2018 Premier C premiership coach, Luke Mahoney, has been appointed Fitzroy Senior Men's Coach until the end of season 2021.
A man with extensive VAFA and VFL playing and coaching experience, Luke Mahoney, coached the Fitzroy senior side to a premiership and a promotion back to Premier B in his first year with the club.
Luke joined Fitzroy directly from the senior coaching role with Brunswick NOBSPC and Assistant Coach on the 2017 VAFA Ireland representative tour.
Luke played 290 games with North Old Boys, Williamstown in VFL and St Kevin’s Old Boys (SKOB), including as captain and premiership captain for SKOB in 2004 and several VAFA rep games. He won four best and fairest awards with the club.
At SKOB Luke had a number of coaching roles including Coaching Director in 2015 (an undefeated year when SKOB was promoted to Premier), Senior Assistant Coach (under Daniel Harford) in 2012-13, VAFA Premier B-D4 rep Assistant Coach 2014, Senior Coach with Brunswick NOBSPC in 2016 and 2017, winning VAFA Coach of the Year in Division 1 in his first year with the club. Luke’s coaching career started as a playing assistant with SKOB and includes coaching his daughter’s Under 12 team at Moonee Valley.
