Tara Murray
Melton coach Aaron Tymms will step down as coach at the end of the Ballarat Football League season.
While his side is on top of the ladder and aiming for a second straight premiership, Tymms decided now was the time to step back and let someone else take on the role.
“I’m hanging up the whiteboard and whistle,” he said. “I’ve been at the club seven years and six of them as head coach.
“I’m stepping away so they can learn from someone else. For a lot of the boys I’m the only senior coach they’ve had and if not [Brad] Murphy would be the only other coach.
“It’ll be good to learn from someone else. It could still be the same message, but a different voice.”
Tymms said when he went for the job originally he didn’t think he would get the job and was doing the interview for experience.
Since then the Bloods have been one of the top sides in the competition, making two grand finals and winning one of them, with two COVID-19 years in the middle.
Tymms said he was happy with how things had panned out.
“We’re in a strong position and I have confidence where the club is on and off the field,” he said.
“We’ve got three teams looking at finals this year. We’ve been strong each year and we’re around the mark this year.”
Tymms said he would look to spend more time with his family and help out with his son’s football next year.
He said he wouldn’t coach, but would step in where he was needed.
“My kids are 10 and 14, it’s time for their dad to be around a little bit more,” he said.
“It’ll be good to be around Tuesday and Thursday nights. I still enjoy Saturdays and will likely go down to every home game, but I’m stepping back a little.
“I also have a Europe trip booked.”
Tymms said he doesn’t know what the future holds in terms of coaching, but didn’t rule out returning to it in the future.
“I started coaching as soon as I finished playing,” he said. “My wife reckons I won’t last five minutes without it.
“I might help someone.”
While Tymms has made a decision about his future, he is focused on helping the Bloods go back-to-back.
They sit on top of the ladder with three rounds to go.
“There are some really good sides at the top end,” he said. “It would be great to get the fairy tale ending but we knew what life is like.”
