Tara Murray
Williamstown has locked in coach Justin Plapp for another two Victorian Football League seasons.
The Seagulls announced on Wednesday that Plapp had signed a contract extension, locking him in until at least the end of the 2025 season.
Plapp joined Williamstown as coach at the end of 2020 after three years as an assistant coach at Melbourne.
After the two years where COVID impacted football, Plapp has developed a strong program in 2023 and is setting the foundations for future success at the club.
Seagulls resident Clint Rippon is thrilled that Plapp had re-committed to the club.
“Justin is a passionate man with strong values, he builds wonderful relationships and engages all of our club’s key stakeholders,” he said.
“The playing group has great respect for their coach and his approach to getting the best out of them”.
“Over the past two years Justin has worked extremely hard to rebuild our list and we firmly believe that we are only just starting to see these benefits and outcomes in 2023. With Justin at the helm we are confident that he will continue to lead our proud club to future success.”
Plapp said he was pleased to have another two years to work with a developing group of players. The Seagulls are sitting in the six and keen to return to finals after missing out last year.
“There’s been a lot of change since I arrived at the football club, but I am really confident in the direction we are heading as a football program and overall as a club,” he said.
“The bond between the playing group and the coaching staff has been well-moulded this year and that is a really big thing for me. I look forward to working with the group over the next two years.”
