Tara Murray
New Braybrook women’s coach Harley Cameron is excited to help get the club’s women’s side back up and going.
The club previously had a women’s side but made the decision to pull the team out this year due to a lack of numbers.
With interest at the club, the Brookers are working hard to be part of the Western Football League women’s competition again.
Cameron, who plays for the men’s side, said he was excited to take on the challenge.
“I thought I would try and do something a bit different then just play footy,” he said. “My mum used to play and my missus plays.
“I got into women’s footy last year as an assistant coach and I got the itch to help develop women’s football.”
Cameron was an assistant coach at Keilor Park in the Essendon District Football League this year as it re-established its women’s program.
The side made finals in division 1.
Cameron said he knows stepping into the senior coaching role will be a lot more challenging, something that he is up for.
“The first thing is to get the team together,” he said. “We roughly have 15 girls and there were a lot of girls interested last year when we didn’t have a team.
“We’ve got a few of them and we’ll try and add some more players as well. It’s about getting a team on the park, so there’s a team in the years to come.”
Cameron will continue to play next year.
He said it would be easier coaching and playing at the same club, instead of having to go between clubs as he did this year.
Cameron said the club and his teammates were getting behind him and the women’s side.
“One player has said they would be an assistant coach and the backline coach and had another say they would be the forward coach,” he said.
“It’s not just me wanting to buy in.
“The club is backing these girls. A lot of clubs put women’s footy on the backseat, we want to push it to the front seat”
Cameron said they were hoping to attract a few more players in the new few weeks, with anyone over the age of 16 welcome to come down,
He said they would like to build with some youth to help the club going forward.
Cameron said they would have a meet the coach day soon before pre-season starts when they are likely to train the same night as the men’s teams.
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