Trevallyn have been busy during the TCL's off-season, recruiting five impressive names as they aim to improve on the this year's foundations.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Picking up three wins to finish the year in fifth, James Whiteley's men have added Beaconsfield trio Sean and Nathan Barry and Drew Clark as well as Joey Cullen and Scott Bennett, who will pick up the game from several years on the sidelines from Westbury and ACL respectively.
Playing at the club for the past two seasons, Whiteley believes securing the five recruits is a testament to the club's hard work.
ELSEWHERE IN SPORT
"As much as the results weren't there last year, I think people saw that we were going about things the right way and enjoyed our cricket, which was attractive to people and we've got a bit of an influx which is good," he said.
"They are all good cricketers but they are better people, so whenever you can bring good people to your club, you chase it as much as you can and we are more than happy to have them.
"With these kind of clubs, you can't have enough good cricketers and good people, so all five of them tick that box."
Sean Barry's signing leaves his former club in search for a new coach for the next season while Clark joining Trevallyn leaves the Swans with a gaping hole in their top order.
Clark was rewarded for a strong 2019-20 season with a place as 12th man in premier league's team of the year, scoring 469 runs at an average of 39.08, while the younger Barry brother, Nathan, played his first full season since 2014-15.
With Bennett also previously coaching ACL and Cullen a two-time NTCA premiership player at Westbury, leading the way as a tearaway quick - Trevallyn look set to feature more prominently on the field this season.
While unable to participate in cricketing activity due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Whiteley said the club have continued building their off-field presence.
"We've had weekly Zoom chats and we've done all of our awards on Zoom and things like that, live streaming it on the Facebook group.
"We've had a couple of trivia nights, which have been good, and some of the members of the club are doing some really good stuff there because it's tough with a sporting club, as even in the off-season, we'd still usually catch up two or three times a week and we haven't been able to do that.
"The strength of the club has been good, we've had 40 or 50 people on our live streams every week which I'm very happy with."
Featuring in all but one season of premier league since its inception in 2015-16, Trevallyn have reached the finals on two occasions with their best finish a preliminary-final loss to Hadspen in 2018-19.
Consistent unavailability saw the usually-consistent side slip last season, however the withdrawals of Beauty Point and Cressy saw them avoid relegation and get another crack at the top tier.
Next season's competition is expected to return to an eight-team roster with traditional rivals Legana rejoining the fray alongside A-grade premiers Bracknell, who make their premier league debut.
Subscriptions are available here.
Sign up to our Sport email here.