EFNL Media Manager, Ryan Long, reviews the 2022 season for each one of our senior teams and a look at our juniors as well. Great job Ryan!
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Women’s Pre-season Training Kicks Off on Tuesday 22 November!
Pre-season training for our Senior Women, Under 18 Girls and those interested in playing Masters (Over 35s) will run on Tuesday and Thursday nights starting 22nd November, 6pm to 7:30pm, at Boronia Heights Primary School.
Wear your runners and comfortable exercise clothes and don’t forget to bring your drink bottle! Toilet facilities are on site but not changing rooms.
Open to new players and those wanting to come down and have a go to see if it’s for you!
For any enquiries contact Candyce Wright on 0431 731 671 or send us an email!
Women’s Presentation Night
Congratulations to the players who were recognised for their achievements at the 2022 Women’s Presentation Night at the Knox Club.
Particular congratulations to RACHAEL SLATER, winner of the Ellen Johnson Medal for Senior Football Best and Fairest; DARCY LANGFORD, winner of the Development Team Football Best and Fairest; and ALISHA CLARK, winner of the Kellie Newton Medal for Netball Best and Fairest.
Women’s Coaches Appointed for 2023
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to announce that Scott Nicholas and Candyce Wright have been reappointed as our Women’s Coaches for 2023. Scott will have his 6th season as Senior Coach and Candyce will have her 2nd season as Development Squad Coach.
SCOTT NICHOLAS
- Coach of Women’s Team from 2018 to 2023.
- EFNL Senior Coach of the Year in 2021.
- Finalist for AFL Victoria Senior Coach of the Year in 2021.
- One Club Player from 2000 to 2022.
- Reserves Premiership Player in 2019.
- Club Chairman from 2019 to 2022
- Triple Premiership President in 2018.
- Senior President 2018 to 2019.
- Reserves Assistant Coach in 2017.
- Appointed Social Director in 2017.
- Reserves Captain from 2014 to 2016.
- Reserves Most Valuable Player Award in 2015.
- 100th Senior game for Boronia in 2015.
- Senior Vice-Captain in 2015.
- Boronia Football Club Committee member from 2013 to 2019.Reserves Most Valuable Player Award in 2013.
- Reserves Premiership Player in 2012.
- Senior debut in Round 1 2009.
- Under 18’s debut in 2006.
- 100th game for Boronia Junior Football Club in 2006.
- Joined Boronia Juniors in 2000.
- Started with Boronia Auskick in 1995.
CANDYCE WRIGHT
- Women’s Development Squad Coach 2022 to 2023.
- Women’s Development Squad Assistant Coach in 2021.
- Developed the Juniors’ “Sound the Siren” Day in 2021 to reconnect players and families after COVID.
- Senior Women’s Player from 2018 to 2022 with 34 games.
- Established the role of Junior Female Football Co-ordinator from 2020 to 2021.
- First Female Co-Coach in 2019 for Under 12 Girls.
- Junior Team Manager Co-ordinator in 2018.
- Junior Trainer in 2017.
- Five years as Junior Team Manager.
Senior Women’s Preseason Camp
It was a very successful preseason camp for our Women’s Football Squad at Phillip Island. Lots of fun and games on the Saturday, and a focus on footy with a high standard intra-club game on the Sunday.
The Women’s Football Squad held their 2nd Annual Preseason Camp at Phillip Island on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of March. Just over forty players and coaches made the trip and enjoyed a really good team building experience. Saturday’s activities included a scavenger hunt, a coastal walk and a team meeting with a session facilitated by Bree Watson, before relaxing in the evening with a 90’s themed dress-up night.
The intra-club game on Sunday was at Newhaven College. Senior Coach, Scott Nicholas, was very pleased with the high standard of football, with eleven goals being scored by the two teams in a shortened match. Kat McMahon and Darcy Langford were amongst the goals.
Better players? Scott reeled off 14 names who really stood out with a combination of disposals, strong marking and consistent pressure acts. It was pleasing to see the players from the Dev. Squad integrating with the senior players and combining well in the game plan, structures and chains of possessions. Scott also remarked on how well our new recruits slotted in – well done Alex, Christina, Crystal, Emily and Lauren.
