Who will coach teams in Rockhampton Rugby League senior divisions
With players putting in the hard yards at pre-season, we check out the coaches who will be trying to mastermind the premiership plays for each of the senior teams.
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With festive celebrations over, the pre-season slog has started for footy players as they gear up for the Rockhampton Rugby League 2025 season.
The four senior divisions are sure to deliver plenty after 2024 produced some monumental moments.
Emu Park won its first A-grade men’s premiership, with the club’s women completing the senior premiership double.
Rockhampton Brothers are sure to again be a force as they look to defend their reserve grade title, so too Norths who are gunning for back-to-back titles in under-19.
We take a look at the club coaches who will be looking to mastermind success in 2025.
Emu Park
A-grade men: Tiko Hooper
Women: TBA
Reserve grade: Jason Field Jnr
Under-19: Isaiah Conway
Yeppoon
A-grade men: Shaun Goode
Women: Carl Green
Reserve grade: Maverick Dale
Under-19: Andrew Fischer
Rockhampton Brothers
A-grade men: Damien Seibold
Women: Dominic Draper
Reserve grade: Mitchell Zornig
Under-19: Damian Chapman, Roarke Christensen
Gladstone Valleys
A-grade men: Bill Cullen
Women: Michael ‘Mooks’ Wirihana
Reserve grade: Jordan Pearce
Under-19: Adam Alexander
Fitzroy/Gracemere
A grade men: Lee Bob
Women: Niccy Muller
Reserve grade: Darrin Melton
Under-19: Blake Popp
Norths Chargers
A-grade men: Bert Tabuai
Women: Nikki Carpenter
Reserve grade: Nick Sweetman
Under-19: McLofty Asse
Tannum Sands
A-grade men: Axel Maeyke
Reserve grade: James Simpkin
Women: Steve Gehrmann
Under-19: TBA
Biloela
Reserve grade: Ryan Wilson
Under-19: TBA
Wallabys
Women: Darryl ‘Nudge’ Roeser
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