Liam Cavanagh will not continue on as the Williamstown’s Victorian Football League women’s coach next season.
Just days after the Seagulls season ended in the semi final, the club announced the coaching change.
“The Williamstown Football Club has farewelled VFLW senior coach Liam Cavanagh, who will not continue in the role for the 2026 season,” the club said.
“Cavanagh, only the second VFLW coach in the club’s history, joined Williamstown at the end of 2022 and led the program across three seasons.
During his tenure, he guided the Seagulls to finals in every season, including their first-ever finals appearance in 2023, his debut year.
The following year, his side claimed the minor premiership and recorded their first finals victory.
In 2025, the Seagulls progressed to the second week of finals, yet fell short of a premiership after being defeated by reigning premiers North Melbourne-Werribee in Cavanagh’s last game at the helm.
Across his three seasons, Cavanagh achieved a coaching record of 30 wins, 17 losses and two draws, and is credited with fast-tracking the development of the Club’s emerging program.
Speaking after the semi final loss, Cavanagh said it was hard to judge this season.
“It’s a funny old one,” he said. “There has been some improvement and some plateauing as well,” he said.
“We win one more game and we get the double chance. There was the element of some injuries throughout the year.
“We have 12 players on the injury list and other teams have about two or three.
“There’s been some inconsistency throughout the year. Our team of the year skipper from last year, Eliza Straford didn’t play until round 12.
“Our team of the year centre half back Lori Stepnell didn’t really get going. It was a bit of a challenge and we found we were still a really good team.”
