By Nicholas Creely
The Rowville Football Club has signed recently departed Doveton senior coach Steve O’Brien as its senior assistant to Peter Bastinac.
In a signing the club said was “extremely excited” about, O’Brien adds a wealth of experience to the Hawks.
O’Brien has been heavily involved in a coaching capacity in senior football for more than a decade which included stints at Parkdale, St Kilda City, Devon Meadows, as well as VFL clubs Casey Scorpions and Box Hill.
Only about a month ago, O’Brien shocked the SEFNL by leaving his helm at the Doves, despite having two years to run on his contract.
Meanwhile, the Springvale Districts Football Club, in conjunction with the Parkmore Junior Football Club, has announced it has formed a partnership which will provide an educated pathway for Parkmore junior footballers to make a transition to senior football with Springvale Districts.
Both clubs will enter this partnership with a goal to provide boys and girls from Keysborough, Noble Park, Springvale and surrounding suburbs with a unique opportunity to journey from the ranks of Auskick all the way through to senior football.
The basis of the partnership between the two clubs will see Auskick all the way through to U17s with Parkmore and then from the U19s to the seniors with Springvale Districts.
Parkmore Springvale Districts will also field a side in SFNL under 19s competition in 2017.
For more information, contact Springvale Districts FC President Sean Francis on 0421 201 814 or Parkmore Junior FC President Michael Palma on 0407 566 155.
