By Tara Murray
Craigieburn Eagles have got off to flier in the Big V women’s division 1 competition.
The Eagles have won their first three games of the season and have set up a big clash on Sunday against Surf Coast, which is also undefeated.
Eagles coach Tobi Swinley said he had been happy with how their season had started.
“Three from three is pretty good, not too bad,” he said. “It is a continuation of last season and we’ve added some more pieces.
“It will take some time to get dialled in and it takes time for everyone to get together.”
Swinley said they had been able to add some key pieces who would compliment the line up that they already had.
He said it wasn’t necessarily a case of just adding more depth, having had injury concerns last season.
“Injuries are just a part of basketball,” he said. “I kind of knew a couple of players were looking around and I knew how they played.
“I thought they would fit well with the team.”
Tegan Hindle and Alex McKellar have both crossed from the Hume City Broncos in the off season.
Swinley said Hindle is an unbelievable dynamic guard who is an incredible scorer and defender.
He said McKellar is also really talented, especially on the defensive end.
“They both have high IQ,” he said. “We’ve been building around the defensive end and the players we get in, we try and fit in the defensive end with what we do.”
Swinley said it was nice to be able to attract some local players to the club and it showed that the team and the club were on the right track.
The Eagles finished fifth in division 1 last season, just missing out on finals.
This season division 1 and 2 are separate for the whole season instead of splitting throughout the season.
Swinley said that was what they preferred with a higher standard of basketball across the whole year.
He said they had kept it similar with what they want from this season.
“The expectation is to have work and work hard,” he said. “I don’t have a lot of expectations as they might change if injuries happen and you have to adjust your expectations.
“If they work hard, that is all we can ask for.”
