Buninyong captain Dave Ellis wants to build a winning culture at the club, as the Bunnies begin to settle into life at the highest level.
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The firsts competition's newest side finished eighth last season, picking up four wins.
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Ellis said now was the time to strive for greater heights.
"The main focus (of pre-season) has just been trying to find consistency, making sure people make themselves available for games and training and just trying to build a winning culture," he said.
"The club has got a fantastic culture. We're just trying to take it to the next level and start to have more a drive towards success on the field.
"We've been competitive over the past three seasons but we probably haven't had that killer instinct.
"We've been in positions to win games and just haven't done the right things at the right time. So, there is a renewed emphasis on making sure we understand the match situation and know what what we need to do.
"We have a good experienced side, so we're just to make use of that experience."
Buninyong has showed promise with bat in hand, which excited Ellis heading into the new season.
"We've got a really long batting lineup and there were a few people who were a bit lean last year so we're hoping they find their tempo and contributed," he said.
"Looking at the batting, it's going to be able building innings and capitalising at the end with our depth.
"We've recruited some fairly handy middle-order batsmen. Travis Parsons has come from Jan Juc and he's pretty keen on getting involved and doing his best.
"Then we've got our keeper Harrison Bond, who we're looking to move up the order.
"We've got some really good young guys waiting in the wings as well. So if there are some under-performing senior players, I think the juniors will really come in, take the bull by its horns and cement their spot."
On the flipside, the Bunnies finished bottom of the class for wickets taken and average runs per wicket.
"With our bowling it's going to be about trying to mitigate those boundary balls and try to strangle sides as best we can," Ellis said.
"We don't have any destroyers, but we've got really steady bowlers that are hopefully going to do the job."
Ellis was confident another season of white-ball cricket would suit his charges.
"A lot of the players have that experience now and realise that you need to change your approach slightly," he said.
"I think a few people were affected last year and they would try to score too quickly and get out with bad shots.
"One of our focuses is making sure people realise you still have time to get yourself set."
LOOKING BACK
8th (4 wins, 12 losses)
2430 runs scored (7th)
8 half-centuries (7th), 1 century (3rd=)
3031 runs conceded (7th)
101 wickets (9th=)
35.49 average runs per wicket (10th)
4.81 average economy rate (8th)
63 maidens (10th)
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