Tara Murray
Sunbury Lions coach Matt Tremellen will embark on a new journey after stepping down as women’s coach.
The Essendon District Football League women’s division 2 team of the year coach will depart the role after two seasons in charge.
Tremellen has joined the Calder Cannons coaching staff.
He said after doing a fair bit of coaching stuff with the Lions, pathway and juniors, he needed to step away from the Lions senior program.
“I’m stepping down from the role as I’m doing a coaching role with some more development stuff with the Cannons,” he said.
“It was good to have another year with the Lions this year and we achieved the goal that we wanted to achieve apart from winning the flag.
“We did a lot this year with these girls and it’s time to move on.
Tremellen walks away from the Lions senior program knowing that it’s in a good position for the future.
He said there’s now a pathway again for the junior girls at the Lions into the senior side.
“We’ve done a fair bit of work to return that pathway through the juniors to make sure they become senior players over the next few years,” Tremellen said.
“The women’s group is now in a good space…. There’s good retention, the numbers are up and hopefully I’ve opened them to some new things for them.”
Tremellen said it was bittersweet departing the program after the year that they’d had.
They finished runners up, while the side scooped all the main awards on the awards night.
Tremellen was named coach of the year.
“Getting a bit of recognition as great from the peer coaches in division 2,” he said. “You have a lot of chats with other in the division throughout the year.
“Lots of feedback on coaching and we’re all working towards the same goals to get wins and female footy up and going.
“I’ve been happy to work with them and to get recognition is nice.”
Tremellen said he would still be involved with the Lions junior girls program and the EDFL’s interleague program.
The Lions thanked Tremellen for his work.
“The senior women’s team have been led by Matt Tremellen for the past two seasons and in that time Matt has been an important cog for the women’s program at both senior and junior levels.
“Matt also runs the Auskick program for the Juniors and we don’t know where he finds the time.”
