The five Super Rugby Women's teams are hungry for success as they turn their focus to next Friday's opener.
The respective leaders were at North Sydney Oval for the launch, which will host this year's Grand Final on April 12.
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NSW Waratahs captain Piper Duck returns to the familiar position of being the 'hunted', with the side returning to the top of the Super Rugby W mountain after taking down the Fijian Drua in the 2024 Final.
"The challenge for us this year is we've had a massive mantra of collision this year," Duck said on the keys of going back-to-back.
"I think the way we go back-to-back is focusing on the controllable and what's in front of us and for us right now is winning those 1% battles, winning that collision battle and winning those key moments because if you do that at the end of the day, you'll take care of yourself."
They'll get a chance to state their title claims in a Grand Final rematch against the Drua on February 28 in Sydney.
Drua captain Bitila Tawake admits that the 2023 champions still remember the pain of last year's defeat and were using it as motivation.
"There's been a lot of learnings from last year's finals. It was a result we didn't expect," Tawake said.
"We're just working harder this season and also smarter with the things that we lacked on last season, and we just want to be back down the top."
The competition will be under greater focus this year with September's World Cup on the horizon.
The appeal of the hallmark event has attracted a host of transfers within the clubs, with Eva Karpani moving to the Reds and Ash Marsters joining the Force.
In addition, nine Sevens players have been training with their respective Super Rugby clubs in preparation for playing during the season.
The added competition has delighted Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp, who named a 46-player managed squad last week.
“This season is going to be so competitive,” Yapp believes.
“I think with the distribution of some of the Wallaroos players this year and the changing of the coaches, you can already see that competitiveness of the teams coming through.
“It’s really exciting and exactly what you want to see from a Wallaroos perspective, the women to be playing really competitive games.”
