Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is very excited to be part of the boom in Women’s Football. We currently have two teams in the EFNL and a Masters Team for players over 35. We have four junior girls teams from Under 12’s to Under 18’s to provide a pathway for our young players.
Boronia Hawks has worked hard to establish a successful female football program as part of our long term commitment to providing a fun, safe and inclusive community sports club. We offer programs and pathways for Auskick, junior girls, through to senior netball and women’s football with Boronia. We always encourage our players to develop and strive for higher levels of football with VFLW, Coates Talent League and EFNL representative teams.
Senior Coach
Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is thrilled to announce the reappointment of Sean Buncle as our Head Coach of the Senior Women’s team for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Sean brings an impressive resume and a wealth of experience from the highest levels of women’s football, most notably his successful tenure as coach of the Port Melbourne VFLW team, where he led them to the 2023 VFLW Premiership.
Senior Assistant Coaches
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 Team Coach
Greg comes to us with a wealth of football experience in a number of roles, and an enthusiasm and excitement to be a part of our growing women’s program. He was a key contributor in the formation of Nunawading’s Women’s program, who have been part of the EFNL for the past four seasons. Greg will bring great communication and football knowledge, and a genuine passion for developing and mentoring young people and new players to the game to achieve their goals.
Development Team Assistant Coaches
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.
If you would like to learn more about women’s footy with Boronia Hawks, please reach out to Sean Buncle or Scott Nicholas via boronia@efnl.org.au You can also contact us using the following form.
