THOMPSON SIGNS ON AS SOUTHERN ROOS COACH

FORMER Leopold premiership captain, Jai Thompson, will coach the Southern Roos in 2023 with the hope of going a couple better than last season. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Blair Burns

January 04, 2023 | 5:00 PM

HARROW-BALMORAL Football Netball Club (HBFNC) has a new senior coach with Leopold legend, Jai Thompson, signing on to coach the Southern Roos for the 2023 Horsham and District Football Netball League (HDFNL) season.

The announcement brings Nick Pekin’s incredibly successful five-year stint at the helm of the club to an end, including back-to-back senior flags in 2018 and 2019.