Dupuy, who has established herself as a force at both ends of the court during a highly successful seven seasons with the Grasshoppers, takes over from 2019 coach Georgia Rodger, who did not seek reappointment due to work commitments, but will continue in a playing capacity.

The Grasshoppers reached the grand final in Rodger's lone season as coach, racking up their eighth-straight grand final appearance.

Dupuy, a four-time premiership player with the Grasshoppers and best on court in the club's 2016 grand final triumph, said a return to coaching had always been in the back of her mind, with the opportunity to work closely with some of the club's promising juniors looming as crucial in her decision-making.

"I loved it when I coached last time and I've always had the intention to go back and coach," she said.

"I really want to get in there with our juniors and help develop them up a bit more.

"I think the beauty of our (A-grade) group is we have shared the coaching around over the years, but it doesn't really seem to change the dynamic very much.

"We all respect each other and are willing to play under each other."

Dupuy nominated the Myers sisters - Zara and Tanzin - as two of the club's emerging youngsters expected to feature prominently in the club's senior sides.

"Tanzin played a few games in A-res (last season) and took to the court in A-grade as well and Zara played quite a few games in A-grade last year," she said.

"I am definitely looking forward to working with those two again this year and give them quite a good chance."

A stellar coaching season in 2015 for Dupuy, who took on both the A-grade and A-reserve coaching gigs, included premiership wins in both grades.

The Grasshoppers' new coach expects to field a team similar in strength to last season's runner-up team.

"We will keep most of our core group together; there will be a bit of movement at the start of the season with work commitments and pregnancies, so the line-up might look a little different in some spots," she said.

"Other than that our core group remains pretty solid."

Dupuy expects a second-straight grand final loss to White Hills, which followed consecutive grand final wins over the Demons in 2016-17, to spur the Grasshoppers on in 2020.

"It still does sting a little bit, but you are always going to get that coming up against White Hills - every game is tough against them," she said.

"I guess the last two losses have been tough ones, and that will motivate us this year.

"It's definitely something to look back on and try and improve on.

"We need to set the bar high for ourselves and I will definitely be setting very high expectations as a coach.

"I don't want to aim for second or third, what's the point? We're definitely aiming for that top spot.

"After eight-straight grand finals there's no reason why we should set the bar low.'

As the Grasshoppers look to build on their amazing period of success, Dupuy anticipated strong challenges on several fronts.

"Definitely Elmore will be strong, Sue Borserio is a great coach and does a really great job developing her players. I have no doubt they will be strong again," she said.

"And obviously White Hills are always going to be strong and be fierce opponents again.

"Mount Pleasant has been up there the last two or three years, and I am sure they will step up to the mark again this year."

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