Life in the Wimmera Football League has treated the Southern Mallee Giants well.
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A maiden season in 2018 delivered a grand final appearance.
Any questions of first-season fortune were quashed with a second grand final showing in 2019.
But, the Giants aren't happy with that. They want to win a flag.
"There's still the fire in the belly and everyone is enthused," co-coach Coleman Schache said.
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"Everyone wants to taste a bit of success just as much as we have in previous years."
Underpinning the Giants' success has been a unified charge.
Any perceived weaknesses across the park are quickly fixed through sheer will and a team-first approach.
"Everyone is just loving being back and playing footy," Schache said. "There's a real sense of enthusiasm and a bond within the group.
"Having that year off has probably freshened a few people up as well I suppose."
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Schache said the club was looking to return to the top of the competition.
"Our goal is to play finals footy, like it has been the past couple of seasons," he said.
"We don't want to change anything too specific with our footy.
"Once you make it to finals anything can happen from there. That's our focus at the moment - win more games than we're losing."
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