Riddell has turned to a two-time premiership player to take on the coaching role for next year’s Riddell District Football League season.
The Bombers announced that Matthew Darby as senior coach just days after announcing two-time premiership coach Arron Bray stepped down.
“Matthew is a two-time senior premiership player with the club, first in 2013 and more recently in 2024,” the Bombers said.
“Matt will bring a wealth of experience to the role having played VFL [Victorian Football League] with Essendon and also captaining EDFL [Essendon District Football League] premier division side Avondale Heights for multiple years.
“After spending last season as an assistant with our under-19.5’s we are looking forward to Darbs continuing the success of our senior program while also focusing on the internal pathways for our talented juniors coming through.”
The Bombers said that they would announce a number of re-signings and recruits in the coming weeks.
While Darby is locked in as coach, some Bombers premiership players are on the move with their new clubs announcing their signings.
Kamen Ogilvie and Josh Reardon, who both played in the 2025 premiership, are joining Lake Boga.
Lachlan Tarczon, who played in the 2024 premiership, is also headed to Lake Boga, which is coached by two-time RDFL premiership coach Dean Helmers.
Ben Borg is also on the move as he heads back to his former club, Rupertswood.
