For the past several seasons, the Swans have often been labelled the competition’s easy beats.
But after an off-season restructure, the club believes it is ready to bounce back.
President Gary Smith said it was an exciting time to be part of the club.
“We’ve shaken things up during winter and a new committee has been put in place,” he said.
“The previous committee thought it was the right time to step aside and we thank them for everything they’ve done for our club.
“I was hanging around the club last year and thought jumping on as president was a great chance to help South get to where they want to be.
“Our aim is to create a strong culture and we’re on the way to doing that.”
Smith said all the changes that had taken place were not just for the short-term future, but to ensure the Swans would be around for a long time yet.
“Every season our goal is going to be keeping building on the foundations we have in place,” he said.
“All clubs go through a difficult period at some point and we’re doing our best to emerge from that now.
“We’ve recruited well for our A-grade so we think we’re going to be extremely competitive.
“There will be four senior and junior teams this year. It’s very important we’ve got a pathway through for all our players.
“Results aren't everything at the end of the day, we just want our players to be enjoying the game.”
The club’s new committee has already endured a number of big challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But attempting to gain sponsorship has been the biggest hurdle.
“Everyone is hurting at the moment, so you don’t want to be asking local businesses for large amounts of money,” Smith explained.
“We’re a community minded club so we know just how difficult this year has been for people.
“We’ve had to find different ways to advertise money this year and one of those has been through the Toyota Good for Cricket raffle.
“We’re grateful to everyone who has bought a ticket so far because it has been extremely helpful.”
At some points in 2020, it looked as if community sport could be postponed for an extended period of time.
But when the first ball is bowled this season there will be a massive sigh of relief across the region.
“I think even playing is a massive achievement,” Smith said.
“We want to move up the ladder and be competitive in every game. A lot of people deserve credit for getting the season up and running.”
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