Tara Murray
New Romsey women’s coach Matt Brundell is looking forward to the challenge in the Riddell District Football League.
Brundell was appointed as coach for next season, replacing Aaron Patterson, who had coached the side since it came into the competition.
The new coach said with a change of working arrangements that he could now commit to coaching.
“I was appointed as the junior girls coach a couple of years ago but unfortunately we didn’t get a team up,” he said. “This is the next step isn’t it?
“I’ve got three daughters, two older daughters and my youngest one Meg, who has played footy for quite a while.
“She has come up through the junior ranks at Romsey and I’ve always been interested.
“I’ve got time to go to training and what not now, prior to that I didn’t have time.”
Brundell said his daughter was hoping to come across and play under him.
She played with Lancefield’s under-19 girls team as a 13-year-old and finished fourth in the best and fairest.
Brundell said they would apply for a permit for her to play senior football next season after missing out on one this year.
He said he kept an eye on the Redbacks side this season.
“I took Meg to Romsey women’s training last year as we were hoping to play there,” he said.
“It looks like a good close knit bunch of girls and the team environment and club environment is good and everyone has really got behind the girls.
“That is important as well, that bit of culture.”
The Redbacks are yet to win a match in their two seasons of having a women’s side.
Brundell said they would look to focus on specific drills, move the ball quicker and make sure they have that link up.
“We want to be running as a team,” he said. If we can do that, get that ingrained in the team and hopefully we’ll see a couple of wins
“I’ve spoken to Aaron, I play cricket with him, he’s already sent me a link of the girls that played and what position they have played in.
“I have a good understanding of the girls and what areas we need to build on.”
Brundell said they’d already had some interest in some new players joining the club, including his oldest daughter.
He said they were looking for some more players who wanted to come and join their program.
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