Sport
4 April, 2025
Carly has new goal
ONE of the north central region’s most versatile sportswomen, Carly Isaac, takes over as Boort’s A Grade coach for 2025, with the B Grade coaching job thrown in. Isaac – the reigning Queen of the Mountain in the famous run up Mt Wycheproof...
ONE of the north central region’s most versatile sportswomen, Carly Isaac, takes over as Boort’s A Grade coach for 2025, with the B Grade coaching job thrown in.
Isaac – the reigning Queen of the Mountain in the famous run up Mt Wycheproof carrying a bag of wheat, and a top-drawer marathon runner – is a true multi-tasker.
The star centre won the club best-and-fairest last season as well as the Coach’s Award, and was named the Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year.
Georgia Haw has stepped down as coach after six years to take over the club presidency and is confident the Magpies have been left in good hands.
Boort finished second on the ladder after the home and away matches in 2024 but fell out of the finals with two disappointing losses to Wedderburn and Charlton.
Eventual premiers Wedderburn beat the Magpies three times last year, so there is an awareness that significant improvement is needed.
Two former stars in Sophie Perryman and Stephanie Wilson have returned to the fold in a boost to the team’s prospects.
Isaac is confident Boort can contend in season 2025 after its straight-sets finals exit.
“We probably had a few key players out of the side, having babies and things like that,” she said.
“We’ve got a few back this year, and I’m really positive about the season,” Isaac said.
Sophie Perryman returns after a year playing with South Bendigo, and along with another former Boort star in Steph Wilson, who is back after having a baby, will give the Magpies a significant boost.
Perryman has previously represented the North Central league at junior level, and is considered one of the competition’s rising stars.
With a background as a personal trainer, Perryman is supremely fit and can run all day, making her a difficult opponent to match up on.
Add elite skills and leadership, and she shapes as a critical player in Boort’s bid to turn around a disappointing finish to 2024.
Carly Isaac’s elite fitness – not to mention her netball skills – makes her one of the most potent players in the North Central league.
The only question is whether taking on the A Grade and B Grade coaching roles will impact her on-court performance.
She is confident that with the off-court support she will get that the job will not to be too much to ask.
Isaac says she will spend time off the court each match to give some of the rising juniors playing time. It would also give her the chance to see the game unfold from the bench. “There’s probably going to be a bit where I have to coach from the sidelines and take it all in,”