He's back: Beavers seal deal as new coach Jason Mungean signs up

The Beavers have appointed experienced coach Jason Mungean to their top job as they look to develop their range of youth.

Wesley-CBC blooded several junior players to its division one side this season under skipper Ben Dobson.

Nick Blacker, Blake Rouse, Walker Owen and Archie Bolden are among its brightest prospects.

Mungean said he was planning to spend more time working on his farm after retiring from Brierly-Christ Church's coaching role prior to this past season.

But a late twist of fate reignited his passion.

"I was coaching the under 17s at Brierly and really had no intention of carrying (coaching) on," he said.

"But in January I coached the Warrnambool under 18 girls side and I got the urge to get back into it.

"(Wesley-CBC) somehow found out I was interested and after a couple of phone calls and meetings, I talked it over with family and joined up."

The Standard understands Mungean, a long-term junior country week mentor, will focus on development while an on-field captain will also be appointed.

He said a leadership group could also feature as a way of supporting the club's youngsters.

"There are some good kids there. I got to know them a bit from Warrnambool country week this year," Mungean said.

"They got a bit of a grounding this season and we'll try to develop them.

"I don't think bringing in a bunch of new players is a long-term thing. Your kids are your future and we'll look to what is in house."

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Mungean said Wesley-CBC would browse for recruits but would only look to move for the right player.

The former Nirranda coach said the role was planned to be non-playing and would focus heavily on training and technical improvements.

"Hopefully," he laughed.

"No doubt I'll play at some point. I played the last four games at Brierly this season in the twos.

"You never know."

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