The Hampden Football Netball League is proud to announce their junior Association Championship netball coaches for 2025.
The League will participate in the Western Zone Association Championship qualifiers in Warrnambool on June 1st, before moving onto the State Titles on June 29th.
Experienced Koroit Open coach Danielle McInerney will have the responsibility of leading the U17 squad once again, she led the team to a semi-final berth at the 2024 State Titles.
The U15 squad will be guided by North Warrnambool open coach Maddison Vardy, who enters the role with an extensive coaching background in both junior and senior programs. Experienced mentors Leah Kermeen and Josie Ellerton will be the co-coaches of the U15 Reserves squad.
Koroit legend Kate Dobson has been appointed the U13 coach for the second successive year and will be assisted by Marie-Clare Smedts. Kate and Marie-Clare have worked with one another at the Koroit Saints for the past few seasons and have built a strong coaching relationship.
Hamilton Kangaroos mentor Nat O’Dea will also be involved in the HFNL Associations Championships program for a consecutive year, re-appointed as U13 reserves coach, she will be assisted by Lianna Harrison.
HFNL Head of Netball Dot Jenkins says the league is absolutely thrilled that several of our club coaches have put up their hand to support the players for the 2025 campaign.
“The Leagues’ strength is enhanced by the club coaches, and we value the time and commitment our coaches give to the association championships,” Jenkins said.
“Having proficient netball coaches with a deep understanding of the game’s rules, techniques and tactics enhances the development of the players.”
The HFNL Open coach will be announced in January.
The Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) is thrilled to unveil the 2025 season fixture, promising an exciting year for players, supporters, and communities across the region.
Key Dates and Highlights
Season Opener Start:
The 2025 HFNL season will kick off on Saturday, April 5th, marking the beginning of another competitive competition.
Good Friday Clash:
A blockbuster Good Friday match on April 18th will see Koroit take on reigning premiers South Warrnambool at Victoria Park, a clash sure to draw a huge crowd as these two powerhouses go head-to-head under the Easter spotlight.
ANZAC Day Games:
In honor of ANZAC Day, the HFNL will stage two marquee matches on Friday, April 25th:
Indigenous Round:
May 24th (Round 7) will be Indigenous Round, celebrating and highlighting the contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made to the game of football and netball in our region.
Interleague:
Interleague will resume against the Ballarat FNL on July 5th, with Ballarat hosting next year’s game, venue to be confirmed.
Super Saturday Contests:
Once again, some clubs will feature in Super Saturday contests, delivering an action-packed day of football and netball at the nominated venue.
Hybrid Games:
The league in collaboration with multiple clubs have organised Hybrid Saturdays in 2025. Hybrid Saturday’s will see all senior and junior football teams will play on the same day across two venues/ovals, within the hosting team’s township. Camperdown, Terang Mortlake, Koroit, Port Fairy and the Hamilton Kangaroos will feature in many of these fixtures.
HFNL Grand Final:
The Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) has announced a significant change to its 2025 season, with the Grand Final to be staged on the AFL Grand Final public holiday, Friday, September 26th. This move marks the first time the HFNL decider will align with the public holiday, presenting an exciting opportunity for the league to further showcase its competition and highlight the elite talent across its football and netball teams.
The Hampden Football Netball League is heavily represented in the 2025 Netball Victoria Talent Academy.
A total of 14 players were identified from the HFNL, this follows their strong performances at Netball Victoria’s major competitions this year, the Western Zone Association Championships and State Titles.
The players will train in their region’s academy, preparing for the Inter-Academy tournament in August. Netball Victoria talent scouts will be identifying talent at that tournament to assist selecting 50 player State Team Trials Training Squad.
