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MASTERS ASSISTANT COACH | NEVY ELVIN

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We’re thrilled to announce that Nevy Elvin has been appointed as Assistant Coach for our Masters side for the 2026 season!

Nevy is no stranger to the program, playing in 2023 and 2024 before supporting from the sidelines as Team Manager last season. Nevy joins Masters Coach Danny Weston to lead the side throughout 2026. Nevy is dedicated, knowledgable and will bring fantastic insights to the squad this season.

We’re excited for a big year ahead, so if you’re interested in joining our growing squad of Over 35s women, don’t hesitate to reach out!

WELCOME TO BORONIA | ZOE LYNCH

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We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Zoe Lynch to Boronia for the 2026 season.

Zoe joins us from Bayswater where she was named in the EFNL Team of the Year last season. Zoe plays predominantly across the backline, is a strong overheard mark and good ball user, but can play any position across the ground. We can’t wait to have Zoe and her family in brown and gold this season, and beyond.

2026 SENIOR ASSISTANT COACHES

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We couldn’t be more excited to announce our Senior Assistant Coaches for our Premier Women’s side in 2026.

We’re pleased to welcome Steve Brotja to Boronia, after he has spent the last five years with Upwey, the past three as their Senior Coach, where he is also a life member and played over 200 games. Steve previously coached within the Eastern Ranges program where he first connected with our Senior coach Sean Buncle. We can’t wait to have Steve in brown and gold.

Also returning will be Scott Nicholas and Tim Cavanagh. Scott spent seven seasons as our Senior Coach, leading us to a Division 1 Premiership in 2023 before transitioning to Women’s Football Operations while maintaining an Assistant Coach role.

Tim joins us for his fourth season as part of the Women’s program taking on a number of roles across Senior and Development teams following a successful stint at Ferntree Gully where he took the side to a minor Premiership in 2021.

DEVELOPMENT COACHES APPOINTED

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We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that Josh Silverii and Dean Harris have been appointed as Assistant Coaches for the Boronia Women’s Development side for the 2026 season.

Josh returns after his first season in 2025, where he has already built incredible relationships across the squad, and brings a great balance of fun, care and guidance to the group. Dean joins the Senior program after coaching our Under 18 Girls side in 2025, and we’re excited to add his knowledge and expertise to the ranks in supporting our big numbers of U18s joining the Senior squad next season.

THANK YOU | DAVE O’REILLY AND RAY LACEY

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Boronia FNC would like to thank Dave O’Reilly and Ray Lacey for their contributions to our women’s football program as the outgoing coaches of our Masters Women’s team.

Both Dave and Ray have had long histories at the club, and over the past few years have played an important role in our Women’s Masters team. While they’ll both still be around the club and supporting the program, we will miss them on the sidelines with the Masters and their impact will be felt for many seasons to come.

We’re excited to have announced last week that Danny Weston has been appointed to coach the Masters for season 2026.

NATIONAL ACADEMY | HARRY CHAPMAN

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Congratulations to HARRY CHAPMAN for being named in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Academy Squad.

The National Academy is comprised of 50 of the country’s most talented young footballers who have been selected to take part in the high performance program during their Draft year. Each of the boys and girls squads feature 25 players who were born in 2008 and will be eligible for the 2026 Telstra AFL Draft and 2026 Telstra AFLW Draft.

NEW MASTERS COACH | DANNY WESTON

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We’re thrilled to announce that Danny Weston has been appointed our Masters Coach for the 2026 season.

Danny is no stranger to coaching at Boronia, with a highly successful tenure within our junior girls pathway. This included coaching our U16 Girls to a Premiership in 2023, many of who will be stepping up into Senior football in 2026. Danny had a long career within the EFNL playing with Vermont and Blackburn, and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program next season and can’t wait to get started. Danny will take the reigns from Ray Lacey and Dave O’Reilly who have done a fantastic job coaching our Masters side over the past few years.