Our committee are a dedicated group looking to grow the club at every level. Please reach out to them if there is anything they can help you with or if you can help the club. All assistance to help keep players on the park is greatly appreciated!
Email: bayswaterstrikerssc@gmail.com
Nick King
President
Joined the club in 2012, and is often found shutting down opposing wingers as an accountable full-back. Nick is also part of the of the Australian Transplant National Team who played in the World Cup in 2024.
Nick continues leading the club as President, a role he is very experienced for through his years of volunteer service at multiple community clubs. He dedicates an amazing amount of time to the club and is committed to seeing it grow to the next level.
Chris Woods
Treasurer
Joined the club in 2012 and is a technical centre midfielder with an impressive highlight reel of free kicks, long range goal of the year style strikes and an excellent penalty record.
He is U18’s assistant coach, key to bridging their transition into the senior program. He keeps the club on track as Treasurer through sustainable financial management, entering an incredible eighth year.
Joel Clarke
Social/Functions/Socials
Joel jumped in to GTR as a player in 2020 and his natural ability as a sportsman came through quickly as a skilful left wing/forward with an eye for goal, picking up awards
Joel has a long history of supporting local sport, including acknowledgement when he won the Knox CC Clubperson of the Year in 2023. He launched the Blue and Red Army last year and comes on to the committee formally this year to organise social/functions as well as helping with the club socials.
David Forster
Vice President
Long term player who has spent most of his senior career at GTR, first joining in 2010 and was part of the later Bayside Premier League championship winning teams. Forzy is a tireless left footed full-back or midfield destroyer, shuttling back and forth between the boxes.
David is a volunteer who gets busy in the club’s operations and as VP is key in ensuring that matchday is set up each week and is running smoothly.
Django Birrell
General Committee
Django is a long term Shark who is already a 15 year member. A classy centre midfielder or centre back in the seniors and other grades, and a scorer of vital goals in past seasons (penalties to keep the seniors up).
Django is our current senior coach, a role he has done on a few occassions, and has stepped onto the full committee this year.
Alex Gemenis
Juniors/Operations
Alex joined the club as a player a few years back as a midfielder and forward. Although not having a child in the program, Alex took on the coaching of the Under 9’s in 2024 and got a brand new team playing well together.
Alex is focused on supporting the growth of the junior program, and refining other operations of the club using his extensive experience at other community sporting clubs.
Pascal Traczewski
Secretary
Arrived at Shark Park in 2022 and quickly showed himself as an accomplished and versatile player in defence and midfield. In 2025 was very handy as an attacking mid and winger, finishing second in the senior goal scoring.
After working on the club’s social channels last year, Pascal has stepped into the Secretary role for the 2026 season and will support the club’s operations liaising with Council and other stakeholders.
Corbin Vetter
General Committee/Operations
Corbin joined us a few years back and is a tenacious midfield destroyer in our senior team. When in rehab for a serious knee injury, Corbin stepped up to coach the reserves in 2024.
He has joined the committee this year ready to help out across a variety of functions to get stuff done! More details to follow.
