Surf Coast Suns Inaugural A & B Grade Co-Coaches
Introducing Brendan White and Casey Carroll as the Surf Coast Suns’ inaugural A & B Grade Co-Coaches.
We’re thrilled to welcome two exceptional coaches — and even better humans — to our netball family.
Brendan and Casey bring an outstanding coaching pedigree to the Suns. Across four seasons at Winchelsea FNC (2022–2025), they earned multiple accolades, including back-to-back Geelong & District Football Netball League Coaches of the Year (2022 & 2023). Together, they’ve achieved an extraordinary record of consistent finals appearances:
A Grade
2022 – Preliminary Final
2023 – Preliminary Final
2024 – Grand Final
2025 – Currently competing in finals
B Grade
2023 – Preliminary Final
2024 – Elimination Final
Their coaching tenure also produced multiple A Grade players selected in the Team of the Year (2022–2025).
About Brendan
Brendan brings experience both on and off the court. He has played netball locally in Geelong and Queensland, and has an extensive background in high-level soccer throughout his junior and senior years — including State League competitions in Geelong and the Gold Coast Premier League with Gold Coast Knights and Surfers Paradise Apollo.
He draws on this elite sporting experience to bring a strategic, structure-focused approach to netball. His ability to translate soccer tactics into netball gameplay has been a key part of their coaching success — and something he’s excited to bring to the Surf Coast Suns.
About Casey – Playing Accolades
Casey’s playing résumé speaks for itself. Her achievements include:
B Grade League Best & Fairest – GFL (2008, St Mary’s)
A Grade League Best & Fairest – GFL (2009, St Mary’s)
A Grade Runner-Up B&F – BFNL (2010, Modewarre)
A Grade League Best & Fairest – GDFNL (2011, Bell Post Hill)
A Grade Runner-Up B&F – GDFNL (2012, Bell Post Hill)
A Grade League Best & Fairest – GDFNL (2013, Bell Post Hill)
Numerous A Grade Team of the Year honours across GFL, BFNL, and GDFNL (2009–2023)
Victorian Netball League – Geelong Cougars (Championship Division, 2013)
Multiple Interleague representative selections across the Geelong region
We couldn’t be more excited for what Brendan and Casey will bring to our club, their expertise, passion, and commitment to developing players are second to none.
Let’s go, SUNS ☀️☀️☀️