COACHES
Brady Demeijer
Senior Coach
After debuting for the club in 2015 Brady sat out season 2016 due to an ankle injury but enjoyed a fantastic 2017 finishing third in our B&F. Brady possesses outstanding leadership skills along with professionalism and is a perfect fit for the “Parrots” culture. Brady has captained many teams throughout his successful junior career at Launceston and was a co-captain of our seniors in 2017.
Phil Lethborg
Senior Assistant Coach
Phil brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our club after enjoying a decorated senior career playing at several clubs including Nth Launceston, Scottsdale and Longford with his most recent involvement in football being a part of TSL premiers, Nth Launceston, coaching structure in 2017 where he assumed the role of club runner.
Bobby Beams
Assistant Coach/Football Operations Manager
With 370 club games as a player under his belt, a club life member and several seasons coaching at all different levels Bobby adds valuable experience and leadership to our football department. Bobby will continue in his role as football operations manager, which will be his third season in the job and will be our defensive line coach for the senior team.
Darren Simmonds
Assistant Coach/Runner
After being involved in the football department for the last 2 seasons Darren will continue in his role as senior runner, he will work closely with the coaching staff on match days and with player development. After a 13 year career with the Launceston Football Club in the TFL days Darren has grown his coaching and development skills through cricket where he has coached and captained the Riverside cricket club and currently works with Cricket Tasmania as a coach in the Emerging Tigers pathway program.
Trent Sydes
Assistant Coach
A 250 game veteran of the club “Tangles” will work closely with our senior forward line bringing valuable experience to our coaching group. After being the reserves assistant coach for the previous two seasons and being involved in football for over 30 years Trent is a very knowledgeable football person who brings a wealth of knowledge to our football department.
Chris Walker
Reserves Coach
After a stellar senior career and over 300 club games Chris will take on his first coaching job as playing coach of our reserves. A 2010 senior premiership player, Chris will add much needed experience to our reserves team he will be a valuable and respected leader amongst our talented young group.
Justin Ketchell
Reserves Assistant Coach
A life member and club veteran of over 250 games Justin will ably assist Chris in charge of our reserves. Justin has coached at junior level before and has a wealth of experience having been involved in the club for over 30 years.
Leigh Dyke
Under 18’s Coach
After coaching our under 18’s/19’s for the past two seasons, which included a grand final berth in 2017, Leigh will once again be in charge of our colts team. Leigh is an experienced football person having played or coached at several clubs including Devonport (TFL) plus NTFA clubs University Mowbray and Perth. Leigh has a strong focus on player development and has had many of his players experience senior football over the past two seasons.
Ray Brough
Under 18’s Assistant Coach
Ray will be in his second season as our under 18’s assistant coach after being the teams match manager in 2016. Ray is a former coach of our mini league and is a great support for Leigh and the under 18 players.
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