Growth is the continued focus for Lancefield in the Riddell District Netball League.
Having focused on home grown talent the last few years, the Tigers continue to show they are heading in the right direction.
For Tigers coach Michelle Rix, nothing changes this season.
“It’s been really positive,” she said.
“We have a young group of girls and most of the girls are Lancefield girls. We’ve got under-19s pushing through the grades and challenging to play A-grade.
“Hopefully we can continue the knowledge from the last couple of years.”
Rix said their A-grade list was similar to what they had last season. Larissa Rix returns from injury and joins the side.
Stephanie Hammond and Elke Henson, have both been promoted from the under-19s.
Brianna De Haas is the one out of the side.
Rix said they believed that they had the midcourt depth to cover the loss of De Haas, who has returned to Riddell.
“We had a practice match last week and we’ve got a really exciting fast midcourt,” she said
“We didn’t get many wins last year, but we stuck with some of the top teams. We lost by a goal to Wallan and sat with Macedon for most of the game before being blown out.
“It’s a really young team with the oldest being 23. We are learning so much every week and we are growing each week.”
Across the board, Rix said they were hoping to build on last season’s results. The Tigers B-grade and C-grade sides both made finals last season.
Rix said they were confident those sides would be better again this year.
The under-19s started their season on Friday night.
The rest of the teams start their season on Saturday against Woodend-Hesket.
Rix said the club was used to having a bye in the first round of the season and were using it as an opportunity to have a look at some of the other teams.
