The Sherwood Football Club are delighted to announce the re-appointment of Ben Jaenke-Cain as the QAFL Colts Coach in 2023.  The reigning Russell Green Memorial Trophy winner for Coach of the Year, 2023 will be Ben’s 4th year with the Colts, and his success in producing both on field results, but also preparing players for the rigours of Senior Football is unmatched.  A hands on and strong educational coaching methodology and fostering an elite environment are his clear strengths, and his ability to identify and develop talent makes him the ideal coach for this talented group.  In his time looking after the Colts, more than 15 players have gone onto play Senior football and in 2022 alone, he gave opportunities to 9 of Sherwood’s talented u16 Division 1 crop to advance their football development, including 6 of them getting a taste of QAFL finals.

Ben is a life member of the Sherwood Football Club and was a Senior Premiership player as a 16 year old in 2008 and a Bill Peirce Medalist in 2014 when he had one of the more outstanding seasons in Magpie memory taking out the Senior Best & Fairest Count by an astonishing 63 vote margin, totalling 149 votes.  For comparison, while still using the same voting system the last 7 winners haven’t polled more than 100.

Ben was also selected in the QAFL Team of the Year in 2014, represented QLD at U15, U18 and U21 level and in 2022 continued to play some Senior Football at the club providing on field leadership and experience to a young group, and showing the workrate required to play at that level.  Originally a Springwood Junior, he joined the Magpies in 2004 to play U14s to join a few of his mates and to play in the famous black & white stripes (as a passionate Collingwood supporter!) He won the AFLBJ Div 1 U16 Best & Fairest in 2006 and he also had a stint at Redland in 2011/12 before returning to the Magpies.

The club, players and supporters are thrilled to welcome Ben bacK to the role of QAFL Colts Head Coach.