Former Launceston City coach Ben Brookfield has been promoted to the top job at his new Queensland club.
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Brookfield will replace Tim Lunnon, who was sacked as Wide Bay Buccaneers coach.
Lunnon had only coached Northern Rangers as late as 2014 and was previously a one-time NTJSA president.
The club announced Lunnon’s sacking after a 7-1 loss on Saturday, as the Buccaneers are yet to collect a point in their first three games.
Brookfield will join Kieran McKean in caretaker coaching roles for the Football Queensland Premier League side that plays in the state’s second-best competition behind NPL Queensland.
The 26-year-old Brookfield was hired last September to coach the Bundaberg-based under-20 side this year.
He had coached City last year to sixth with 18 points from 21 matches that included a late-season run of four straight wins for the first time in the club’s NPL history.
But the Englishman left City after he was ruled out for a second year in charge.