The players that have been selected are:
Rosie Bowman – Koroit
Addison Conheady – North Warrnambool
Chloe Gleeson – Koroit
Saskia Gould – Hamilton Kangaroos
Lyla Grundy – Terang Mortlake
Lucy Howland – Warrnambool
Ruby McKinley – South Warrnambool
Lily Raymond – Hamilton Kangaroos
Maya Rhodes – South Warrnambool
Maddox Ryan – Hamilton Kangaroos
Molly Sevior – Hamilton Kangaroos
Ruby Spong – Hamilton Kangaroos
Piper Stephens – Camperdown
Saylah Veale – South Warrnambool
Congratulations to all of our Hampden FNL players on this achievement.
The Hampden Football Netball League is excited to announce the introduction of a Netball Talent
Identification and Development Program in 2025.
It comes after a successful introduction of a Football Talent Identification and Development Program this year and demonstrates the league’s commitment to supporting talented junior netballers.
The four-week program will be led by HFNL Talent Identification & Development Program Coordinator Stacey O’Sullivan and will take place in March 2025.
The program aims to provide a pathway for players to develop their skills and achieve their full
potential, with a view to advancing into talent pathway programs, both league and state.
The program which will feature a combination of players that will be turning 13 and 14 years old in
2025 will focus on space awareness, court systems and defence through specific, ball centered activities and modified games.
Program Coordinator Stacey O’Sullivan says this program is a great opportunity for the juniors’ players selected.
“This age is exciting to work with as this is one of the biggest development ages for netballers. Their learning capacity is large with a lot of eagerness and enthusiasm.,” she said.
HFNL Talent Identification & Development Program Squad
Camperdown – Madison Lucas, Olive Wills, Taylor Cameron
Cobden – Athena Chivell
Hamilton Kangaroos – Leni Robertson, Lexie Thomas, Elsie Brown, Emily Iredell, Ava Kinnealy
Koroit – Ava Gleeson, Esther Gleeson, Ellie Dobson
North Warrnambool – Zoe Everall
Portland – Gracie Piergrosse, Ruby Rowe, Ayda Wiseman
South Warrnambool – Chloe Kermeen, Molly McNeil, Lily Harris, Lottie Wilkinson, Isabel Divall
Terang Mortlake – Sadie Baker
Warrnambool – Sophie Brown
The Hampden Football Netball League is seeking coaches for the 2025 Association Championships.
The league will be entering teams in the following grades at the Western Zone Qualifiers in Warrnambool on June 1st and the State Finals on June 29th:
U13
U15
U17
Open
If you’re interested in one of the coaching positions, please email admin@hfnl.org.au to receive an Expression of Interest form.
Applications close on Monday December 2nd at 5pm.
Annual General Meeting
Monday 9th December 2024
Commencing at 7:00pm
Flying Horse Bar and Brewery
Applications are called for the following Positions on the HFNL Independent Executive from the date of the Annual General Meeting for the terms of office as indicated.
One Year Term (President)
Executive Member – Two Year Term (3 positions)
Further information and official application forms may be obtained from the HFNL Administrator Trent Hill by emailing admin@hfnl.org.au or by phoning 0418459528.