Thanks to all coaches and players for their contribution to the success of the camp. Thanks also to Ben Robertson on video duty and Karen Little for her faultless organisational efforts!
Preseason Football Training is Coming Up
Boronia Hawks will commence preseason training for senior football teams in January. All newcomers are very welcome to join us for a kick.
Our Veterans Squad kick off first on Wednesday 19 January – please contact Grant Bertram, Senior Secretary, on 0433 950 847 for all enquiries.
Senior Men, including Under 19’s, will start up on Monday 24 January at Tormore Reserve and will be training there on Mondays and Wednesdays until the end of cricket season. Please contact Andrew Wright, Football Operations Manager, on 0455 020 770 for all enquiries.
Senior Women take to the training track on Monday 31 January at Millers Reserve and will be training there on Mondays and Wednesdays until further notice. Please contact Karen Little, Football Operations Manager, on 0417 077 783 for all enquiries.
Returning to team sport after childbirth
Boronia Hawks are featured with a nice photo in this week’s edition of “A Note from Leisure”, the informative newsletter from Knox City Council’s Suranga Dissakarunaratne, Leisure Services Officer.
“Playing for team motherhood”: Returning to team sport after childbirth
“Motherhood and a decrease in physical activity participation often go hand in hand. Specifically, early motherhood is a time when women have some of their lowest rates of sport participation. This is a problem, because during the postnatal period (up to 1 year after giving birth) women are at high risk of drastic weight gain, postpartum depression, isolation and anxiety. While physical changes that affect sport participation are well-addressed, how postnatal women re-engage in sport is also affected by gendered expectations accompanying motherhood. These expectations include gender roles dictating how mothers “should” behave. Another expectation is intensive mothering, that is, the expectation that mothers must prioritize their child’s needs over their own. These expectations both decrease mothers’ physical activity levels and also weaken their emotional and physical well-being”. Learn more……..
Boronia’s Women’s Football Team Moves to Premier Division
The success of our Women’s Football Program continues following the announcement that Boronia Hawks will play in Premier Division in 2022.
The Eastern Football Netball League has released the divisional structure for the top tiers of Women’s Football yesterday, featuring the inclusion of new teams Mount Evelyn and Eastern Devils. Premier Division is split in to two sections, with cross-over rounds featuring teams between Premier A and Premier B.
Please click here for the link to the 2022 Senior Women’s Fixtures.
Boronia coaches Scott Nicholas and Candyce Wright have welcomed the announcement as an exciting opportunity for our players and both are looking forward to the challenge.
Senior President, Greg Hannon said that “Our players now have the opportunity to play against the highest standard of players and teams in the Eastern Suburbs. This will be a huge challenge for our playing cohort but one that I’m sure their coaches and players are very much looking forward to. We wish our female players the very best in 2022 in their new competition”.
Please click here for information on our Women’s Football Program:
Please click here for the EFNL announcement:
Specialist Coaches appointed for Women’s Football
Boronia Hawks is very proud of our strong coaching teams across all our football programs at junior and senior level. We can now announce a significant boost to the coaching staff for our women’s football teams with the appointment of seven very experienced specialist coaches.
Corey Burgess, Jackson Lech and Luke Hannon are returning from last year while we welcome Jess Bolton, Dane Romano, Danny Weston and Ryan White to the team for the first time. Congratulations and thank you for your contribution to our women’s program.
Pre-Xmas Training Kicks Off
WOMEN’S TRAINING – NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
- Tuesday & Thursday Nights
- This week at Boronia Heights PS
- 6:00pm sharp
- Runners only – no boots
- BYO water bottle
- New players are very welcome
- Enquiries: Scott Nicholas, Senior Coach on 0403 238 494? or Karen Little Football Manager on ?0417 077 783?
MEN’S TRAINING – NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
- Mondays at Salvation Army Oval
- Wednesdays at Boronia Heights PS
- 6:00pm sharp
- Runners only – no boots
- BYO water bottle
- Supporters welcome but both venues are strictly alcohol-free
- Enquiries: Andrew Wright, Football Manager on ?0455 020 770?