Co-coaching with dad ‘incredibly good fun’, says Irvine

GEELONG Amateur’s Tash Irvine is relishing the opportunity to co-coach with her dad, Neville Daffy.

The pair have led Ammos to two resounding wins in AFL Barwon female division 1 with an away game against Torquay coming up tomorrow (Saturday, May 3) at 5pm.

“It’s been awesome, he’s the reason I got into coaching in the first place and to have it come full 360 from doing junior girls to now coaching senior women is pretty cool,” Irvine said.

“We were only reflecting on it on the weekend, just on how much fun it is and how easy it is as well.

“We’re both incredibly similar in the way that we think and analyse footy but can provide still enough of a difference that it’s not exactly the same perspective all the time.”

Daffy has returned to the top job after previously co-coaching Ammos to premiership glory in 2023.

Irvine described Amateur’s unbeaten start as very pleasing given they have had numerous changes due to injury and unavailability.

She said star ruck Danielle Sgarbi, who was an emergency for Collingwood’s VFLW team last weekend, may return tomorrow.

Irvine added her wife Georgia, a defender, may also come back from an ankle injury for her first game this year.

Ammos are looking forward to a good test against an improved Tigers outfit who have also won two matches this year.

Meanwhile, the Tigers’ Ella Condon was named at centre half-back in the under-16 girls’ All-Australian team following the AFL national development championships held across the nation in April.

Condon, who also represents Geelong Falcons, was named Victoria Country’s most valuable player as selected by the coaching staff. The team lost both its games in pool A.