Preseason is well underway for the side who began light training before Christmas.

Club spokesperson Courtney Scott said the team were optimistic they have everything they need to succeed this season.

"Unofficially we have been back training since before Christmas but now we are back at full capacity training twice a week," Scott said.

"We have lots of young guys who are coming through as well as the more experienced boys staying on so we hope we will have a great year.

"At the moment our biggest focus is defence and just giving the young blokes all the tools they need to feel supported by the older guys."

Scott said the team's goal this year is to make finals and to do that they have been focusing on staying injury free.

"These days the Hastings League is very competitive and all the teams are very professional in how they approach training," he said.

"At the moment there is no easy-beat team because everyone in the league are pushing themselves more and more as the years go on.

"Lots of time is dedicated to injury prevention and staying fit and healthy as much as we can. The boys know what they need to do and we really hope we can make it to the finals.

"All the boys love playing for Kendall as there is a big sense of pride in our town. We have a great following to games and the boys love running out in their blues knowing they are representing Kendall."

Scott said the season officially gets underway for the Blues on April 18 with the boys going up against rivals Laurieton.

"It will be a special year because we will be celebrating 100 years of the Hastings League later in the season so all the boys want to come out strong."

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