North Ballarat Roosters have landed Hawthorn legend Gary Buckenara as its new general manager of football.
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In a boom appointment for the Roosters, the four-time premiership player will fill the newly developed role.
The Roosters made the announcement via a media statement on Friday afternoon.
The full statement is below:
The North Ballarat Football Club has appointed former Hawthorn Football Club Recruiting and List Manager and former champion premiership payer Gary Buckenara as its first ever General Manager of Football.
Buckenara was selected from a strong list of candidates and will commence in the within a couple of weeks.
Buckenara’s role will be to head the entire football program at North Ballarat overseeing the administration, coaching and marketing operations of the club. He will report to the club’s Chief Executive Officer and work alongside a dedicated group of full-time, part-time and volunteer staff.
The role includes responsibility for recruitment, list management, and match day operations. He will also oversee marketing and community relations activity for the football club.
In making the announcement club CEO Mark Patterson said “The club and the board in particular is delighted that Gary has accepted this new challenge for our club. He brings a wealth of over 30 years of playing and management experience at the highest level of the football industry and we are convinced he will add enormous value to the Club”.
“We also believe that Gary will be a fantastic asset to the broader Ballarat community” Patterson went onto say.
“I am looking forward to this fantastic challenge; this is the type of role that I’ve had an ambition to undertake for some time and whilst it will be challenging I am very confident that I bring the right skills to make it a success” Buckenara said.
“My wife Annette and I look forward to becoming part of the Ballarat community and developing the club throughout the community and ensuring that the club achieves its football and community objectives in the years ahead”.
Buckenara comes to North Ballarat following a highly successful career at Hawthorn Football Club that included as a premiership player four times and most recently as its Recruiting Manager. He was also senior coach at the Sydney Swans in 1993.