Kyabram Free Press | A host of local sides will be aiming for connection and consistency when the new Kyabram District League netball season begins this weekend.

 Girgarre is set to be the most likely to contend for a premiership in 2026, the side looking to put a defeat in the 2025 grand final to Shepparton East behind them.

The Kangaroos won the flag as recently as 2024, so success is nothing new, but they have had an off-season of change, being set to tackle the season with a few returning faces and recruits.

Player-coach Kim Hanratty said the defensive end would be an area of focus for her side, which she believed would be finals contenders once again this year.

“We’ve got strength in all areas of the court. Where we’ve had the movement, I’ve been able to find some players and bring some young ones up,” she said.

Girgarre hosts Lancaster in its first game of the season on Sunday, the action set to begin from 2.15pm at Girgarre Recreation Reserve.

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