The senior Bulldogs team has gone back to back with premiership wins
THE Beerwah Bulldogs A Grade team has a new coach with Greg Corkin taking over from dual premiership winning Brett ‘Darcy’ Hill.
Corkin has been the assistant coach for a number of years under Hill, and said his plan as head coach was to stick to what works.
“Darcy has done a fantastic job over the last two or three years and we won’t be changing too much about structure, we’re not going to change what works,” Corkin said.
“The boys are definitely keen to get a three-peat, it’s something that hasn’t happened very often in the Sunshine Coast league, so they absolutely have that goal to achieve three in a row.”
Darcy will still be heavily involved in the senior Doggies teams after being appointed senior coaching coordinator.
Corkin said the A Grade squad’s success had been built on a solid defensive structure, a focus that would continue into the 2025 season. “Defence is a big thing that we will be making sure is solid,” he said.
“The determination and the attitude that we showed in that grand final, if we turn up with that every week, winning is not going to be a problem for us.”
Although the new coach is happy with the team’s existing structure, he also wants to ensure there is a strong connection between junior and senior players.
“We just want to continue to add on what Darcy has already set up, the boys already are but the club is keen to get the players to come and help out the juniors,” he said.
“That’s the big thing about Beerwah right now is culture, the fact juniors want to come into the dressing room and get a jersey signed, we want to keep building that so the juniors have something to aspire to and want to be a senior Bulldog.” kirra@gcnews.com.au