The opportunity and timing was right for Anthony Rock to return to Greenvale and the Essendon District Football League premier division.
A two-time premiership coach at the Jets, Rock returns to the coaching hot seat next season after recently being announced as the side’s new coach.
He replaces Darren Bewick.
Rock said it was exciting to be back at the club. He last coached the side in 2013 having coached the club to the 2012 and 2013 premierships.
“You never close things off,” he said. “I haven’t coached for four years and the opportunity came along and I’ve taken the opportunity.
“I’m moving back to Victoria from Perth. It’s a good opportunity to get the club back on track on field and look how we can improve it off field as well.”
Rock said he still had a lot of friendships at the club and had kept an idea on how the side had been going the past few years.
He said he’d watched the club’s results and got down to watch when he could.
It’s been a mixed few seasons for the Jets.
Last year they got a finals win, before this season finishing second bottom, only ahead of a struggling East Keilor
Rock said they were keen to improve the standing of the club again.
“Consistency is one of the things,” he said. “They did have some injuries.
“I look at the whole program as a blank canvas and it’s no different to 2011 when I took over the first time.
“The current group of players have the opportunity to write their own story, with hard work and commitment.”
Rock said over the next month or so they would go through the whole program and look at everything.
He said they would look at coaching structure, junior development and making sure they had the right people in the right places.
Rock said this wasn’t just about the senior side, but making sure the whole club was in a good position.
“The club has been built over a long period of time,” he said.
“Performance, not just in the senior team but having a good junior program and developing coaches the best we can.
“Part of the review is aligning the junior club with the senior program.”
