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Subscriber only HAVING lost captain Jack Cabassi for the fast approaching season, Ipswich Knights head coach Andrew Ogden already has a new way to inspire his team. Ogden plans to build a leadership group for the 2021 Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) season kicking off on March 13. With a mix of loyal Ipswich players and some quality recruits to choose from, Ogden is excited about creating more opportunities. Jack has been really good for us and that but we ll fill that void, Ogden said. I had a good chat to Jack and he basically thought he was getting on in his football career and Rochedale probably has a realistically better chance of getting to the NPL (National Premier Leagues competition) than we do.
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Magpies Crusaders are back training with a skeleton crew ahead of a return to the NPL Queensland on March 6.
With the bulk of his playing roster yet to touch down in Mackay, coach Tom Ballantyne has been working mostly with the local contingent, comprising U23, U21 and U18 players.
Ballantyne himself only returned to Mackay last week after more than a month with family in Adelaide over the Christmas period.
He said it was good to be back in the thick of pre-season preparations.
âWe still have lots to arrive â last week we were minus about half of them I would say,â Ballantyne said.