COACH: Wayne Kirby

GAINS: Darcy Lahey (South Launceston), Alistair Lupo (Hillwood), Tim and Mark Yole, Adrian Collins (Meander Valley), Jason Moore (Rocherlea), Bryan Tasker and Stefan Jago (returning).

LOSSES: David Wickham, Tim Seen (Bridgenorth), Taran Little (Lilydale), Aden Morris (St Pats), Jorden Beams (St Pats), Will Mohr (Scottsdale), Luke Cox (St Pats).

LAST SEASON: Fifth.

COACH SAYS: ‘‘We are still negotiating with some potential new players and expect to be competitive.

‘‘The club made finals for the first time in seven years last year and we would like to repeat that.

‘‘Losing a century goalkicker in David Wickham is a big loss, but with the addition of some young, quick, skilful players we will be smaller but quicker.

‘‘We will be playing a far different game plan from what we’ve done before.’’

COACH:  Danny Hall

CAPTAIN:  Mason Keane

GAINS:  Jamie Rayner (Hillwood), Michael Murfett ( Lilydale), Dylan Mackrill, (returned from Qld)

LOSSES:  Jacob Knight (Western Storm), Joshua Waldie (Air Force)

LAST YEAR: Third.

COACH SAYS:   ‘‘Our aim this year is to maintain form from week to week. As a young club we will have a big focus on youth, as they are the future, and hopefully take another step from last year.

‘‘One of our deficiencies last year was we did not perform well enough against the top three sides, so we want to be consistent regardless of the opposition and pride ourselves on team football.

‘‘Our list hasn’t changed a lot and the experience that some of our younger guys gained last year should help with them being a year older.’’

SENIOR COACH:  Nathan Lowe

SENIOR CAPTAIN:  Brodie Frost

GAINS:  Lewis Taylor (Essendon Districts), Shannon Mulvey (Sheffield), Grant Hogarth and Lewis Harvey (Devonport), Robert Talbot (Penguin).

LOSSES:  Kane Featherstone, Matt Wilson, Matt Murffett, Alex Lindsay.

LAST YEAR: Eighth.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘ We have recruited strongly and we are looking for a top-four finish and want to make finals.

‘‘The pre-season has been great with awesome numbers and positive signs for the club, so we’re looking for a big year. ‘‘We will have a more potent forward line this season with Lewis Taylor coming back and will adapt our game plan accordingly.’’

COACH:  Jake Lowe

CAPTAIN:  Mitch Fleming

GAINS:  Brendan Taylor and Luke Wheldon (North L’ton), Josh Youd (L’ton), Simon Lindsay (Deloraine), Clinton Morosini (South L’ton), Ted Davis (Fingal), Aden Morris and Jorden Beams (Tamar Cats), Dave Rodman (Hillwood), Sean Hamilton (Old Scholars), Josh Bellchambers, Liam Reynolds and Nathan James (returning).

LOSSES:  Dayle O’Neill (retired), James Storay (Rocherlea), Kane Steward (Vic), Cody Weedon (Rocherlea), Jack McDonald (Hobart).

LAST YEAR: Runners-up.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘Given the retention of players, key recruits and the pre-season we have had, as a group our ultimate goal is to finish top-three and then to win the important games after that.

‘‘The way we’ve gone about our pre-season and the improvement in some of our younger players and particularly borderline players should help, and the height in our recruits will add to us massively with guys like Ted Davis, Sean Hamilton and Josh Bellchambers.’

‘‘We would like to think that we are in a  good spot to be a really competitive side this year.’’

COACH:  Matthew Stokes

CAPTAINS:  Kade Dwyer and Patrick Sulzberger

GAINS:  Patrick Sulzberger, Matthew Stokes, Mark Quinn, Taran Little, Aaron Pugsley, Justin Triffett.

LOSSES:  Michael Murfet, Brendan Street, Garth Church, Brock Bullock.

LAST YEAR: Ninth.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘I think we have a pretty positive side so far and we should be a lot stronger than we were last year and have put in a good pre-season.

‘‘It is a bit more challenging to come back to the club from Hillwood as coach after playing in the 2012 premiership and in 2013.

‘‘I think we can make finals this year and we have a good group with some new players, and once we click there’s no reason we can’t push every side.’’

COACH:  Gene Savage

GAINS:  Damien Summers.

LOSSES:  Sam O’Keefe, Brian Finch, Jake Smyth and Lucas Shaw.

LAST YEAR: Fourth.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘We’ve lost a few players but I’m excited about taking on the coaching job and we want to remain competitive.

‘‘We’ve lost some experience and we’re under no illusions about how tough this year will be without a home ground and playing away virtually all year.

‘‘The boys are keen for a challenging year and want to consolidate our position without slipping too far back.’’

COACH:  Josh Bennett

GAINS:  Aiden Nunn (Bracknell), Brad Heyward, Dylan Rouse (Sheffield), James Larissey, Sam Willams, Charlie Eastoe (L’ton), Oliver Armstrong, Cam Wadley, Clayton Brown, Simon Clay (returning).

LOSSES:  Russell Whitmore, Brett Jarman (retiring), Nick Cowan (Melb Uni), Julian Norton.

LAST YEAR: Tenth.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘We’re looking for our senior group to double up on our three wins from last year and push up towards the top five.

‘‘With our recruits I think we will be stronger with a bit more depth than last year, and I’m confident we will improve.

‘‘We will continue to fine-tune our game plan that we’ve been working on for the past year and improve on our deficiencies.’’

COACH:  Damien Rhind

GAINS:  Jacob Goldsmith, Mitch Clark, Beau Hills, Ashley Evans (OLs), Jason Reeves (Rocherlea), Roy Thomas (Western Storm), Jesse Brown (Smithton), Jordan Vickers (Vic), Jordan Thurley (promoted).

LOSSES:  NIL

LAST YEAR: Eleventh.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘The goal for us this year is to play finals. We have maintained our list and added some recruits and have worked hard to develop players into roles during the pre-season and as better footballers.

‘‘I’m confident we can win enough games to get into the bottom half of the finals, and we’re trying to maintain the culture of the footy club and bring it forward.’’

COACH:   James Conroy

CAPTAINS:  Jason Bennett and Justin Hutton

GAINS:  Anthony Axton, Michael Rainbow, Liam Bessell, Ben McPherson, Mitchell Stagg, Zac Noble, Stuart Mason, Daniel Newton, Ben Nichols, Lucas Shaw, Nick Walker, Tim Walker, Ricky Heawood, Warwick Johnson, Shaun Collis, Jarrod Allen, Matthew Williams, Matthew Adams, James King, Ben Cattrell.

LOSSES:  Craig Wynberg, Brad Scott-Power, Will Von Stieglitz and Mitchell Henry.

LAST YEAR: Sixth.

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘We are looking for finals and realistically if we want to do some damage then top three.

‘‘We will be stronger adding some experienced guys after having a young playing list last year, and they have lifted things on the track with everyone keen to impress and improve themselves.’’

COACHES:  Kim Curtis, Scott Harris

CAPTAIN:  Matthew Harvey

GAINS:  Jock Darke, Dougal Morrison, Jason Zadow, Adam Chugg.

LOSSES:  Samuel Lyne, Samuel Burrill, Charles White, Luke Saunders, Corry Goodluck, William Archer.

LAST YEAR: Premiers

COACH SAYS:  ‘‘Our expectations are to make the finals.’’

COACH:  To be advised.

CAPTAIN:  To be advised.

GAINS:  Currently recruiting.

LOSSES:  44 players in total.

AIM:  Trying to rebuild.