Exciting Announcement for 2025
We are proud and excited to announce the appointment of Eddy Denouden and Lucas Murphy as our joint Senior Football Coaches for Season 2025.
Eddy will be known to many, in recent years, he and his family have become an ingrained, integral part of our mighty club. Eddy is an esteemed Central Highlands region player, with a heart and soul as big as a lion. For the club to be in the position to promote from within to lead our mighty Hoppers pleases us no end and is a sign of the outstanding calibre of people we have surrounding us.

Of course, we know great people, attract great people, as is the case with Lucus Murphy. Lucas is a supremely decorated player, originally from the Eastern Football League and in more recent years dominating the incredibly strong football region of Geelong and the surf coast, Lucas’ rap sheet speaks for itself. A multiple premiership player and the enviable feat of kicking over 100 goals in a season with Barwon Heads and East Geelong (where he was assistant Coach). We are proud to provide an opportunity for our Hoppers to learn and develop from an outstanding, credible footballer and coach.
Both Eddy and Lucas have a passion for fostering environments where all people can thrive, from the youngest juniors to the most experienced and talented senior players. They are committed to developing players at all levels and creating a winning culture on the field and in all aspects of club life.
They of course have the good fortune of building on the foundation laid by current senior coach Shaune ‘Spider’ Moloney. Spider’s influence and development of our senior footballers has been first class. We will be ever proud have had a person of Spider’s ilk, character and status linked to a period of substantial growth and development at the Hoppers. We are proud that his impact and legacy will continue through Eddy and Lucas. With The Hoppers now well and truly ‘under his skin’ Spider will continue to be a regular feature around the Club and is committed to delivering a smooth transition over to the dynamic duo at the back end of 2024.
Congratulations and thank you to all involved in this appointment. The leadership capacity at the Hoppers is second to none.
The mid-way point of Season 2024 has seen some of our best senior football performances so far. There is much to look forward to in the coming weeks as Spider continues to lead and develop this magnificent group of footballers.