Tara Murray
Williamstown has locked in Victorian Football League Women’s coach Liam Cavanagh until the end of 2025.
The club announced last week that Cavanagh had agreed to add an extra year to his deal, which means he’ll be at the helm for at least the next two seasons.
Cavanagh joined the club this year and took the VFLW program to finals for the first time in its history, after finishing third during the home and away season with nine wins, the most in the club’s history.
Williamstown chief executive Ashley Baker said the decision to extend Liam’s contract was an easy one after
the side played finals for the first time.
“Liam has done a wonderful job in taking our VFLW program to the next level in his first year as senior coach,” he said.
“We invested additional resources into our VFLW program and that coupled with a great support network facilitated Liam in building a winning culture and deliver strong on field results this year.
“Playing finals football for the first time in the program’s history was a remarkable achievement
and I look forward to working closely with Liam over the next two years to achieve further success.”
Cavanagh is equally as enthused on returning to the Seagulls in 2024 and then in 2025. He wants to continue to build on the program.
“I’m really grateful to have the support of the club and the opportunity to be at Williamstown for the next two years,” he said.
“This year has been an incredible introduction to the Williamstown Football Club, and the support from the board, club and our members has been fantastic. I’m really proud of what we did this year, but we also know that our potential reaches a lot further than where we finished up.
“I am most excited to just be spending more time with the wonderful people who make up our VFLW program, it has been a pleasure to be their coach – and I look forward to making massive strides
together over the coming years.”
