Yanchep Districts Junior Football Club

President & Delegate - Talent Advisor

SHANE ALLFORD

Shane has been around AFL for most of his life in junior football and whilst serving as a member of the Australian Defence Force. His family has a strong AFL culture with one of his uncles playing for the Richmond Tigers and Claremont Football Club.

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Shane is the proud father of three boys, two who play for the Redhawks, Lincoln and Jake, and one who he has previously coached. His boys are passionate about their team and their club!

Shane would like to lead the Yanchep Districts Junior Football Club (YDJFC) into the future, expanding into a dedicated female team, player development, coaching and future AFL pathways, to name a few.

Shane enjoys seeing children learn, play, laugh and having fun whilst gaining lifelong friends. To him this brings meaning and achievement to volunteering. He is looking forward to working with the YDJFC board to ensure a sustainable and successful presence moving forward.

Vice President

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Treasurer & Apparel Coordinator

GILLIAN RUSSELL

Gillian is the mum of two boys, Cody and Connor. She has been part of the YDJFC family since 2011 when her eldest son, Cody joined Auskick. In 2014, Cody went onto play Modified’s and Gillian started her first volunteer role as a Team Manager. She enjoyed it so much she did it for a further three years and met lots of new footy families along the way.

In 2018 she began the role of Apparel Coordinator. Gillian will continue in this role for 2019 as well as the position of Treasurer. She is excited about the new opportunity and looks forward to watching Connor play his second year of Modified competition in 2019.

Secertary

NAOMI LUCAS

Naomi has been a part of the YDJFC 'family' since 2014 when her youngest started in Auskick. Naomi and her family are passionate West Coast Eagles supporters and love nothing more than Sundays supporting the Junior Redhawks at their game and then going on to Optus Stadium to support the Eagles. Naomi also enjoys following the AFLW competition.

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Naomi has been the water runner for her son's team for several seasons now. It's a job she loves to do and she has decided to step up her involvement and take on the role of Sponsorship Officer in 2019. Naomi's aim, with the support of the committee, is to build strong connections between YDJFC and local business with the goal of establishing mutually supportive partnerships with existing and new sponsors, as well as retaining sponsors year to year.

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Naomi loves everything about Australian Rules Football! We are a family, a community that promotes engagement with others and she values the contribution AFL makes to the Australian sporting culture.

Registrar

MELISSA WATTS

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Auskick Coordinator

REN'E BROWN

René is a mum of two daughters and a son who have all participated in footy at a young age, including the Footy Fundamentals program. René's family are loyal West Coast supporters and are looking forward to supporting their AFLW team in the years to come.

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René has been involved with YDJFC since 2016 when her eldest daughter Claire started Auskick. The following year her son Aiden joined Auskick and in 2018 Claire moved into the Modifieds competition. René took on the Team Manager position for this team and thoroughly enjoyed working with the players and their parents, and looks forward to continuing to support the team in their second year in the Mods competition. 

This year René is pleased to join the YDJFC committee as Auskick Registrar and is keen to help make 2019 a fantastic season of footy for all Redhawks players and their families. 

Auskick Registrar

MITCH NEWTON

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Coaching Coordinator & Coach

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Sponsorship Coordinator

NAOMI LUCAS

Naomi has been a part of the YDJFC 'family' since 2014 when her youngest started in Auskick. Naomi and her family are passionate West Coast Eagles supporters and love nothing more than Sundays supporting the Junior Redhawks at their game and then going on to Optus Stadium to support the Eagles. Naomi also enjoys following the AFLW competition.

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Naomi has been the water runner for her son's team for several seasons now. It's a job she loves to do and she has decided to step up her involvement and take on the role of Sponsorship Officer in 2019. Naomi's aim, with the support of the committee, is to build strong connections between YDJFC and local business with the goal of establishing mutually supportive partnerships with existing and new sponsors, as well as retaining sponsors year to year.

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Naomi loves everything about Australian Rules Football! We are a family, a community that promotes engagement with others and she values the contribution AFL makes to the Australian sporting culture.

Communications Officer

Vanda McDonald

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Equipment Manager

MEL NOYES

Mel is the mum of two boys who love to play footy. She has been involved with the YDJFC since 2010 when her eldest son, Jesse started Auskick. Mel first helped out on game day as a First Aider. She has been Committee now for three years and enjoys the roles of Property Manager and First Aid Coordinator.

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In 2018 Mel managed Dylan’s Year 5 team. Mel and her family are looking forward to the next season as they all enjoy being part of this AWESOME junior football club. Go REDHAWKS!!

Female Football Coordinator, First Aid Coordinator &

Risk Management Officer

JASON BROWN

Coming soon.