New Tarneit coach James Foord brings plenty of high level experience to the Titans after being appointed coach for next year’s Western Football League division 2 season.
While Max de Groot was contracted for next year, the club still advertised for a coach to see who was available at the idea of de Groot.
The club announced that it had signed Foord on Friday night to help the club continue to rebuild.
Foord is no stranger to the club having played for the Titans in their inaugural year back in 2014.
“Throughout the selection process, James’ professionalism and drive stood out, whilst his strong high-performance background and extensive experience in elite football environments impressed from the start,” the Titans said on social media.
“Foordy currently holds the role of head of strength and conditioning at Loreto Toorak and is fresh off two years at Ivanhoe Football Club as head of high performance and assistant coach.
“Foordy also holds his Masters in exercise science and was the original managing director of high-performance hub Melbourne Athletic .
“A man of high standards and professionalism, Foordy has a great ability to connect with people of all types, too.”
Foord also bring plenty of experience at AFL and AFLW level.
He was a strength conditioning coach at North Melbourne, Gold Coast and Essendon’s AFLW programs.
He was Essendon’s men’s strength and conditioning coach from 2022 to 2023 and was Collingwood’s Victorian Football League academies high performance lead the past two seasons.
“With his charisma, experience and fire in the belly, we are excited for what Foordy will bring to our young playing group for 2026 and beyond,” the Titans said.
The Titans finished bottom in 2025 without a win, but blooded several young players with an eye to the future.
