Tara Murray
The Western Region Football League has finally locked in a new chief executive.
The league announced on Wednesday night it had appointed David Jennings to fill the role which has been vacant since the start of March, when Ritchie Hinton and the league mutually agreed he should depart the league after four months in the job.
Jennings comes to the WRFL with a wealth of experience in community sports management.
For the past six years, he has served as the Southern Football Netball League operations general manager, having previously worked as NRL Touch Football in Victoria general manager, AFL Northern Territory club development manager, St Mary’s Football, Sporting and Social Club chief executive and sport and recreation management roles with YMCA Victoria.
Jennings said he was excited for the opportunity.
The league announcement said that Jennings has a wide understanding of the Melbourne metro community football and netball landscape and the challenges that go with the development and management of those sports.
“I am honoured to be appointed to the role of CEO at the Western Region Football League,” he said.
“The WRFL has a strong brand and proud history with great clubs. The competition is very strong with 34 member clubs and the growth of women’s football and netball is exciting.
“I thank the board for the opportunity and look forward to working with staff, member clubs and all the stakeholders in the western region.
“I am excited by the challenge of continuing to grow, develop and evolve the league”.
WRFL president Meredith Angwin said that Jennings stood out in the interview process.
“I am pleased to announce that David Jennings has accepted our offer of the WRFL CEO position,” he said.
“He is excited about joining our league and will start officially on Monday, June 26th after he finishes his tenure with the Southern Football Netball League.”
