FORMER Ovens and Murray boss Craig Millar will coach Myrtleford for the next three seasons.

Fresh off resigning from his general manager role at the O&M, Millar will return to his old club as he looks to lead the group towards deep September action.

The school teacher insisted that the primary reason for leaving the league was to switch careers and become a teacher, not to pursue the role at Myrtleford.

"This opportunity definitely came out of left field," Millar said.

"I handed in my resignation and once it was announced the phone rang a fair bit.

"It started with Myrtleford saying they were interested to then asking me to have a go at it which was really flattering.

"Once we started to talk, the more I started getting excited about the prospect of getting back into coaching."

Millar's CV in football and administration speaks for itself, holding multiple roles at Carlton in the AFL for five years including as a player development manager.

Although Millar hasn't held a role as head coach, he's been involved in coaching at development and state programs.

"It's my first time being one out in the goal square as head coach but I've been involved with development and state programs and undergone some tertiary studies in coaching," he said.

"I feel I'll be able to draw from my experiences in high levels of football and I still have contacts from my time in those programs.

"I'll definitely be looking to tap into those contacts as much as I can."

As a coach, Millar said he's all about standards.

"I'm probably more of a modern coach," he said.

"I'm about the buy–in that players give and also agreed behaviours instead of standards.

"The Ovens and Murray is a really strong league and if you want to be competing with the benchmark that is Wangaratta you have to work hard because grand finals and premierships don't come easy."

Millar is no stranger at McNamara Reserve having played one season with the Saints in 2005, going ridiculously close to becoming a premiership player with the Saints.

The Saints were denied the premiership from a goal after the siren off the boot of Lavington hero Darryn McKimmie.

In that season the clever forward won the Doug Strang Medal booting 89 majors.

Millar also played state league football in Tasmania for Clarence, and featured for the Tassie Mariners in the TAC Cup as a teenager, playing under Chris Fagan.

"From playing at Myrtleford I know that football and netball is a big part of the community," he said.

"I really look forward to building on that and building on how Jake (Sharp) and Dawson (Simpson) left the club.

"Hopefully we can get Myrtleford back to the heights they should be at."

Millar will finish up with the O&M on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Saints have also signed Liv Sinclair as netball coach.

The Corowa–Rutherglen star will work alongside Tina Way at the helm of the Saints' A–grade side next season, with the pair sharing the top job.