FORMER AFL Victoria administrator and Anglesea footballer Ayden Gras has joined AFL Barwon ahead of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old will take on the role of operations coordinator within the football department.<\/p>\n
A product of the region\u2019s local football pathway, Gras played junior football with St Joseph\u2019s before continuing his senior career at Anglesea.<\/p>\n
He brings experience from AFL Victoria, where he worked across football operations and administration, contributing to the delivery of state-level programs and competitions. He has also developed organisational and customer service skills through his time with Cotton On.<\/p>\n
In the role, Gras will assist with key football operations, including competition administration and management across leagues.<\/p>\n
AFL Barwon head of football, Sarah Naylor, said the appointment strengthened the organisation\u2019s capacity to support clubs, volunteers and participants ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis combination of local football experience, time within AFL Victoria and a strong professional background makes him a great fit for this role. He understands community football and the importance of supporting clubs at every level,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Gras said he was pleased to return to the region in a professional capacity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving come through the Barwon pathways and played locally, this role is something I\u2019m really passionate about.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working closely with clubs and contributing to the continued growth and success of football across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORMER AFL Victoria administrator and Anglesea footballer Ayden Gras has joined AFL Barwon ahead of the 2026 season.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-497296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}