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.
Camperdown
INS: Jack Hookway (Simpson), Taj Westworth (Waratahs)
OUTS: Jake Dowell (Old Collegians), Will Rowbottom (Nirranda), Brayden Draffin (Ararat), Toby Kent (Western Eagles), Dom Absalom (Western Eagles), Issac Stephens (Nirranda), Tom Baker (Barwon Heads)
Cobden
INS: Matty Drayton (Simpson)
OUTS: Jack Hammond (Tongala), Daniel Watson (Roxburgh Park), Ben Berry (St Mary’s), Jack Hutt (Panmure), Christian Koroneos (Alvie), Jesse Williamson (Alvie), Ben McGlade (Newtown Chilwell), Tarj Anderson (Panmure), Flynn Penry (Uni Blues/Port Melbourne)
Hamilton Kangaroos
INS: Levi Dare (Alvie)
OUTS: Ethan Knight (Morningside), Charlie Field (Newtown Chilwell), Harry Turnham (Terang Mortlake)
Koroit
INS: Sam Dobson (St Mary’s), Ben Miller (St Albans), Blair McCutcheon, Frazer Robb (Geelong West Giants), Lachie Rhook (Southport)
OUTS: Finn O’Sullivan (North Melbourne AFL), Jayden Whitehead (Maribyrnong Park), Mitch Lloyd (Uni Blues)
North Warrnambool Eagles
INS: Liam Lyons (Panmure)
OUTS: Felix Jones (Bell Post Hill), Jack Johnstone (Merrivale), Jett Bermingham (Bell Park), Dylan Parish (Nirranda), Duke Bermingham (Uni Blues)
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), Segdae Lucardie (Uni Blues), Riley Hall (Taylors Lakes)
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), Kyle Richardson (Westerns)
OUTS: Koysta Vallance (Heywood)
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), Danny Allen (Alvie), Jake Crawley (Inverleigh), Will Moloney (Quebec Saints), Lachlan McLeod (Panmure), Harry Turnham (Hamilton), Liam Casey (Gaelic), Will Tanner (St Kevins College)
OUTS: Fred Beasley (Kolora Noorat), Xavier Moloney (retired), Gus Bourke (Ocean Grove), Max Lower (South West Sydney Blues), Ben Reid (Hawkesdale/Macarthur)
Warrnambool
INS: Tyler Murnane (Panmure), James Norton (Panmure), Toby Dalton (Nirranda),
OUTS: Taylem Wason (Queensland), Harry Ryan (Merrivale), Darcy Graham (Woorndoo Mortlake), Tom Ludeman (Woorndoo Mortlake), Otto Opperman (Woorndoo Mortlake), Rhys Jansen Van Beek (Simpson)
Please click on the below links to download PDF Team Lists for 2024.
North Warrnambool Eagles – Football
The Hampden Football Netball League is pleased to announce their junior interleague coaches for the 2024 South West District Football League Junior Carnival.
The HFNL will take four teams, including two U17 squads and two U14 steams to the one-day carnival on Sunday, May 5th. The teams will play games at Heathmere Recreation Reserve and Portland’s Alexander Park.
Respected Portland Tigers junior coach Justin Impey will lead one of the U17 teams, while Warrnambool’s Ben Parkinson will guide the other U17 squad. Both coaches were a part of the Hampden Football Netball League U17 Interleague coaching panel in 2023 against Ballarat.
Koroit premiership coach Andrew Foster will take charge of one of the U14 teams, while experienced North Warrnambool junior mentor Aaron Ross will coach the other U14 team.
League Administrator Trent Hill says we are thrilled with the calibre of coaches leading our junior interleague teams in 2024.
“All four coaches are experienced mentors and the learnings our junior players will receive off them will be highly beneficial towards their football,” he said.
“We as a league are excited to be a part of the carnival to showcase our strong junior talent.”
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.”
The Hampden Football Netball League is proud to announce the introduction of an U15 Talent Identification and Development Program in 2024.
The four-week program will be led by HFNL Talent Identification & Development Program Coordinator Brett Taylor and Western Bulldogs Academy coach Ben Walsh.
The aim of the program is to improve the opportunities for Hampden players, giving them every opportunity to realise their potential to compete in the elite talent pathways programs such as V-Line Cup, Coates Talent League, VFL and AFL.
The inaugural squad of 35 will comprise of players from across all Hampden FNL clubs.
Program Coordinator Brett Taylor says this is a critical period for physical and skill development for young footballers.
“The program aims to develop skills and knowledge in an environment focusing on refining technical skills, decision making skills and game strategies through ball centred activities and modified games,” he said.
HFNL Talent Identification & Development Program Squad
Camperdown – Paddy Hassett, Zavier Fowler
Cobden – Darnel Nguena, Leonard Walsh
Hamilton Kangaroos – George Clark, Angus Ewing, Riley Iredell, Charlie Baker, Isacc Lehmann, Harry Mercer
Koroit – Dylan Delaney, Mitchell McCosh, Blake O’Keefe
North Warrnambool – Jake Denaro, Charlie Jellie, Max Hogan, Hamish Ross, Caleb Stuart
Port Fairy – Louis Greene, Hugh Allen, Harry Pollock
Portland – Judd Carter, Jensen Moore
South Warrnambool – Jacob Lucas, Paddy Sell, Jimmy Stevens, Patrick Ragg, Mali Lual
Terang Mortlake – Mason Barr, Tayte McMaster, Sam Wareham
Warrnambool – Toby Hellessey, Archie McGrath, Jasper Moore, Oliver Turner
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