Sport
12 August, 2026
Bombers appoint leaders
COBDEN last week announced its senior football coaches for the 2027 season, with Brody Mahoney joined in the role by Andrew Foster as co-coach.
Mahoney will be in his fourth season in the role, having been co-coach with Dan Casey in 2024 and doing the job in his own right over the past two seasons.
Foster, a member of Cobden’s 1997 and 1998 senior premiership teams, has stepped up after serving as an assistant coach to Mahoney in 2026 in his return to the club.
Included in Foster’s resume is a stint coaching Koroit to the 2007 Hampden league flag.
“I definitely think it’s the right path to go down,” Mahoney said of the co-coaching appointment.
“Fos (Foster) has been great to work with, he’s had a lot of success and we are on the same page with how we operate.”
Mahoney was confident in Cobden’s future prospects with their young list.
“We’ve got a fantastic young group, some have been thrown in the deep end but they have thrived.
“We are nearly all locals with only two travelling back from Geelong. We will look to retain and keep developing our list while hopefully adding an experienced player or two to help our players out.”
Cobden president Wayne Robertson said in a press release that the club was incredibly excited to welcome Andrew and his family back to the Cobden Football Netball Club.
“Andrew’s experience as both a successful player and premiership coach, combined with Brody’s work over the past three seasons, creates a fantastic coaching partnership,” Robertson said.
“Our club has worked hard to build a talented young playing group, and we believe Andrew and Brody are the ideal people to continue developing that talent while driving a culture that our members and supporters can be proud of. We are excited about what lies ahead and look forward to seeing them lead our football program into the 2027 season.”
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