While the NTFA season will see no football played before at least May 31, teams are still mentally preparing for their shots at glory.
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In the fifth of a series of previews on the NTFA's women's competition,The Examiner looks at Bridgenorth, who are looking to go from strength to strength in 2020, adding some quality players.
Coach: Bobby Beams, who enters his second season in steering this group.
Co-captains: Mikaela Clarke and Caitlin Mulligan. Mulligan skippered the side last year alongside the departing Maddie Howe as Clarke steps in to fill her boots.
2019 finish: Fourth - four wins and six losses. Defeated by Evandale in semi-final.
The Parrots had a debut win over Old Scotch, defeating them twice in the season alongside heavy wins against Old Launcestonians and George Town.
Ins: Letitia Johnston (Scottsdale), Courtney Sharman (Evandale), Courtney Grice (Evandale), Grace Walker (South Launceston), Zara Broomby (East Launceston), Lucy Walker (East Launceston), Aimee Rudling (Evandale), Chelsea Filgate (Evandale), Holly Randall, Morgan Carlson, Amy Griffiths, Charley Freeman-Finn.
Outs: Maddie Howe, Liz Howe, Paige Crooks.
Who's impressed: "The commitment from everyone has been fantastic," Beams said.
"The girls have just put in, numbers at training have been fantastic from November, when we started, right through until March when we played our last practice game on the Saturday before all this started.
"The commitment and dedication was sensational, I've never seen it before in my time in footy and everyone put in and was working really hard."
Coach says: "Obviously adding some experienced players into the group has helped but by getting a season into our players from last year - half that had played football last year when we started and some had come from junior footy.
"Getting an extra season or 10 or 11 games into them has been so valuable and we just keep working on a theory that we teach, we have fun and the girls have just adapted to it so well and take everything on board.
OTHER PREVIEWS
"We are looking forward to giving the girls the best opportunity to be the best they can and if that meant we play finals, hopefully we can - hopefully we get a season and hopefully we can [make finals].
"Obviously as all clubs have, we've got our own social media platforms and a players' page that the girls keep in touch with. They post any workouts they have on that or anything funny that might happen so we keep them connected that way.
"The club's also started our own radio program - Parrot Park radio - and people have been connected on that. We are interviewing the girls on that, it's a couple of weeks into its season and it's getting good reviews so we are keeping connected that way."