Melbourne Renegades head coach Simon Helmot signs three-year extension contract

‌Melbourne Renegades head coach Simon Helmot extended his stay at the Women’s Big Bash League franchise by three years. The new contract will see him coach the Renegades till the end of the 2027 WBBL season.

Simon played an instrumental role last year when he, along with captain Sophie Molineux, steered the side to their first-ever WBBL title after the tournament kickstarted in 2015-16. He mentioned that he was excited to continue his stay with the Renegades and looking forward to the next season after their title-winning feat the previous year.

"Last season was an incredibly special one for our playing group and staff, and I'm thrilled to be continuing as head coach," Helmot said.

"Winning a title is never easy, which makes being part of this group all the more special. Led brilliantly by our general manager, James Rosengarten, and our captain, Sophie Molineux, achieving what we did was incredibly rewarding.

"We've got a great core group of players and people who are passionate about the club, and who are fully invested into achieving more. I'm excited by what we can do next."

With all the teams allowed to sign one overseas player as a pre-draft signing in the WBBL, Renegades continued to avail the services of star all-rounder Hayley Matthews who was key in them winning the title last year. Matthews was Renegades’ top run-getter in WBBL 2024 with a tally of 324 runs from 10 matches at an average of 40.50 and a strike rate of 130.64. With the ball, she was second in Renegades’ wicket-takers’ list scalping 14 wickets from 10 matches at an impressive economy of 6.98 and striking at a frequency of 15.28.