2022 COACHES
Our Senior Men play in the EDFL Premier Division.
Our Senior Women play in Premier Division & Division 2.
Under 18.5 Men play in Premier & Division 1.
Under 18.5 Women play Division 1.
Our Junior teams (both boys & girls) range from Under 8s to Under 16s and play in various divisions.
In 2022, Marby will field 22 Junior Teams and 8 Senior Team.
SENIOR COACHES
LEADERSHIP TEAM
BRAD SWAIN
SENIOR MEN'S
HEAD COACH
Brad, who has been with us for the past two years as our Senior Assistant Coach, is a Level 3 AFL High Performance accredited coach who previously spent 3 years as a Line Coach at Port Melbourne in the VFL.
PHIL POURSANIDIS
SENIOR WOMEN'S HEAD COACH
Phil is a Level 1 football coach and has been at Marby since 2017. A former AFL player with the Carlton Football Club, Phil also holds a Physical Education degree and is passionate about Women’s Footy!
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JARRAD CAREY
SENIOR MEN'S ASSISTANT COACH & FOOTBALL MANGER
Jarrad is a Level 2 coach with extensive and diverse experience across community footy as a Senior Coach, Development Coach and administrator. Jarrad also has significant experience at the elite level across 4 clubs, primarily as an opposition analyst & recruiting officer.
NICK BAILEY
SENIOR MEN'S
ASSISTANT COACH
Club legend Nick Bailey has been appointed Reserves Coach for 2021. A 2 time Premiership player with Marby, Bails is also a member of the MPFC Team of the Decade. More importantly he is great communicator & has an enormous amount of footy knowledge to share.
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DARREN CADDY
SENIOR MENS ASSISTANT COACH
Darren is a Level 2 coach who has been Marby Staunch since 2012, joining the club following a 6yr coaching stint at VFL powerhouse Williamstown. Darren has coached his own teams at senior level and is passionate about player development.
UNDER 18.5 GIRL'S
HEAD COACH
2022 SENIOR COACHES
Premier Division Senior Men:
Brad Swain
Assistants:
Nick Bailey, Jarrad Carey & Darren Caddy
Premier Senior Men Reserves:
Coach: Nick Bailey
U18.5 Men - Premier Division:
Pat Mollica, Head Coach
U18.5 Men - Division 2:
Adam Kennedy, Coach
Senior Men Thirds:
Daniel Lanigan
Premier Division Senior Women:
Phil Poursanidis
Assistant:
Faith Considine & Tony Kilty
Reserves Division 2 Senior Women:
Coach: Milly Beardmore
Assistant:
Kate Hughes
U18.5 Women - Premier Division
Coach: James Mitchell
Assistant: TBA
2022 junior coaches
In 2022 Marby will field 17 under age teams from U8 - U16, Boys and Girls.
U8 Mixed Team 1: Scott & Dean Agresta
U10 Mixed Team 1: Luke Costa
U10 Mixed Team 2: Rob Thorpe
U12 Mixed Team 1: Ant Schiena
U12 Mixed Team 2: Marcus Lynch/Paul Limoli
U12 Mixed Team 3: Brodie Holland Luke Livingston
U14 Boys Team 1: Cain Liddle
U14 Boys Team 2: Brian Prosser
U14 Boys Team 3: Adrian McDonald
U16 Boys Team 1: Danny Gambaro
U16 Boys Team 2: Luke Costa
U16 Boys Team 3 : Michael Hande
U10 Girls Team 1: Bernie Hourgan
U12 Girls Team 1: Dan Fenech
U12 Girls Team 2 : Tristan Salter
U14 Girls Team 1: Paul Van Hees
U16 Girls Team 1: Dave Tonks