Club News

Exciting news for Season 2025 with a few familiar faces to the BFC selected on our senior coaching team. Congratulations to all our coaches.

MEN’S PREMIER HEAD COACH: Andrew Ellis

MEN’S PREMIER ASSISTANT COACH: Dion Larkins

MEN’S PREMIER ASSISTANT COACH: Jordy Pearson

MEN’S RESERVE HEAD COACH: Adam Weller

WOMEN’S HEAD COACH: Sophie Phillips

WOMEN’S COACHING PANEL: Jack Boxsell, Lyn Robinson, Roz Phillips

Congratulations to the elected committee for 2025.

PRESIDENT: Damien Costain

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT: Brent Tyrrell

JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT: Shannon O’Beirne

SECRETARY: Roz Phillips

TREASURER: Fiona Costain

PLAY HQ MANAGER: Nick Dowling

GENERAL COMMITTEE Graham Duke, Les Gernyi, Gary Farrow, Matthew Ganderton, Kris Lonergan, Jack Boxsell, Sam Phillips, James Biggs, Sophie Phillips, Andrew Ellis, Matt Clarke, Rose Badger.

Neville Hickmott announced he was stepping down from the committee. Next season will be Sticks’ 50th year of involvement with our mighty club, something that would be extremely rare in any community sporting organisation across our country. The South Coast League & the Bomaderry Tigers are very thankful & grateful for what Sticks has done for us over these 50 years. Congratulations Neville on your remarkable contribution to the BFC. WHOOA!

Neville “Sticks” Hickmott
* Commenced playing at Bomaderry in 1976 as a 17 year old.
* Played 423 games for the Bomaderry Tigers
* Represented the South Coast AFL on 20 Occasions
* South Coast AFL Volunteer of The Year  2011, 2015
* Inducted as an AFLSC Life Member 1998
* Inducted as the AFLSC Inaugural Hall Of Fame recipient 2017
* Bomaderry Tigers 1st Grade Best & Fairest 1980, 1995
* Bomaderry Tigers “Tiger” of the year 1989
* Bomaderry Tigers 1st Grade Leading Goal Scorer 1980, 1981
* Bomaderry Tigers Reserve Grade Leading Goal Scorer 2003
* Bomaderry Tigers First Grade Coach 1995
* Bomaderry Tigers First Grade Premierships 1989
* Bomaderry Tigers Reserve Grade Premierships 1978, 2003, 2006
* Inducted as a Bomaderry Tigers Life Member 1985
* Inducted as a Bomaderry Junior Life Member 2023
* Inducted as a Bomaderry Tigers AFL “Legend” 2011
* Bomaderry Tigers Clubman of The Year 1987, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
* Bomaderry Tigers President 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2001
* Bomaderry Tigers Secretary 1990, 2017
* Bomaderry Tigers Treasurer 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024