Tiarna Stuart started as a junior at the Murray Cup club and has worked her way through the ranks to take charge of the women's league tag team.

"I've coached since 2015 in junior grades. This will be my second year coaching the ladies, but the first year (2019) I was kind of thrown in the deep end because I was injured," Stuart said.

"We had a good turnout at our first training and got a few new players and some older ones back who haven't played for two or three years."

ALSO IN SPORT:

The experienced Brendon Compton will take the reins of the senior men.

Compton guided Corowa Cougars to a string of premierships between 1999 and 2006 and has also coached Albury Thunder junior sides.

"The idea is to get a lot more local players involved instead of relying on army blokes. We're trying to get a stronger local base," he said.

Former Albury Thunder player, Joey Ryan, who spent time at St George-Illawarra, has signed with the club.