The Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) has announced the appointment of a new Football Competition Manager, following the resignation of Scott Carey last year.<\/p>\n
Matt Newton will replace the long-serving Carey, who stood down from the role of Football Competition Manager in October last year. <\/p>\n
Following Mr Carey\u2019s resignation, the league undertook an administration restructure. After a recruitment process, Newton accepted the role, and commenced on Monday 16 January.<\/p>\n
General Manager Scott Anwyl said Mr Newton was most recently employed at Basketball Ballarat.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in both competition management and understanding of the needs and challenges of volunteers and community clubs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
With a new agreement signed with the MCDFNL, Tom McGregor will continue as Operations Manager and will further expend his management role by taking on the operations of the BFLWomens competition. <\/p>\n
Mr Anwyl said this will ensure \u201cmore time and resources are dedicated to expending and building on the BFLW through 2023 and beyond.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gemma Murphy continues as netball manager for both the senior and junior BFNL competitions. <\/p>\n
\u201cSeason 2023 will see exciting developments driven by Murphy in the pathway program to ensure that BFNL netball is the premier elite talent pathway for aspiring juniors,\u201d Mr Anwyl said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe expertise of staff to support league clubs, the BFNL is well-placed to continue as one of the premier competitions in both the region, and country Victoria as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) has announced the appointment of a new Football Competition Manager, following the resignation of Scott Carey last year. Matt Newton will replace the long-serving Carey, who stood down from the role of Football Competition Manager in October last year. Following Mr Carey\u2019s resignation, the league undertook an administration restructure. […]<\/p>\n