The Lions are getting ready to roar again.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
Quirindi will kick-off pre-season training on Thursday night with a couple of new faces at the helm.
Tom Koerstz has taken over from Col McKenzie as first grade coach while Jess Slade has stepped up to coach the women's 7s side.
Both are familiar faces around the club and will also be pulling on the boots.
READ ALSO:
Slade was part of the inaugural women's side and is excited about getting back into it.
"The pre-season really boosted everyone's morale last year so it will be nice to get that going again and get the team back together," she said.
She said they should have "a good side" this season with a lot of the players involved in 2019 set to return. They will be complimented by some promising young talent from the Quirindi High under-18s side that played in the North West Regional Youth competition last year.
It will be a similar story for the men with Koerstz also highlighting some of the talent coming through from the boys 18s side. They also have "a good core group of older players" and have had a couple of handy players move to the region.
"It will be good to get back out there on Thursday," he said.
"The vibe around the group's awesome at the moment. Everyone's really excited and I think the community in general, they've finally had a good year on the cropping side so it's really positive. Hopefully we can roll some of that momentum into the club."
Originally from Dubbo, Koerstz moved to the area two years ago for work after seven years in Sydney, where he both played and coached at the juggernaut that is Sydney University.
For now training will just be Thursday night with field work at Longfield Oval in town followed by a swim in the pool. Once the touch football competition finishes up they will move to Tuesday and Thursday.
Training is from 6.30pm.
