Melbourne captain Kate Hore is confident the new-look Demons can hit the ground running and establish themselves as AFLW premiership contenders once more. Former Collingwood assistant Tom Wilson was appointed as Stinear’s replacement and will lead the Demons officially for the first time against Hawthorn on Thursday night at Ikon Park. “But it’s been really good and nice to have had a few more practice games as well this year to be able to implement some of those things that he’s wanted to bring across.” “We take a lot of belief out of the game last year and out of our season,” Hore said. Hawthorn captain Emily Bates believes the Demons are the perfect opponent to kick off a season of high expectations.