Callum McLachlan will leave his role as Capital Football’s competitions manager on October 16, 2024.
Part of the reason behind McLachlan’s decision is to focus on being a professional cricketer for 12 months of the year, while he has the opportunity.
Main photo: Callum McLachlan … pursuing a professional cricket career. Photo credit: Capital Football.
“Leaving was a tough decision, but now is the right time to focus solely on my cricket career,” he told Capital Football’s website.
“There are a lot of exciting things coming in the next few years and I am excited to see where football in the region progresses to.”
Operations manager Blair Duncan said: “In his time, Callum has contributed a significant amount to Capital Football.
“Callum has done a fantastic job in juniors, youth, futsal and more recently in the senior men’s local leagues.
“His boundless energy, thoughtfulness and highest of standards have all contributed to his running of the competitions and the management and relationships he has with clubs and key stakeholders.
“We are sorry Callum has cut his time short in the Capital, but he goes with our well wishes and he can leave in the knowledge of a job well done.”
Significant highlights during McLachlan’s time with Capital include:
- His improvement of processes and efficiencies in the festival space.
- Managing the growth of the junior and youth competitions year on year.
- Transitioning the futsal space into a new operating system.
- Managing successful relationships with 40+ clubs.
- Successfully scheduling about 9,000 football games and 3,500 futsal games per season.
His replacement is yet to be appointed.
This story was first published on October 1, 2024.