EAST Warrnambool coach Danny Chatfield believes the fight for finals spots will become even more hotly contested in the 2019 Warrnambool and District league season.
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The third-year mentor hopes the Bombers can improve after finishing 10th in 2018 with three wins and 13 defeats.
"We wanna be winning six or seven to be knocking on the door for finals," the playing coach said.
"We want to be known as a hard and aggressive team at the ball and keep that aggression going while playing good, basic footy.
"It has been a long pre-season and the season has come up quickly and you think where has the time gone. But now we are ready."
Chatfield has new faces James Richards (Sebastopol), Tony Weetra (Dennington), Brad Rees (Russells Creek), Matthew Kenny (Geelong) and Courage Hukatai (Allansford) at his disposal for the ladder battle.
The Bombers will fight Allansford, Merrivale, South Rovers, Timboon Demons and a possibly resurgent Panmure, who claimed the wooden spoon last season, for a spot in the top five.
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Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
