Not only was she the winner of the Lions’ A-grade best-and-fairest and coaches award, but she was also a key part of Seymour’s incredible triple delight on grand final day.
The Lions earned a hat-trick of premierships at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve on a sunny Saturday last September, prevailing in the A-grade, B-grade and B-reserves finales.
Aldous was the co-coach of the B-reserves side, before taking to the court to play in Seymour’s fantastic 53-39 triumph over Shepparton United.
Looking back, Aldous said grand final day was one to remember.
But now, the Lions are firmly focused on trying to secure what would be their third consecutive A-grade crown.
Aldous spoke to the Shepparton News ahead of her side’s round one clash with Benalla on Good Friday.
“It’s a lot to have on the back of your mind that we’re trying to defend the title,” Aldous said.
“But we have retained a lot of girls, and we’ve got some up-and-coming talent moving up through the grades, so that is really exciting.
“I think everyone’s just excited to play and we’ll just work things out game to game and build from there.
“I think round one is always a bit of a reality check.
“It gives you a bit of an idea of how much work you put in before.
“It’s just good to get out and get a baseline and see how you actually come together as a group in that real game context.”
Seymour’s premiership defence started with a bang against Benalla, with the Lions running out 61-32 winners at the Benalla Showgrounds.
Aldous highlighted her excitement at getting a crack at some updated squads from last year.
“I’ve seen a few people moved around to different clubs,’’ she said.
“I think they’ve got a pretty new team, which is exciting.
“It’ll be good to come up and see what they’ve been doing and any new faces that they’ve got and see how we match up.”
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