Hume Football and Netball League season preview with Georgia Smith and Brent Godde. Discussing premiership contenders, dark horses and best recruits.
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00:00Hi, I'm Georgia Smith from the Board of Mail.
00:02Hi, I'm Brent Goodie.
00:04We've just been putting the finishing touches on the footy magazine for this year,
00:08coming out in the next week or so.
00:10And we start with the Hume League.
00:12And Georgia, who have you tipped to take out the netball this year?
00:16This season I'm tipping Howlog.
00:18I'm tipping that it's going to be third time lucky for the Spiders
00:21after coming so close the last two years,
00:23and especially last season going into overtime.
00:26So they're my tip for this season.
00:28But what about you both?
00:30Yeah, it's impossible to go past Osborne.
00:33They've probably improved their list, probably two or three better goal side.
00:39And they've lost three games in three years,
00:43and they're a big chance to go through this season undefeated, I feel.
00:47Very nice.
00:49And who are you tipping to be the biggest improver this season?
00:52Yeah, it's Howlog.
00:54They've recruited well.
00:56They're coached well by Matty McDonald.
00:59And they probably underachieved last season.
01:01And if things click, I can see them making a grand final.
01:05And what about the netball?
01:07Who's the big improver in the netting?
01:08I'd say the big improver in the netball would be Bilbon Crows this season.
01:12They've got Beck O'Connell back on board as coach,
01:15and they've got the Maloney sisters,
01:17all four of them will be out there this season joining Paige.
01:20So yeah, I think the Crows will be up there around finals time.
01:25Yeah, I'm related to the Maloney, so I hope they can take it out.
01:30Oh, that's good. We'll see you there at a game then, will we?
01:33Maybe.
01:34So who will be some of the big recruits during the off-season?
01:38Well, everyone loves a big man,
01:40and Howlong's got one of the best in the business in Tim Hanna.
01:45Premiership ruckman at Lavie.
01:47I don't think he's going to have to ruck a lot, and he could play forward,
01:50and he'll have a big say in how far the Sporters go this year.
01:55And who's the biggest signing in the netball this year?
01:58There's been a couple,
02:00but both Jindra and Howlong have picked up Aubrey Tigers players.
02:04So Jindra have got Justine Willis from the Tigers,
02:08and then Howlong have got Heidi Fisher as well.
02:11So they were teammates, and now they'll be playing against each other this season.
02:15Interesting.
02:17If you had to pick a dark horse this season, who would it be?
02:21The feel-good story is Billabong Crows.
02:25They've got their 20-year anniversary of their merger this year.
02:29They played finals most recently in 2019,
02:34and they recruited well.
02:36They're up and about,
02:38and if things click, they could pinch a finals birth.
02:43Can you see any outsiders making an impact in the netball this year?
02:47I think a team that's pretty hard to predict this season is Brockburn.
02:52They've got quite a few past players coming back into the side,
02:56so it'll be interesting to see how they go,
02:58and they might surprise a few teams.
03:00Thanks for watching.