COMING off a season where Euroa senior footballers fell just 12 points short of their first premiership since 1990, the goal for all involved, and the hope of all who support is that in 2023 the team can go one win better.

At the three-quarter point of the season, the Magpies are positioned fourth on the ladder with a record of eight wins and three losses.

The year couldn't have started any better for Euroa with a six-point victory over Mansfield commencing proceedings followed then by an 89-point dismantling of Benalla in round two.

In round three Seymour held Euroa off and went away 36-point winners, bouncing back the following week Euroa responded beating Shepparton United by 71 points and continuing their ascent up the ladder beating Shepparton Swans by 20-points in round five.

In similar fashion to Seymour in Round three, Kyabram came out 35-point winners when meeting Euroa in round six; again bouncing back the team travelled to Tatura winning by an even five goals.

The grand final rematch against Echuca took place in round eight and was arguably a clash the Magpies should have won, surrendering multiple chances and losing by just seven points.

However, this most recent loss has been described as a turning point in the side's season.

Instantly post-match coach Scott Rowan described the way in which the team played on this occasion as the best they had "connected as a group" this season, despite the loss.

This evaluation from Rowan has proven to be correct, with the team since winning three games in a row against Rochester, a finals-like encounter with Mooroopna

where the team hit a season high tackle count number of 104, and most recently in round 11 downing the Shepparton Bears by 43-points.

Euroa has unveiled a number of young guns this season with five debutants (Ryan Hill, Jack Christie, Keily Jager, Darby Wilson and Cohen Paul) all forcing their way into the side at various points.

The recruitment of former AFL talent Will Hayes to the nest in 2023 has further strengthened the team's midfield brigade being judged as a top-three player on the ground in all of his matches thus far and proving to be a bonafide star of the league who is right in contention of taking out the Morrison Medal.

The return of captain Jacob Gleeson who missed the back half of 2022 through injury has also bolstered the midfield stocks for Euroa, his innate ability to organise the team and lead from the front on display each week.

Ryan Pendlebury has stabilised the defensive 50 for the Magpies - his footy smarts and composure unparalleled.

Andrew Smith is enjoying another stellar season in the ruck, strengthening his credentials as the premier ruckman in the Goulburn Valley.

In the last half of the season Euroa will find out where they sit in the league's pecking order when they again come up against Seymour, Kyabram, Echuca and Mansfield before reaching finals.

With key personnel returning for these clashes through the likes of JD Hayes, Jack Hellier, Ben Giobbi, Jack Mckernan, Tristian Davies and Erish Uthayakumar, coach Rowan hopes his team can "hit September with some good form and momentum".

But first the side must turn its attention to this weekend's clash with Benalla where Rowan says the team will aim to "win the ball from the middle as their tall forwards will be very hard to stop".