Boronia Hawks announce Senior Women’s Captain

Congratulations to Amanda Cellante on being named Captain of our Senior Women’s Team for 2019!  Amanda was runner-up in last year’s Best & Fairest Award and is also our games record holder for Boronia Netball.  Congratulations also to Vice-Captains Dee Caiafa and Sam Mellis!

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Amanda Cellante: 2019 Captain

 

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Dee Caiafa: 2019 Vice-Captain
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Samantha Mellis: 2019 Vice-Captain

 

Harvey Chinn selected for Port!

Congratulations to Harvey Chinn from Boronia Hawks upon his debut selection for the famous Port Melbourne Football Club.

Harvey is of course another star graduate from the Hawks’ junior pathway program and is already a senior premiership player with Boronia despite still being eligible for Under 19’s this season!

Harvey will be pitted against Box Hill Hawks on Saturday at 2:00pm at Port and it would be great to see some of the Hawka faithful down there to support him on our day off.

Please get right behind Chinny and wish him all the best for this exciting opportunity!

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Thank you to Tim Currie!
Thank you to Tim Currie!

Boronia Hawks 2019 Major Raffle

Please support the Boronia Hawks 2019 Major Raffle and have the chance to win some fabulous prizes!

 

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Team Selections for 13th / 14th April

Boronia Hawks Senior Men’s Squad to play The Basin at 2:10pm on Saturday at Batterham Reserve – presented by @Dyson Currie Pty Ltd

1 R. Henderson 2 L. Hannon 7 C. Burgess 8 J. Hannon 11 J. Lake 12 D. Fairchild 15 H. Chinn 16 M. Buzinskas 17 L. McKernan 19 B. McAlpine 23 J. Collins 24 J. Hare 29 J. Godwin 34 J. Millen 35 B. Bowes 36 J. Rutherford 37 R. White 38 F. Duke 39 Z. Robinson 41 K. Milde 52 B. Robertson 62 J. Mellis.

Club Debut: Jake Millen

 

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Boronia Hawks Development Squad v The Basin at 12:05pm Saturday at Batterham Reserve – Presented by McDonald’s

3 N. Allen 72 H. Betts 64 D. Dower 56 R. Kennedy 76 K. Notley 42 B. Rapisarda 74 Z. Brasher 73 R. Migues 9 J. Granland 40 B. Wright 5 S. Bell 32 N. Watson 22 M. Geraghty 33 J. Mason 58 J. Purdon 31 D. Romano 48 J. Lech 28 J. Rambaldo 53 T. Dower 51 Z. Dower 27 L. Leeson 44 B. Bishop 10 C. McDonald 50 J. Mueller

 

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

42 C. Moon 28 L. Pickard 9 J. Rankin 31 B. Aughterson 19 H. Coles 5 H. Fewson 16 W. Morrison 7 L. Parkins 17 C. Ng 2 R. Williams 18 J. Delrayne 1 B. Campbell 22 Z. Prizmic 10 N. Smith 26 M. Green 12 T. Mellis 6 M. Storr 13 B. Anderson 8 J. Rule 21 N. Hare 4 C. Eccles 30 J. O’Neill 11 J. Price 29 H. Rouse

 

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Boronia Hawks Veterans Squad to play UFTG at 2:30pm on SUNDAY at Tormore Reserves – presented by GK Travel & Cruise

21 C. Aaltonen A. McDonald J. Bamford 6 S. Beaton G. Bell R. Bell 66 L. Burnett 2 M. Clinton 24 L. Cook 11 J. Davis D. Hanrahan 10 D. Hansby 7 M. James C. Joy C. Krenn 25 G. Krenn 15 S. Lehman B. Notley S. O’Reilly 42 M. Ryan D. Spence 23 B. Stewart T. Vining 12 B. Wiesner 34 K. Wood A. Wright

Club Debut: Jonathan Bamford, Geoff Bell, Rod Bell, Dan Hanrahan, Chris Joy, Darren Spence.

 

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Senior Captains Announced

The Football Department of Boronia Hawks announced our 2019 Captains and Leadership Groups at the Club’s Season Launch.  Congratulations to all appointees and very best of luck for the season ahead.

Senior Men’s Team

  • Captain: Lachlan McKernan – appointed for his 4th year as Senior Captain.
  • Vice Captain: Luke Hannon
  • Deputy Vice Captain: Ryan White
  • Deputy Vice Captain: Jake Godwin
  • Leadership Group: Ben Robertson
  • Leadership Group: Nathan Allen

 

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Development Squad

  • Captain: Dane Romano
  • Vice Captain: Chris McDonald

 


 

Under 19 Men’s Team

  • Co-Captain: Bailey Campbell
  • Co-Captain: Jake Mellis
  • Vice Captain: Liam Parkins
  • Vice Captain: Ben Anderson

 

Veteran Men’s Team

  • Captain: Chris Aaltonen
  • Vice Captain: Simon Lehman

 

Senior Women’s Team Leadership Group – captain to be announced for Round 1

  • Bec Allen
  • Kat Buzinskas
  • Dee Caiafa
  • Amanda Cellante
  • Karen Little
  • Sam Mellis
  • Courtney Storen
  • Candyce Wright

 

 

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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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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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.