An era has come to an end with Gary Hall stepping down as South Morang coach.
The Northern Football League club announced that Hall had made the call not to continue on in the senior coaching role.
“We would like to thank Gary for his outstanding contribution to SMFNC over the past nine years in the role,” the club said on social media.
“The appreciates his commitment, leadership and guidance which delivered two senior premierships from four grand final appearances.
“We are grateful for the passion, energy and development that saw the club achieve promotion from division 3 to division 1 and the positive impact this had across the whole club.
“Gary is a well respected life member of SMFNC and we wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”
The Lions had one of its most successful periods under Hall.
After finally winning the division 3 premiership in 2022 after falling just short a number of times, the Lions made finals in their best season back in division 2.
Last year, the Lions broke through for its first ever division 2 premiership.
It meant the Lions were back in the top flight for the first time since 1980.
This season was a tough year in division 1 with a number of injuries and not much going right. The side finished with a 2-15 record to finish bottom and will be relegated back into division 2 next season.
