BSB: 633-000 Account No.: 133 496 562. 

If you would like an instalment payment plan, please contact our Junior Treasurer Rachel Odgers at rachel@boronia.com or our Junior Registrar Stacey Peril at stacey.hawks@bigpond.com

http://efl.org.au/registration-2019/

Training Update

Senior Men’s Squad will be training at Cuzzie Performance on Wednesday nights from 6:00pm for the next two weeks.  Cost is $10 each payable on the night.

Hawk Squad (Under 17’s & Under 19’s) will continue to train at Boronia K-12 College on Wednesdays and both lists will still train at the Salvation Army on Liverpool Road on Monday nights.

Women’s Football Squad will be training at Boronia K-12 College on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00pm for three weeks from 4th December.

  • Senior Men’s Football Enquiries: Ash Johnston 0433 365 286
  • Under 17 / 19 Football Enquiries: Craig McKenzie 0413 329 790
  • Senior Women’s Football Enquiries: Scott Nicholas 0403 238 494

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