He finally gets the chance to catch his breath, stepping off the boat back onto the St Helens shore from working a blustery morning farming for his Georges Bay speciality.

"We can always normally get to somewhere where it's a little sheltered," Roden says.

"It just might be a bit tough getting out there."

The laborious process of growing oysters from the size of a fingernail could not be of greater contrast to a typical State League game day for the Cavaliers netball coach.

From 60 minutes of barking out instructions in the heat of the moment to a dozen handling steps over two and a half years, all from the hatchery to the dining table.

"Just like cattle, it's a beautiful place out there," Roden reflects on Georges Bay, "that fattens oysters really well."

The love for the industry shifted off the water and into the boardroom soon after.

When Roden went from giving a hand to his daughter's local side out to taking charge at the top of the State League, priorities changed.

So did his role as Oysters Tasmania chairman.

"I guess I just decided to choose netball over that," Roden says after resigning.

"For me, while I love being involved in Oysters Tasmania and giving back, it's also really nice to have something away from what you do.

"Netball gives me that nice release to think about something completely different."

Thinking - and that oyster patience - can be something of a prerequisite for tedious drives several times a week return between St Helens and Launceston and a few extra up and down the state.

The three and a half hours in the car is never wasted.

So rather than put some tunes on and just chill out, Roden saves the trip for calls to customers about anything related to his oyster farming.

Then before he turns into Launceston, the coach has already conducted his team meetings with assistant Anita Batty and club mentor Dannie Carstens, and sometimes even gets to chat to injured players or others that can't make training that night.

"When I first started coaching, I knew straight away that if I wanted to participate as a coach at the highest level, it was going to mean more travelling," Roden says.

"If you want to follow a pathway, certainly in Tasmania and you live regionally, you have to just accept that.

"I have taken on board that if I really wanted to do this, that's what is going to happen, so I really don't focus on that part of it too much.

"I am just not sure how sustainable it is in the long-term because you do a lot of kilometres when you're driving on Monday, Wednesday and on game day."

Not for a fraction of his undulating time on the road does the ex-Brooks High student think he has a raw deal.

The demands of his Cavs players just don't compare.

That is why Roden pushes so hard ahead of Saturday's grand final against Northern Hawks at the Silverdome.

"While I focus that I do a lot of kilometres, you put it into perspective in terms of the girls, who have daily training environments," he says.

"They're working on something every single day.

"Whether it's on a home program or our F45 training, or just running, the girls are putting in a massive effort.

"Most days we have to reduce their loading and give them a rest and recovery day.

"They really are up and about at this time of season.

"So the whole team is putting in an enormous effort."