WANGARATTA Rovers has secured talented coach Jo Creswell to coach their A grade netball squad for the 2022 O&M season, joining husband Daryn as senior coaches in the gold and brown.

After a long search for a replacement for outgoing coach Noel Halton, Creswell put her hand up to lead the squad due to a lack of other serious applicants.

"They advertised for coaches and it's very difficult out there, people obviously feeling the effects of COVID and I guess people see that they can actually have a life outside of sport," she said.

"Unfortunately, just like a fair few clubs, there was no one who really came forward to take on the A grade role.

"With me being around – I was going to help them anyway, I wouldn't have left them in the lurch – so I ended up stepping in."

Creswell comes to the table with a wealth of knowledge of sport development and health science, as well as experience coaching top level O&M netball, having led the Wodonga Raiders while Daryn coached the senior football squad.

Creswell said her focus for the season is not to put too much stress on ladder position, but to continue to educate players in how to properly play the game and trai...