Last year: Premiers

Coach: Andy Gower

Captain: Alistair Taylor

Ins: Charlie Eastoe (Glenorchy), Ethan Conway (Glenorchy), Dravid Raul (Victoria), Jackson Miller (Victoria).

Outs: James Curran (Victoria), Rowan Smith (Retirement).

What they say:

"We believe that we will be around the top fighting for the premiership again. Expectations [are] to win more games then we lose," Gower said.

Players to watch: Alistair Taylor, Cameron Lynch, Ben Humphrey.

"Alistair Taylor leads from the front and had a fantastic year with the bat, he will continue to be a big part of our drive for more success," Gower said.

"Cameron Lynch had a break out season with the bat last year and will be looking to continue that form, Ben Humphrey scored his maiden century last season and will be looking to add to that this season.

"All four new recruits will add some energy and spark to the group and I expect them all to contribute with bat and ball at times during the season."

Young players to watch: Dihan Cloete, Edward Faulkner, Will Bennet and Jonah Copper.

"Our fast bowling stocks are very healthy with Dihan Cloete, Edward Faulkner and Jonah Copper having big pre-seasons," Gower said.

"Wil Bennett's leg spinners will be one to keep an eye on during the season."

Last year: Runners-up

Coach: Lyndon Stubbs

Captain: Tom Garwood

Ins: Zac Townes, Tom Lewis, Nick Garwood, Ben Walker (Legana)

Outs: James Simpson (Injured) Sam Lockett (Work) and Ben Kidd (Year off).

What they say:

"I think the expectation that we have at the moment is to be competitive in every game and win more big moments in games," Stubbs said.

Last year: Third

Coach: Matthew Battle

Captain: Daniel Murfet

Ins: Michael Lukic, Deepak Singh, Nasrullah Khan, Jared Mason, James Tyson.

Outs: Alex Kerrison, Nick Spencer, Dom Barrett

What they say:

"As a club this season we will definitely be pushing to make finals again, and be serious contenders for silverware across all grades come March. To be honest, it was a disappointing end to the season last year for both our 1st and 2nd grade teams, losing a semi and a final respectively," coach Matthew Battle said.

"I know for a fact that our players are hungry as ever to avenge those losses and we have been using it as fuel all pre-season. Our pre-season program has been excellent, there have had plenty of numbers at training and the commitment from all players to better themselves has been fantastic."

Young player to watch: Joel Lloyd, Joe Griffin

"Joel Lloyd is a young all rounder who can swing the ball and has the ability to make significant contributions with the bat down the order," Battle said.

"Joe Griffin is another young talent who is looking to put some big batting performances in this year, regardless of which grade he plays."

Last year: Fourth

Coach: Nathan Philip

Captain: Daniel Murfet

In: Matthew Fulton (interstate), Mackenzie Barker (Returning), Ian Labrooy (Hadspen), Liam Brown (Trevallyn).

Out: Tom Waller (Hobart until Christmas), Martin Potsekayi (Hobart).

What they say:

"We expect to be very competitive and we are looking to make finals in all formats. We are looking to give highly talented players from our knights' youth pathway first grade opportunities to support their development into the raiders program," Philip said.

"With an outstanding attendance rate at pre-season, our focus was on skill development which we expect to be rewarded with on-field performances."

Players to watch: Matthew Fulton and James Leake

"[Fulton is] an aggressive top order batsmen who will likely take the new ball. Already a highly respected leader at the Knights," Philip said.

"[Leake] has the talent to develop into a outstanding allrounder and leader for the Knights and in the future, the Raiders."

Last year: Fifth

Coach: Clinton Reid

Captain: Luke Scott

Ins: John Hayes (Perth CC), Ishang Shah (Sth Launceston CC), Sam Artis (Riverside CC), Sameera Vishwaranga (Hadspen CC), Lachlan Dakin.

Outs: Sam Freeman (George Town CC).

What they say:

"We are looking for improvement right throughout the club in each grade after a couple of lean years. In terms of expectations on the first grade side we are hoping to be competitive each week, which I believe we will be in what will be an even competition," Reid said.

Players to watch: Luke Scott and James Storay.

"We will again look to our two most experienced players in Luke Scott and James Storay to back up their good performances from last year," Reid said.

"We have several new players this year which will add to our depth across the two Saturday teams. Hopefully these players can adjust quickly and help the team perform."

Young players to watch: Thomas Dwyer and Lachie Clark.

"Two very young players who could play a role at some stage in our first grade side are Thomas Dwyer and Lachie Clark," Reid said.

"Both boys have improved during the pre-season and taken on the challenge of training with our first grade squad."

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