We have had some fantastic development of younger players that have come through the ranks to play first grade, plus a core of 4-5 that were there last year. We had some players come back to us (having left to play at a higher level) and a couple of good players that came out of the blue (and into the royal blue).

The success for first grade this year has come about from a combination of adding a bit of quality to first grade, plus a really good feeling about the club that has been instilled by the coach and some greater depth in the lower grades that's come about by development of younger players.