Tara Murray
Caroline Springs has turned to AFL premiership player Brian Lake to coach the side in next year’s Western Region Football League division 1 season.
The Lakers announced on Friday that Lake, who played 251 AFL games, would coach the side following the departure of Brodie Holland.
Lake has played with the Lakers since 2016 and played a key role for the side this year as it won its first minor premiership and played in division 1 finals for the first time.
“Caroline Springs Football Club are excited to announce the appointment of Brian Lake as senior men’s coach for 2023,” the club said on social media.
“There’s not much he hasn’t achieved in his football career, being a three-time premiership player and Norm Smith Medallist with Hawthorn. He also was awarded All-Australian honours twice and won the Charles Sutton Medal in his Western Bulldogs days.
“Brian has also held various coaching roles as part of our senior and under-18’s programs since joining the Lakers in 2016. We congratulate Brian on his appointment and look forward to continuing the journey with him at the helm.”
Holland leaves the club after he accepted a Victorian Football League coaching job.
The Lakers previously announced that Holland had joined the Northern Bullants as their senior coach for next season.
“Caroline Springs Football Club would like to congratulate Brodie Holland on his appointment to senior coach for the Northern Bullants VFL team,” president Terry Azzopardi said in a social media post.
“Brodie commenced with Caroline Springs in 2018 and over the last five years has worked diligently to build a side that is now ultra-competitive and pressing for the ultimate success in the premier division of the Western Region Football League.
“We would sincerely like to thank Brodie for his time with us and his commitment to the role, and our club, and wish him every success as he makes the step up from local football into the VFL.”
