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VNL Coaches & Support Personnel

2025 Boroondara Express Coaching Team

Position Coach             Accreditation             
Coach Director Wendy Jacobsen Elite
High Performance Manager Lyndell Bruce Advanced
23U / Reserves Coach Mentor Kaylea Ingham-Maquade Elite
Championship Head Coach Wendy Jacobsen Elite
Championship Assistant Coach Leesa Gallard Elite 
23U Head Coach Stacey Gannon Intermediate
23U Assistant Coach Ness Alexandra Advanced
Express Reserves Head Coach Penny Forrest  Advanced
Express Reserves Assistant Coach Wes Armstrong Intermediate
Strength & Conditioning Andrew Blundell  n/a
Specialist Coach  Eliza Allen Advanced
Specialist Goaling Coach Kath Knott Advanced
Scholarship Coach Steph Kilpatrick Intermediate

 

IPerana Stats Program (IPSP)

Digital Performance Tracking & Analysis         Chau Le Director Iperana Sports             
Performance Analyst - stats & video

Lyndell Bruce  

Deakin Uni
Sport Science Interns

 Jessica Downes, Jeff Leung

Deakin Uni

PIMP Program:

  • Prevention, Injury management, Mental health, Performance 
Strength & Conditioning    

Andrew Blundell

Simon Olive

S&C Coach

Anytime Fitness, Kew
Physiotherapist

 Hetvi Gudhka

 Prime Physio
Dietician

Dr Naomi Fitzpatrick

 Praxis Physio

Sports Science 

 Dr Lyndell Bruce Deakin University

Performance Psychologist  

 Leah Fogarty Between the Ears        

Medical Practitioner  

Dr Sue Reddish     

Deakin University    

Boroondara EXPRESS Support Personnel:

TEAM       MANAGER                      PRIMARY CARE               BENCH OFFICIALS           
Champ  Craig Moyle  Hetvi Gudhka  

Kirrily Zimmerman,

Penny Forrest

Craig Moyle

Steph Kilpatrick

Wes Armstrong

Amanda Sherwen

Alex Ball
23&Under   Lisa McBain
VNL Reserves   Wes Armstrong
All SOCIAL MEDIA:  Sophie Shoebridge, Lyndell Bruce 

Boroondara EXPRESS Management Committee:

Position Role Name
BNA Administrator
  • President
  • Administration
  • Governance           
 Sue Reddish
BNA Treasurer
  • Finance
  • Governance
 Kirrily Zimmerman
VNL Coach Director        
  • Develop the Club style of play & culture
  • Plan & implement training calendar
  • Provide guidance, direction & support to coaches
  • Monitor coach performance & development
 Wendy Jacobsen
VNL High Performance Manager  

Implementation of all areas of sports science

  • Daily Training Environment
  • Athlete monitoring - load, wellness, injury tracking  
  • Plan & implement the S&C programs
 Lyndell Bruce
VNL Championship Coach

Plan & implement training programs

 Wendy Jacobsen
BNA Power Coach Director Monitor Association rep team players for recruitment Penny Forrest 
Independent     Support Amanda Sherwen
Independent Support Jan Daniher