Footscray-Edgewater is aiming to take the next big step under new leadership.
The Bulldogs are desperate to figure in the Premier Cricket finals and believe new coach Steve Chapman and assistant Duncan Harrison have what it takes to turn them from unfulfilled outsiders to genuine contenders.
Chapman has runs on the board in this regard, having taken Dandenong to the finals in the past three seasons, including a first XI premiership in 2010-11. The 42-year-old is a level-three coach who has played for Durham at county level in Britain.
Harrison arrives on the back of a successful stint as coach of Melton in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association. He took the Lions to the south-west group first XI title last season.
The pair will inherit an exciting list from former coach Barry Neivandt.
The Bulldogs had three players – Dean Russ, Dylan Kight and Jake Haberfield – representing Victoria in a future’s league clash with Queensland this week.
The Dogs open the season with five one-day matches, starting with Ringwood in the comfortable surroundings of the Merv Hughes Oval on Saturday from 10am.
