Euroa locks in senior football and netball coaches for 2022

By Aydin Payne

Aug 8, 2021

Euroa Football Netball Club has got on the front foot and locked in its senior football and netball coaches for next season.

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The club made the announcement that A-grade mentor Ellie Warnock and senior leader Scott Rowan had re-signed for the 2022 campaign on Saturday.

The Magpies become the first Goulburn Valley League outfit to reveal its coaching line-up for next year.

The news comes as the league busily plans the remainder of this season following Victoria entering another snap lockdown last week.

Rowan, who took over as senior coach after leading the reserves to the 2018 grand final, will extend his tenure into a third season.

The Magpies currently sit third on the ladder after 10 games in 2021.

The talented outfit — which boasts gun talents Jack Hellier, Ben Giobbi and Tristan Davies — is one of the favourites to claim this year's premiership.

Meanwhile, Warnock has breathed life into the Magpies’ netball unit in her first year as playing coach.

After finishing last in 2019, Euroa's A-grade side has been one of the big movers this season.

Warnock's outfit currently sits in ninth spot and one win out of the competition's top six.

The talented defender said she was looking forward to helping steer the side back to finals action.

“I'm really excited for next season already and to keep building as a team,” Warnock said.

“We have got a fantastic group; they are super positive. We have been playing with seven players this year and hopefully we can look to add a few numbers next year. I've had a lot of fun this year.

“Being a player and coach can be quite difficult, but I'm lucky I have a great assistant coach who has been a big help.”

A win against Tatura in their last outing — before the competition plunged into a hiatus — was a sign the Magpies were starting to fire on all cylinders.

“Unfortunately, COVID-19 has affected our season, we felt we were really starting to hit our straps and gel as a team before the break,” Warnock said.

“We haven't played Bears, Mansfield or Kyabram yet and we feel we could potentially slip into sixth spot. It would be great for the club if we could (play finals), they haven't had success in A-grade for a while and the supporters deserve it.”

In a statement, Magpies president Scott Watson said the club was excited to see both mentors continue to build success in their respective outfits.

“Our committee members were unanimous in their decision to offer these roles to Ellie and Scott,” Watson said.

“We know they will continue to lead our club in a positive way into the future. They have been outstanding leaders in some very trying times and are both well-positioned to continue to lead our playing group as our club strives to maintain its positive involvement in the GVL.”

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