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.
Please join us in congratulating CAYDEN WOOD, our inaugural Nathan Allen medallist. Cayden convincingly won the U17.5 Best & Fairest award, showcasing exceptional skill and dedication. This prestigious honour marks Cayden’s fifth Best & Fairest award in six remarkable seasons of competitive football, including a notable runner-up finish in 2019. We have high expectations for the future accomplishments of this outstanding young player.
Huge Congratulations to KATE BOURKE on claiming the 2025 U18 Girls Best & Fairest. This is Kate’s third B&F trophy since coming to Boronia for U14 girls in 2022. Well done Kate, we look forward to seeing the extraordinary impact this talented, courageous player will have in the seasons to come!
Club great, Jess Bolton has made the difficult decision to step down as our Development Coach for the 2026 football season.
Jess, who coached his team into a preliminary final only last week, will leave a significant hole to be filled by the club. As a playing coach, which is always a challenging role, Jess supported, guided, and improved our development players during his two-year tenure.
BHFNC sincerely thanks Jess for his efforts over the past two seasons, and we know it’s not goodbye, as another chapter in the BHFNC relationship with Jess will evolve as we never let great people like Jess just disappear.
The good news is that Jess will continue to play in the brown and gold and will continue to bring strong game sense and enormous experience to emerging players as a 200+ game player and dual Bob Henry Medallist.
Congratulations to our four ‘One Club Award’ winners for 2025! The criteria for this award is to have played 10 seasons at Boronia, and have never played for another club. Well done, gentlemen, we are thrilled to acknowledge your years of loyalty.
We had 120 guests at the Knox Club last night to celebrate our U17.5 Boys and U18 Girls.
The evening was a resounding success, and we thank Scott Nicholas for his outstanding work as MC; the senior women’s and men’s representatives for attending as special guests and welcoming these junior players into the senior club. Also, our sincere appreciation goes to Nathan Allen, who awarded his first namesake medal. Award winners will be announced shortly. Congratulations to all involved
We’re excited to announce that Lucy McLennan has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Lucy joined the Hawks in 2024 and has become a huge part of the squad in a short amount of time. Still very early in her football career, Lucy has played 27 games in her first two seasons. Lucy is a physical, highly motivated footballer, who is a great team mate and we can’t wait for her to continue her development next season.
We couldn’t be more excited to announce Rachael Parnes has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Rachael notched up her 50th club game for Boronia this season, and has also played 21 Masters games since joining the club. Rach is always the first to volunteer and is one of our hardest working squad members. Rach always gives it 100% at training or on game day and we’re excited for more in 2026.
We’re thrilled to announce that Jess Mattioli has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Jess joined us this year, and went from strength to strength as the season went on. Coming from a netball background, Jess played mostly at Centre Half Back and her strong intercept marking was a feature of her game. We’re excited for Jess to take her game to another level in brown and gold next season!
We’re thrilled to announce that Mady McMillan has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Mady was the first player to graduate from our junior girls pathway, where she won an U16s Premiership in 2023, stepping up into Senior football this season. Splitting her time across both teams this year, Mady played mostly forward and mid, but played in other roles when the opportunity presented itself. We’re excited for Mady to level up again next season in brown and gold!
We’re excited to announce that Darci Watt has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Darci has been one of our most consistent squad members in 2025 in her first year with the Hawks. Willing to play any role for the team when asked, Darci is the ultimate team mate and always willing to step up when required. Darci made her Senior debut in Round 7 this year, and we’re excited for another big year of growth from Darci in 2026.