Welcome To The Rye Football & Netball Club
News & Updates
2026 Season Launch and Legends Luncheon
Friday March 20th Season Launch Legends Luncheon Rye RSL 12.00pm – 4.00pm Guest speakers Dane Swan and Sam Kekovich.
Tickets here at Try Booking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1522868
$150 per head all inclusive, 2 course meal, beer, wine and soft drink
Rye RSL 12.00om – 4.00pm
Call Reg Chadwick 0438 556 061, Scott Beel 0477 572 544 or Mark Egan 0401 301 980 for more information
Tables of 10 available
Season 2026
2026 MPFNL Fixture
Coaching Staff For 2026
Men’s Football
Senior Coach – Brendon Moore (Non Playing Coach)
Senior Assistant Coaches – TBC
Fitness, Strength & Conditioning – Infinite Performance & Rehab
Reserves Coach -Stephen Tweedly
Reserves Assistant Coach – Craig Wallace
Under 19 Coach – Richard Bulmer
Under 19 Assistant Coach – Rohan Fraser
Netball
A Grade/Head Coach – Gen Blaze
A Grade Assistant Coach – Issy Rebecca
B Grade Coach – Issy Rebecca
B Grade Assistant Coach – Gen Blaze
C Grade Coach – Andrea
C Grade Assistant Coach – Gen Blaze
D Grade Coach – Tessa Bourke-Finn
D Grade Assistant Coach – Liv Barrett
17’s Coach – Heidi Hutchinson
Assistant Coach – Tessa Bourke-Finn
Senior Reserves Coach – Alannah Marsh
17’s Reserves Coach – Liv Barrett
Women’s Football
Women’s Football Head Coach – Scott Gathercole
Women’s Football Assistant Coach – Vicki O’Sullivan
Women’s Football Skills Coach – Gary Sanford
Women’s Football Team Manager – Sarah Race
Socially in 2026
2026 Social Calendar
Friday March 20th Season Launch Legends Luncheon Rye RSL 12.00pm – 4.00pm
Speakers Dane Swan and Sam Kekovich
$150 per head (Table of 10 available) Or individual tickets.
Purchase tickets here https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1522868
Rye FNC 2026 Season Launch Legends Lunch 2026
Easter Saturday April 4th Show Cars & Bikes Rye Football Club (Rowley Reserve) Gates open 11am
2025
Season 2025 Roundup
Well done to our reserves and under 19 football teams for making this years finals series. Our A Grade netballers also had a taste of finals netball which was exciting. The senior team ended up with 8 wins for the season and finished off the season with 3 wins from the last 4 games to take some great momentum into pre season training.
The great news is, we have already added some quality recruits in Ryan Handley, Jacob Kelly and Jarrod Williams to the playing list, while signing all our current playing group from 2025. The club is in a very strong position heading into 2026.
Our Under 19 coaching role has been filled, with Richard Bulmer taking on the role. Training for all season, resreves and under 19’s players will commence on Monday Night November 17.
2025 Major Raffle
Go Demons
Founded in 1946, The Rye Football Club has played in 20 senior grand finals, winning 8 premierships. A proud and strong club on and off the field , one of the club’s outstanding achievements in its 78 years, is that there has only ever been 6 Presidents, Wilfred Rowley 1946 – 58, Clarrie Jennings 1959 – 79, Nick Appleford 1980 -95, Colin Beel 1996 – 2001, Rye legend Mick O’Rourke 2002 – 2023. Since 2024 Reg Chadwick has been our 6th President. Reg is a life member, premiership player and ex captain of the club, who is doing an outstanding job.
Netball is now an integral part of the club and since its inception in 2009, has been overwhelmingly successful, playing in 6 A Grade grand finals and winning 3. The club now has 5 Netball sides, the Under 17’s, and A, B, C and D Grade teams.
Players of the Round
SENIORS
#38 – BRADY EGAN
RESERVES
#42 – DEKODDA THOMSON-IRWIN
UNDER 19’s
#24 – JORDAN NENNSTIEL
