NEW A-grade coach Tony Bryant has a five-point plan to improve Killarney Cutters rugby league season in 2011, and it doesn’t include a premiership win.

After the club’s 2010 season was devastated by the loss of a full team following the closure of Killarney Abattoir, Bryant just wants to make the A-grade side competitive.

“I am not going to say we are going to go from the wooden spoon to the grand final which Brian Smith did with the Roosters in the NRL this season,” Bryant said.

His plan during the season is to get the players, get them to training, get them fit and be competitive.

The fifth part of his plan is to win a few games, an aim the club only achieved once in 2010.

“If we make the finals, it will be a bonus,” Bryant said.

He wants to install the attitude of players like Kent Wallace and Scott Ragh into the whole team.

“They were at every training run and game this year and never gave up,” Bryant said.

Mick Tattam was going to apply to coach the Killarney reserve-grade side this season and ended up as president.

“We are still looking for a coach for reserve grade; that is if we can field a second side,” Tattam said.

“Hopefully the abattoir will sell in the next week and reopen.”

But the president and coach aren’t waiting around for news on the abattoir.

Byrant has spoken to three-quarters of the 63 players on a club list and also has some prospective new players, including Josh Taylor, from Toowoomba.

The club expects 90 per cent of 2010 players will re-sign. The major loss is player-of-the year Brett Watts, who is working and playing in New South Wales.

One new player is exciting back Michael Marshall. After only playing a couple of games in 2010, Chris McGregor is available, as is big prop Shane Frier and the ever-reliable Dion Galloway.

Top Warwick basketballer Shannon Slater is mobile for a big man and will be a great asset in attack.

Bryant said with some players returning home for the weekend to play for the Cutters it was possible the second training run for the week could be on Friday nights.

“We want to rebuild what was once a strong club,” Bryant said.

“It was hard last year with only 11 or 12 players travelling to some games.”

Both Bryant and Tattam have played footy for the Warwick Cowboys and for Killarney.

Tattam, who is originally from St George in south-west Queensland, first played for Killarney in three annual games against Freestone in the early 1990s.

Bryant coached Killarney to the reserve-grade grand final in 2003. He plays anywhere from fullback to halfback but won’t stand in the way of another player who deserves one of his favourite positions.

“I will put myself where I am needed,” Bryant said.

In line with his five-point plan for 2011, Bryant plans to lead by example at training.

“I am 98.5 kilograms and want to get down to 85,” he said.

Prospective players and volunteers are welcome to the club sign-on day on January 8 from 12.30pm at the Killarney Bowls Club for bowls and a barbecue.

Players can also call Bryant on 0424 242513 or secretary Bob Bell on 0415 801813.