Beaufort has re-signed co-coaches Brendan Howard and Mitchell Jenkins for the 2022 Central Highlands Football League season.
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The pair originally signed on to lead the Crows for the 2020 season, which was ultimately missed due to COVID-19.
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2022 will be the pair's second actual season in charge.
"It was probably a bit of (baptism) by fire, obviously coming into a team that's lost a lot of players and jumped into rebuilding, it's pretty tough, things not going our way," Howard said.
"We've got a real good group, I think we've had 36 sign back up already and about 20-odd have signed couple-year deals.
"(This) is a good reflection on where the club's at culture-wise, I think everyone really enjoys being there.
"It's just about building on that list that we've got and adding more pieces to it and growing it for the next couple of years and hopefully if not next year, the year after we're back in that competitive finals spot."
Beaufort is fresh from a two win season and 15th-placed finish on the CHFL ladder, after playing off in a semi-final in 2019.
It enjoyed some competitive losses through the season, however, an important sign for sides outside of the finals for possible future success.
An exodus of key players after the 2018 senior premiership and 2019 meant it was a new-look Beaufort side in 2021.
Having coached 11 games in two seasons, Jenkins said he is hoping for a complete 2022 year.
"It's been a pretty bizarre start to coaching a group over that period of time," he said.
"I think we all hope that we get a full season in next year and get that opportunity to train together and play each week through a full season."
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