PAT Irwin will be joint coach of Merbein alongside Jarrod Buckley next SFNL season.

The former South Mildura coach joined Merbein for 2019 in a development role and as playing coach Buckley’s bench coach.

But now he will share the senior coaching role with his younger counterpart as they prepare to take the Magpies forward for 2020 and beyond.

Irwin spoke highly of Buckley as a coach and...