New coach Greg Clark isn't about to make any wild predictions as Dalefield prepare to start their 2012 Wellington premier division men's hockey campaign with a match against Victoria University in Wellington tomorrow afternoon.
Ex-international Clark was a late appointment to the coaching role after news broke that Dalefield's participation in the premier league was in jeopardy, partly because there was nobody to fill that position and, while he is happy with what he has seen of his players, he knows they are facing an uphill battle.
"We've had a couple of trainings and there is some good talent around but it's far too early to start making any bold statements on how we might go," he said.
Clark knows the loss of players of the calibre of Junior Black Stick Dane Lett, his brother, Trent, and Wellington national league player Jesse Workman is a major blow for Dalefield.
The two Letts have transferred to Victoria University so will be among the opposition tomorrow while Workman is playing for a Melbourne club in the Victoria competition.