Player Name – Kyra McKinnis
Occupation – Detective
Sporting Highlight – Coaching a Division 2 Premiership
Player nominations are now open for the Hampden FNL Association Championship Open Team
Please use the below link to nominate to trial for the 2025 HFNL Representative Netball Teams.
The HFNL Open Squad will be coached by Jill Leader.
There will be two training dates leading into the State Titles in Melbourne on June 29th.
The Hampden Football Netball League is pleased to announce its coaching appointments for the upcoming 2025 South West District Football League Junior Interleague Carnival, set to take place in Portland on Sunday, May 18.
The League will enter four teams in this year’s one-day carnival, fielding Hampden West and Hampden East sides in both the Under 14 and Under 17 age groups.
The League is excited to confirm the following coaches for 2025:
League President Shane Threlfall said the appointments are a major boost for the League’s junior development pathway.
“We’re absolutely rapt to have four passionate and committed coaches locked in for this year’s Interleague carnival,” Threlfall said.
“All four bring terrific experience and energy, and we’re confident they’ll do a fantastic job guiding our next generation of Hampden players.”
The HFNL looks forward to another successful and competitive showing at the South West District FL Carnival, with Interleague football continuing to play a vital role in the development of aspiring young players across the region.
Name: Zach Sinnott
Club: Camperdown
Occupation: PE Teacher
Football Highlight: Debuting in the seniors against Cobden.
Name: Hollie Phillips
Club: South Warrnambool
Occupation: OSHC Educator
Netball Highlight: Winning a GF with my Mum and Sister
The Hampden FNL in conjunction with Netball Victoria are hosting two umpire workshops in March.
The first workshop (online) ‘Umpires in Field Mentor’ will be staged on March 14th and presented by Joel Owen. Below is a link to register.
Mentor (14th March) – https://learning.netball.com.au/mod/facetoface/eventinfo.php?s=3828
The second workshop ‘ Majors and Minors’ will be staged on March 19th at Deakin University Warrnambool (Room B3.03) and will be presented by Lauren Hockley.
Majors and Minors (19th March) – https://learning.netball.com.au/mod/facetoface/eventinfo.php?s=3829
The registration close date is 12pm on the day prior to the workshops.
If you have any questions, please contact HFNL Netball Umpire Coordinator Josie Logan on 0400 055 737
The Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jill Leader as the new coach of the Hampden Open team for this year’s Association Championships.
Jill, the new Camperdown Open coach, brings a wealth of experience to the role, having dedicated over a decade to coaching at Geelong West, as well as coaching within the private school system. Additionally, her involvement in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) has further cemented her reputation as a highly knowledgeable and respected mentor in the netball community.
HFNL Head of Netball Dot Jenkins expressed the league’s delight at securing such an accomplished coach.
“Jill’s extensive background in netball coaching and development makes her an outstanding choice to lead the Bottle Greens Open team. Her experience at various levels of the game will be invaluable as we prepare for this year’s Association Championships. We look forward to seeing the impact of her leadership on the team,” Jenkins said.
This announcement finalises the coaching panels for this year’s Hampden FNL teams, with Koroit’s Danielle McInerney coaching the U17 squad, North Warrnambool’s Maddie Vardy working with the U15 squad, Leah Kermeen and Josie Ellerton guiding the U15 Reserve team, Koroit’s Kate Dobson along with Marie-Clare Smedts coaching the U13 team, and Nat O’Dea leading the U13 Reserves team with Lianna Harrison.
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.
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