FAST FACTS >> COACH: FLEUR NURSE 2024 FINISH: SEVENTH (9-7)
Key players from either end of the court will be missing from a Stanhope team that narrowly missed last year’s finals series.
Defender Taylor Sutton is spending a year on the sidelines and goaler Jemma-Marie Wright has crossed to rival Girgarre.
Jamieson Young has retired after suffering a serious ankle injury in the last game of the season.
Tia Harrison has been promoted from under age ranks into the A/B squad, goaler Nicole Rogers is returning after two seasons and Jinaya Nurse will continue playing with both Mooroopna and Stanhope.
Erin Hopkins will be a key player, alongside mid-court stars Taneasha Nurse and Rhylee Prescott.
“Last year we just missed out on finals and we pushed all the top teams,” coach Fleur Nurse said.