The competition returns to the court after a hiatus due to the Easter break and the National Netball Championships, with the two Launceston sides set to travel south for a double-header weekend.

The Hawks open the weekend with a Saturday match-up against the fifth-placed Arrows who have proven a tough opponent for the ladder-leaders in previous seasons.

The Arrows have shown glimpses of impressive form in the early stages of the campaign where they posted wins over Devon and Karana.

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Last year's grand finalists have a tight turnaround for their Sunday fixture where they face Cripps Waratah, who will be fresh after having the bye on Saturday.

Cripps will be a stern test of the Hawks' credentials with the Southern side only a point behind the league leaders heading into the weekend.

"It's a really big weekend coming up for us. Arrows are a really strong team and one that we've had a pretty big rivalry with in recent years, from when [Arrows won] three years in a row in the grand final so there's certainly one there from back then," Hawks' captain Danni Pickett said.

"We know when we come against that team it is always going to be a tough contest.

"Cripps won't be easier on Sunday either, they'll be coming off the bye and fresh when they face us so it's about being really consistent across the two games."

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Cross-town rivals Cavaliers will also be headed south for the double-header weekend.

The reigning premiers suffered their first loss of the season in the Launceston derby last time out and will be eager to rejoin the winners' circle.

"You love those type of games where you know you had it, particularly with opens where we had it in the bag, and then we tried a lot of different combinations and new things out," Cavaliers' Dannie Carstens said.

"We didn't get away with the win but it also makes you hungrier and really exposes those key spots to work on ... you can get all your processes and niggles out early in the season and treating it as a learning experience."

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Cavs face last-placed Karana to open their weekend before a tough encounter against Kingston Blues, who could potentially enter the clash with a winning ledger for the season.

It also shapes as a big weekend for both clubs' under-19s squads with several players from each returning to league action after representing Tasmania at the championships.

"It was a really proud moment and I sent the girls a message on the last day just to let them know how proud we were of them as a club and the way that they played during the week," Pickett said.

Carstens added: "To have five out of your 10 athletes in nineteens representing the state and a coach [Dan Roden] and a coach being an apprentice coach [Jacinta Simeoni], it just shows that our programs are working."

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