Greater Northern Raiders will be hoping Tim Coyle's sway in the game beyond Tasmanian borders may be enough to entice former Test spearhead Peter Siddle over the line to the fledgling club.
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But the newly-appointed Raiders director of coaching and head coach is keen to talk with the 35-year-old to offer a part-time role bolstering an inexperienced lineup.
Cricket Tasmania is set to open up the bidding process for clubs to sign up some of the state's new recruits.
Coyle would not rule out Siddle's signature, saying the club will pick the best possible fit that suits its needs and addresses its weaknesses.
"There is that process to follow where we'll actually bid for players and we'll be in that process," Coyle said.
"I suggest we'll analyse who's available, who might be on offer and then on what sort of value we are going to get in terms of their ability to play games for us.
"I suppose what I think with Peter Siddle is it just depends on how much club cricket he will get to play.
"We have to analyse that situation first and just see the likelihood of him being often available for some games or if not, someone similar.
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"It will be a case by case situation for us, but I am not 100 per cent sure who hasn't been allocated a club yet."
The Raiders joined in the statewide Premier League in only 2018 to take on the eight established Hobart clubs.
After a solid debut season that included four wins and a draw from 18 appearances, last season the rookies could only muster two more.
The North and North West regional club walked into the competition as one of the few clubs without any first-class experience after Cricket North-produced stars Jarrod Freeman and Alex Pycroft elected to stay at Lindisfarne and North Hobart.
The Raiders have since lost Tasmania second XI batsman Jake Williams to Glenorchy.
Coyle, who initially helped set up the Raiders in preseason before he continued T20 coaching commitments in Melbourne, admitted Siddle could fast-track the development of the team's future.
"It would be of great value to us. Whether it can happen is another thing," he said.
"Obviously with the training side of things, players are going to be based in Hobart.
"The ability to train in the North is probably going to be limited, but certainly on-field we want to attract someone.
"There will be definitely advantages to having any of those players in the squad, whether they are Peter Siddle or a [Tigers] rookie player."
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