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2022 Junior Interleague Coaches Announced


The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL is pleased to announce the appointment of our Junior and BFLW Interleague coaches for this year’s program.


The appointments follow several quality applications received by the league from coaches across both the junior and BFLW competitions. The League is pleased that all appointed coaches bring a wealth of knowledge and in particular, experience in the development of junior players to the Ballarat FNL.

We are pleased to announce the following coaches for each of our age groups:

  • Under 13 – Scott Petrie & Simon Geljon
  • Under 14 – Michael Dwyer
  • Under 15 – Timothy Beacham
  • Under 16 – Simon Remington
  • Under 16 Youth Girls – Emmerson Hitch & Chris Brown
  • Under 18 Youth Girls – Katie McAloon

The League is happy to provide some consistency to our coaching appointments from last year's program, as well as seeing some new coaches become involved with Simon Remington and Chris Brown stepping into their respective roles.

Some of the involvement and experience in which the selected coaches bring to the BFNL includes:

  • Current BFNL Junior & BFLW coaches/players
  • Previous interleague coaches
  • AFL Goldfields Academy Coaches
  • V/Line Coaches
  • Western Bulldogs and St. Kilda Academy coaches.
  • GWV Rebels Development Coaches
  • Next Gen Academy Development Coaching
  • VFLW playing experience

The BFNL will take on the Bendigo JFL on Saturday 4th June in Ballarat. Selected squads and further information will be released to clubs and players over the next week.