Three consecutive exits at the preliminary final stage make the Cats consistent if anything, but there is no doubt Di Hanslow is champing at the bit to break into the promised land.
Mooroopna’s midcourt has been dealt a blow as 2024 Wellman Medal runner-up Mia Fallon has left to join Drysdale Hawks, while commanding defender Caitlin McLachlan will miss the lion’s share of the season after recently welcoming a new baby.
However, the Cats’ core remains, and it is a seriously impressive spine at that.
Star goaler Ash Lancaster will lead from the front while Asha Gray and Shelby Britten will hold things down in the centre.
Defensively, Mooroopna is expecting another phenomenal season out of Dayna Williams while ex-Cats in the form of Genna and Charlotte Ogier return from Shepparton.
The club’s electric youth stocks, namely Mackenzie Clark, Amani Issell, Bridie Kelly, Rhani Hendy and Claudia Plattfuss, are likely to feature more prominently in A-grade too.
A club statement outlined the Cats’ viewpoint in the lead-up to the first centre pass.
“The Cats will be a new look outfit in 2025 with up and coming youngsters and a few returning faces,” it read.
“Di Hanslow is expected to be in her element with the youth that is coming through the Cats ranks, it will be fascinating to see how the season unfolds as cats are much more of an unknown quantity going into season 2025.”
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