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Andrew
Kouvaras
Div 1 Coach
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Marc
Housley
Div 2 Coach |
Jason
Burgess
Director of Coaching |
Division
1 Coach - Andrew Kouvaras
In
his first attempt at coaching Andrew couldn't have asked for
a better season, guiding the JETS to their maiden Division
1 Premiership, something the club had been working towards
since entering the Division 1 competition in 1991. Andrew's
previous football experience in Victoria, and more recently
at Ainslie clearly showed and he used that experience to prepare
the squad extremely well for the 2006 season. The hard work
paid-off as the JETS won only their second Division 1 Minor-Premiership
and then went on to win the Grand Final against ANU. Andrew
showed his leadership by winning the Best-on-Ground in that
Grand Final, then backed it up by winning the AFL Canberra
Division 1 Best and Fairest, and the JETS Best and Fairest.
We
would like to welcome Andrew back for the 2007 season and
will be aiming for continued success under his guidance.
Division
2 Coach - Marc Housley
Marc
returns as the Magoos coach after his "baptism of fire"
in 2006. Having coached at higher levels in the Canberra competitions,
Marc's experience and leadership has been a tremendous boost
to our younger players coming through. Something Marc has
not been used to is a lack of players to draw from, but he
managed this aspect of coaching the Magoos extremely well,
ensuring we had the best squad on the paddock each week, and
almost always a full squad.
The
Magoos improved on their 2005 effort, finishing just outside
the four in 2006 which is no surprise given the effort put
in by Marc. The goal for Marc and the club is to ensure the
Magoos are playing finals football in 2007 and one thing is
for certain, Marc will be doing everything possible to ensure
that goal is reached.
Marc
also demonstrated his on-field leadership, winning the JETS
Best and Fairest, Player's Player and Leading Goal Kicker
awards.
We
welcome Marc back as Magoos coach for the 2007 season.
Director
of Coaching - Jason Burgess
Jason
will return to the JETS for the 2007 season after previously
coaching the JETS in 2003 where we competed in the 2003 AFL
Canberra Division 1 Grand Final. Since then Jason has gained
tremendous experience coaching the Ainslie Premier Division
Reserves for the last three years, winning two Premierships
along the way.
Jason's
experience will be a huge boost to our coaching department,
providing a valuable support/mentoring role. In addition,
Jason hopes to play which will provide us with added on-field
experience and leadership. We welcome Jason back into the
JETS fold, and look forward to his input over the coming season. |
