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.
We’re excited to announce that Maddie Butler has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Maddie will be stepping up to play her first season of Senior football after coming through our Junior pathway. Maddie is a natural leader who was captain of the U18s the past two seasons, and an U16 Premiership Player in 2023. We’re excited to have Maddie continue to develop her game in brown and gold next season and beyond!
Boronia Hawks are excited to announce that JAKE ARUNDELL will join the club for the 2026 season.
A standout junior, Jake claimed the 2019 U17 Premier Division Best & Fairest before making his mark with Eastern Ranges in the NAB League. He then took his game to South Adelaide in the SANFL, and over the past 3 years has been with the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL — earning a place in the 2025 leadership group. Jake brings talent, leadership, and big-game experience to Boronia, and we can’t wait to see him running out in the brown and gold. Welcome to the Hawks, Jake!
We’re excited to announce that Ella Otte has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Ella played her first season of Senior football this year after an accomplished junior career winning two Premierships. Ella is a strong contested player, with a penetrating left foot and equally comfortable on ball or up forward. Ella was rewarded with her great season by taking home the Development side Best and Fairest award. We look forward to Ella taking her game to another level in 2026 in brown and gold.
We’re thrilled to announce that Angie Torcasio has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Angie had a huge season this year, after debuting with Box Hill, Angie went on to play 10 games at VFLW level. A classy midfielder with elite skills, Angie is equally as damaging on offence and defense. Angie was phenomenal in her games with Boronia this year, and we can’t wait to see her continue her develop her game in brown and gold next season.
We’re excited to announce that Emerson Watt has re-signed with Boronia for the 2026 season.
Emerson returned to football this season, and made an impact from the very first session. Emerson reads the play incredibly well, is always willing to put her head over the ball, is a strong contested mark in defence and can play a number of roles across the ground. Still only 18, Emerson has a lot more football ahead of her in brown and gold and we can’t wait for next year.
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.
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!
The club extends its warmest congratulations to Kellie Newton, recipient of the esteemed Mick Spencer Award, presented at the junior presentation on Friday evening.
As our current Junior Secretary, Kellie is a versatile and dedicated contributor, consistently demonstrating innovation, professionalism, leadership and commitment. We appreciate her invaluable contributions and tireless efforts to keep improving our club!
Please click here for the full list of winners of the Mick Spencer Perpetual Trophy.
