Guy played for Skipton during the 2019 season and previously spent several years as part of a highly successful Laharum side in the Horsham District Netball League.

Guy said she learned a lot while at Laharum.

"We were in a couple of grand finals and had a really solid team for a few consecutive years, and I think that's where I learnt a lot of my coaching from," she said.

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In search of a new club for the 2021 season, Guy said she was drawn to the positive environment SMW Rovers had fostered.

"I was approached by the netball coordinator and another A Grade player. They mentioned the community behind SMW Rovers and the culture the club has, and I had really found I'd missed that from my hometown since moving from uni," she said.

"So to be able to find the club that matched what I had been missing from back home was probably the reason I signed on."

"It's been really good in the first few weeks to work with some of the footballers and get to know some of those mature heads that have been around the club. It's really starting to feel like somewhere that I think I'll fit in.

"The culture that they have there is really positive and uplifting and that's something I really look at when selecting a club to play at."

SMW Rovers finished eighth in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons and finished one place off a finals spot the two seasons prior.

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Guy said she believes the side has significant potential.

"This year, we've had really good numbers across all grades," she said.

"We're looking at three to five years rather than just focusing on this season because we're a new team.

"Individually we've got some really great players and a lot of potential, so now it's just putting it together on court and working as a team."

SMW Rovers will begin their season away to Hawkesdale Macarthur on April 17.

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