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SET FOR THE SEASON AHEAD

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Eastern Football League clubs are now set for the 2016 season with all 44 Senior clubs securing the services of a Senior coach for next year.

With a number of changes late in the season 14 clubs went on the hunt to find a new Coach for next season, some searching for success, others for improvement.

With the appointment of Peter Muscat to the Division 4 Premiers, Warrandyte, all 14 clubs have now secured their man. Michael Tout is the only Premiership coach not to continue into 2016 with Donati, Tranquilli and Neil Winterton will all see their premiership flags unfurled.

The Total of Peter’s now coaching EFL clubs sits at six with North Ringwood, Mulgrave, Boronia and Warrandyte all appointing a Peter to take them into the future. The other two being Peter Bastinac (Rowville) and Peter Farrell (Ferntree Gully).

Scott Hamill becomes the first graduate of the Eastern Region Coaches Association – Coaches Academy to gain a senior job, the former Chirnside Park player will Coach Surrey Park in 2016

See below the list of 2016 appointments:

Blackburn – Kon Karavias

North Ringwood – Peter Banfield

South Croydon – Leigh Adams

East Burwood – Wayne Cripps

Mulgrave – Peter Greenstreet

Boronia – Peter Brown

Heathmont – Joel Cordwell

Park Orchards – Tony Weeks

Warrandyte – Peter Muscat

Donvale – Matt Fife

Forest Hill – Martin Stillman

Nunawading – David Thornton

Surrey Park – Scott Hamill

Whitehorse Pioneers – Derek Shaw

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