The Forest Hill Football Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Tuite as Senior Coach for 2024.
After a number of interviews it became clearly obvious to the selection panel that the right man to lead the Zebras forward was already inside our 4 walls.
Brad bring with him a wealth of football knowledge and experience, his football standing at FHFC is up there with the very best.
Coming through the junior ranks at Forest Hill, he made his senior debut at the age of 17, and has gone on to be one of the most respected players over many years.
- Over 360 games as a player & coach
- 290+ club games played
- 70+ club games coached
- Senior club Captain – 1996, 1997
- Senior Best & Fairest 1996
- R/Up Best & Fairest 1997, 2001
- 6 x Top 3 Senior Best & Fairest – 1995, 1996,1997, 1999, 2001, 2002,
- Reserves premiership player 2005
- Reserves Coach 2009, 2010 & 2023
- Reserves premiership Coach 2009, R/Up 2010
- Colts premiership Coach 2006
- Senior Assistant Coach 2009, 2023
- FHFC Team of the Decade – 1987-1996 (HFF)
- FHFC Team of the Decade – 1997 -2006 (Centre & Vice Capt)
His playing career extends to playing for Springvale in the VFL and was a pivotal part in Heathmont’s 2004 Div4 senior premiership.
He also spent time as a senior Assistant Coach with Manningham Cobras in the VAFA and was instrumental in them making the VAFA D3 Grand Final in 2018.
We are so excited and proud to announce this appointment and we welcome Brad as our Senior Coach, his daughter Tahlia and the Tuite family back home to Forest Hill.
Brad will be ably supported by
Senior Assistant Coach’s –
- Tom Denham
- Lucas Gibbons
- Alex Wheeler
All 3 Champions of our football club and all with a wealth of senior football experience and knowledge and a passion for the club making this a very formidable coaching group.
The FHFC would also like to thank and extend its warmest wishes to outgoing coach Justin Scicluna for the tireless dedication, commitment and selflessness he showed in the previous 6yrs as our Senior Coach, Thank you Fur and we wish you all the best in your new position at Knox.