Camperdown
INS:
OUTS: Lily Eldridge (Nirranda)
Cobden
INS: Sophie Hinkley (Returning), Sarah Moroney (Returning), Remeny McCann (Returning), Sophie Blain (Returning)
OUTS:
Hamilton Kangaroos
INS: Madsie Phillips (Returning), Rachael Ough (Edenhope/Apsley)
OUTS:
Koroit
INS:
OUTS:
North Warrnambool Eagles
INS:
OUTS: Tahni Porter (Warrnambool), Kate O’Meara (Rokewood)
Port Fairy
INS: Shinae Tobin-Salzman, Tahlia Ross, Charli Crouch, Inika Tobin-Salzman
OUTS:
Portland Tigers
INS: Sienna Stone (Westerns), Tess Norman (Melbourne), Brooke Polaski
OUTS:
South Warrnambool
INS:
OUTS
Terang Mortlake
INS:
OUTS:
Warrnambool
INS: Kasey Barling (Koroit), Tahni Porter (North Warrnambool), Jo Couch (Nirranda)
OUTS: Dakota Crichton (Basketball)
Camperdown
INS: Jack Hookway (Simpson)
OUTS: Jake Dowell (Old Collegians), Will Rowbottom (Nirranda), Brayden Draffin (Ararat), Toby Kent (Western Eagles), Dom Absalom (Western Eagles)
Cobden
INS: Matty Drayton (Simpson)
OUTS: Jack Hammond (Tongala), Daniel Watson (Roxburgh Park), Ben Berry (St Mary’s)
Hamilton Kangaroos
INS: Levi Dare (Alvie)
OUTS:
Koroit
INS: Sam Dobson (St Mary’s), Ben Miller (St Albans), Blair McCutcheon, Frazer Robb (Geelong West Giants), Lachie Rhook (Southport)
OUTS:
North Warrnambool Eagles
INS:
OUTS: Felix Jones (Bell Post Hill), Jack Johnstone (Merrivale)
Port Fairy
INS: Jimmy Wallesz (Hepburn), James Edmonds (Leopold), Lucas Edmonds (Maribyrnong Park), Braedyn Ross (Koroit), Matt Sell (Warrnambool), Strahan Robinson (East Point), Gary Rohan (Geelong AFL)
OUTS: Oscar Pollock (South Barwon)
Portland Tigers
INS: Tanner Lovell (Geelong West), Kade Lovell (Geelong West), Jack Walsh (Newcomb), Jamieson Ballantyne (Geelong West), Jay Moody (Alvie), Daniel Jackson (North Cairns), Jeff Gartlett (AFL), Pat Pekin (Fish Creek)
OUTS:
South Warrnambool
INS: Jackson Couch (Nirranda), Ben Thornton (Dennington), Tom Noonan (Dennington), James Hussey (Inverleigh), Mar Gattek (Werribee Centrals), Harry Monk (Mildura), Ethan Harvey (Hawthorn Amateurs), Flynn Atchison (Merrivale)
OUTS: Josh Saunders (Timboon Demons)
Terang Mortlake
INS: Colin O’Riordan (Sydney Swans)
OUTS: Fred Beasley (Kolora Noorat), Xavier Moloney (retired)
Warrnambool
INS: Tyler Murnane (Panmure), James Norton (Panmure), Toby Dalton (Nirranda),
OUTS: Taylem Wason (Queensland), Harry Ryan (Merrivale)
The Hampden Football Netball League is proud to announce their Association Championship netball coaches for 2024.
The League will participate in the Western Zone Association Championship qualifiers in Ballarat on June 2nd, before moving onto the State Titles on June 16th.
The Open Division Team will be coached South Warrnambool premiership coach Will Jamison. Will has guided the HFNL Open Team for the past two seasons, resulting in semi-final placings.
New Koroit Open coach Danielle McInerney will have the responsibility of leading the U17 squad. Danielle, who returns from Townsville this season, has been involved in four previous HFNL Association Championship campaigns during 2017 – 2020.
The U15 squad will have joint coaches with experienced mentors Leah Kermeen and Josie Ellerton at helm. The duo has a combined 500 games of Hampden League experience and were the U15 and U15 Reserves coaches at South Warrnambool in 2023.
Koroit legend Kate Dobson has been appointed the U13 coach and will be assisted by Lianna Harrison. Kate has been involved with senior and junior coaching for the past 20 years at multiple levels and this season is the U13 Saints coach. Lianna a newcomer to the league, she has had previous coaching experience in Southeast Melbourne and North Central Victoria.
HFNL Head of Netball Dot Jenkins says the league is absolutely thrilled with the appointments.
“Our coaches are extremely good communicators who focus on the strengths of the players and the teams they coach,” she said.
“The league’s first aim is to expose the girls to the next level of Netball. Players coming together to represent the league allows the development of friendships, camaraderie, and respect for each other and opposing teams.”
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