Times are changing at the Craigieburn Eagles with a new BigV coach announced for their men’s program.
Tim Annett will take the helm at the Eagles for the 2024 BigV division 2 season.
Annett comes from Wallan in the same division, which has given him the insight and skills necessary for this role.
“It’s certainly a bit of an exciting time at the moment,” he said.
“Having coached in the league for the last few seasons, I’m really excited for the opportunity to join Craigieburn.
“I am looking forward to building on top of the existing strong core of players and the Eagles’
culture and then in turn lead the program back to success.
“It’s still a little bit of a transition period for myself, moving from teams that are so close.
“So it’s a little bit challenging, but at the same time trying to put together a roster.
“Majority of the guys are going to come back from last year.
“Most of the core group are probably good enough to get a good result this year, it’s just about adding a few pieces to it.”
Last season the Eagles were disappointing, finishing second last, winning just three of their 18 clashes.
“The first thing is we want to build our own brand,’ Annett said.
“We want to build our own culture, so the biggest thing for myself is that we are as competitive as we can be.
“I’m a guy that wants to come in and win games and be competing for a championship, I’m certainly not looking to come in and try to make this a slow build.
“I want results, hopefully in our first year or two, I think the core group is already here, it’s just about adding in some pieces around it.
“I don’t think there’s much work that needs to be done, it’s probably just about the leaders really building on the core things that we want to achieve this year.”
The players Annett was hoping to sign are still in the works behind the scenes, he said.
“They’ll be some guys that are well known within the league,” he said.
One of the official signings from last season is that of Gene Vocale.
Vocale is a key signature for the club, after averaging 19.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists a match for the season.
Both the points and rebounds per game were team highs.
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