Under Johnny Peseta's guidance, the Mustangs Women's team have a premiership in their sights

Peseta started his career playing in New Zealand, playing at all levels from Junior to Senior and switching between both Rugby Union and Rugby League.

Peseta later made his coaching debut with his son's Junior Grade team, and said he has been coaching Australian teams for the past two years.

"I became a coach because I wanted to see the development of individual players," he said.

"I felt I had a lot to offer and that was something I wanted to share."

This is his first season at the helm of the team, and Peseta said when he the players had considerable amounts of untapped potential.

"I could see the foundation was there," he said.

"I stripped everything right back to basics, back to the fundamentals of the sport.

"During the pre-season the players weren't allowed to touch a football until they'd mastered these fundamentals."

This season's promotion to the second-highest division was a major accomplishment for the team, as many players were new to the sport and the returning players had previously played in the Division 3 competition.

"Just under half the team had never played before this season," Peseta said.

"I'm really proud of the accomplishment. The team have developed really well and a lot of that's to do with an attitude change."

Peseta said this attitude was not something he'd brought in and credit for that lay with former Broncos star Michael Hancock, who had recently visited the club as a guest coach.

"Mick Hancock taught them to find the attitude within themselves," he said.

"Since then, team morale has improved and so have the efforts on the pitch. The girls don't just show up for themselves, but for each other.

"They've learned to love the sport and now they're taking accountability for their actions on and off the pitch."

The Mustangs coach said it wasn't just Hancock that had put in the time and effort to coach the girls and there were other staff he wanted to thank, including his former coach Gerard Adams.

"I wouldn't be able to coach this team without the experienced coaching staff I have," Peseta said.

"I'd also like to thank my mentor Gerard Adams, he's been helping me from the get-go and I'm very grateful to have him on board."

The Mustangs Women's team is currently second on the ladder, two points behind the Pine Rivers Bears.

The end of the 2022 season is still a long way off, but Peseta is confident his team has what it takes to reach the finals and said he's already planning for the future.

"I believe we've got a strong pack, we could definitely take it all the way to the Grand Final," he said.

"The Holcim Cup is a big step up, but if all goes well and there's an opportunity for me to come back next year I believe we'll all have the experience necessary to enter that top level.

"We also had so much interest in the team for this season we had to close our books early, but if we can get the coaching staff I'd like to field a second team next year."