Tara Murray
A key man in Jacana’s return to the field will step up and take on the senior coaching role next season.
The Essendon District Football League division 2 club announced that last season’s senior assistant coach Brett Lindrea would coach the side next season.
Lindrea was a successful junior coach at Westmeadows before returning to the Jaguars, having also previously been the Tigers junior coordinator.
In a social media post, the club said he was very impressed with Lindrea’s professionalism, his footy I.Q, and the rapport he has with our younger players.
He replaces Glenn McIntyre, who stood down from the role at the end of the season.
Lindrea said he was excited by the future at a club where he has great memories of growing up playing along with his brother.
“I hope to make a difference in helping out a proud club, it just feels like the right thing to do,” he said.
“I’m aware it’s going to be a great challenge, but hey ‘pessimists are often right,
“But it’s optimists who change the world.
“Continuing on from the awesome work Macca has put down over recent years and helping out over the last 12 months, I’ve built a connection with the current people involved at the club.
“I know there is a small group of talented young players that just need footy repatriation, games and time spent in the game.
“Jacana has only been around for 60 odd years now and in recent times has stared down extinction.
“ I think some of the best stories in football history are the stories of clubs that have found a way back from despair.”
Lindrea said while they had a solid foundation, he was calling on anyone interested in joining the club to come down to pre-season.
The Jaguars failed to win a game this season, but put out some of its more competitive performances in recent years.
