SWAN Hill Men's Flyers coach Sharon Denham is expecting improvement as her youthful side gains experience following a 61-point season opening defeat to Bendigo Braves on Sunday.

In front of the home crowd, the Flyers put up a fight in the opening quarter to trail 27-17 at quarter-time.

The Flyers dropped off from there as Denham said turnovers and a lack of defensive containment led to the signi...