Lowther joins Werribee after an extensive coaching career across multiple levels of the game, most recently serving as senior coach of the Geelong Cats AFLW for five seasons. During his time at the helm he guided the side from second-last prior to his arrival into a finals contender, leading the Cats to back-to-back finals appearances including a preliminary final in 2023.

A former Geelong Football Club player, Lowther featured in 34 AFL games for the Cats across a six-year playing career in the late 1990s. Following his playing days he remained heavily involved at the club, holding roles as a VFL assistant coach, AFL analyst and AFLW assistant before being elevated to the senior coaching position.

Lowther arrives at Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval as the 27th senior coach in the history of the Werribee Football Club, bringing nearly three decades of experience within the Geelong football program as he looks to build on the club’s recent success.

Werribee also thanks Just Energy for their support as the club’s Senior Coach Partner for the 2026 season.

McSparron joins Werribee with an extensive coaching résumé at local level, highlighted by two premierships as senior coach of the Geelong Amateur Football Club. Across four seasons at the helm he guided the Ammos to back-to-back premierships in 2015 and 2016, establishing himself as one of the region’s most respected coaches.

Following that success, McSparron spent several seasons as senior coach of the Colac Football Netball Club, leading the Tigers to a Grand Final appearance in his first season and remaining in the role through to the end of the 2024 campaign.

McSparron now joins Werribee’s coaching group alongside fellow assistants Jarrod Young and Andrew Hodgson, while also reuniting with former Bell Park Football Netball Club teammate and senior coach Dan Lowther.

Jarrod Young also returned to coach at his former club, where he was a teammate of Jimmy Allan’s, playing a four year career from 2005 to 2008 with the Tigers. After his time at Werribee, Young went on to enjoy a playing career spanning over a decade across multiple leagues, including the SANFL with the Port Adelaide Football Club, where he was twice named Most Dedicated Player and once honoured as Best Team Man. He also played in the NTFL and, in 2023, wrapped up his playing career by leading Inverleigh Football Club to a Geelong and District premiership before making the transition to coaching in the VFL in 2024.

Young brought coaching experience from his time as an assistant coach at Grovedale Football Netball Club and as a playing coach with Geelong Amateur Football Club, overseeing the midfield group in Werribee’s 2024 premiership season before returning for his third year in the role in 2026.

Andrew Hodgson joined Werribee after serving as an assistant coach at South Barwon Football Netball Club in the GFNL, where he helped guide the club to back to back Grand Final appearances. Before that, Hodgson spent several seasons as senior coach of Queenscliff Football Netball Club in the BFL, initially combining the role as a playing coach.

Hodgson brought that experience to Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval in 2025, joining Werribee’s coaching panel to oversee the forwards. He now enters his second season leading the club’s forward line as part of the 2026 coaching group under senior coach Dan Lowther.

Peter Street returned to Werribee in 2025 to take on the role of ruck coach, bringing with him a wealth of experience as both a former AFL and Werribee ruckman. Now in his second season in the role, Street continues to work closely with the club’s ruck group as part of the 2026 coaching panel.

Standing as the equal tallest AFL player in history, Street played 78 AFL games across stints with the Geelong Football Club and Western Bulldogs between 2001 and 2008. During the Bulldogs’ affiliation with Werribee, he also pulled on the black and gold for 22 games at VFL level.

Kirk Heberle joined Werribee’s coaching staff in 2025, stepping into the role of Head of Development. A former state league player, Heberle brought valuable coaching experience from his work with the WFNL interleague program and the junior ranks at Point Cook.

Earlier in his coaching career, Heberle also served as a playing coach at Hamley Bridge Football Club, where he guided the club to an A Grade premiership while still playing. Now in his second season at Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval, Heberle continues to oversee Werribee’s development program as part of the 2026 coaching group.