THREE-TIME Cats premiership players David Wojcinski and Matthew Scarlett will test their football nous against each other in the Geelong Football League next year.

Wojcinski was named coach of Newtown and Chilwell on Thursday after signing a two-year deal.

The announcement came two months after Scarlett was named co-coach of powerhouse club South Barwon.

Both Wojcinski and Scarlett, who ended their brilliant AFL careers at the end of the 2012 season, ran around in the GFL this year.

Wojcinski played 11 games and kicked 14 goals for Newtown and Chilwell before he was grounded by a serious knee injury.

The injury forced the 33-year-old to hang up his boots for good, so he will be a non-playing coach.

The man known as 'Wojo' faces a tough task to drag Newtown and Chilwell up to the top of the ladder.

Although the Bombers have made the finals in the last three seasons, they have not won a premiership since 1986.

In contrast, Scarlett is taking the reins at a club that has enjoyed an extraordinary run of success in the past decade.

South Barwon has won seven premierships in the past nine seasons, and Scarlett was a key contributor in the Swans' most recent Grand Final victory in September.

The 34-year-old will share the coaching position with former South Barwon captain Warwick Knuckey. Knuckey was the Cats AFL runner in 2013.

They have taken over from James Garvey and Casey Tutungi.

Tutungi is continuing his rehabilitation after being left a quadriplegic following an accidental clash during a match in June.