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Its a good thing NSW Swifts coach Rob Wright has re-signed until 2020 because hes going to need years to rebuild his pillaged team, former Diamonds and Swifts great Catherine Cox says.She says fans will jump ship, too, after several stars were poached in a signing spree before the inaugural Australian netball league season.The Swifts best defender, Sharni Layton, and top shooter Caitlin Thwaites left this week to join Collingwoods star-studded squad, which also includes three other Diamonds.Foundation players Kim Green and Susan Pettitt added their names to the exodus on Thursday when it was announced they would headline the Swifts new Greater Western Sydney-backed rivals under their former coach Julie Fitzgerald.Midcourter Stephanie Wood has also been unveiled on the roster of the third expansion side, the Melbourne Storm-backed Sunshine Coast Lightning.The poachings have ripped out the heart of NSWs successful and popular glamour club, which played in the past two grand finals of the defunct trans-Tasman competition.Cox said the off-season plundering was inevitable given the addition of new teams and a pay increase for players.Wright now faces huge challenges to make his side competitive again.Theyre going to really struggle, Cox told AAP.From what Ive seen of the players theyve got, theyre all rookies.Rob has an uphill battle, but tactically hes a very good coach and the players new to the big league will learn a lot really quickly.The good thing is he has re-signed for a substantial amount of time so he does have time to rebuild.Hes not left with one year of his contract and trying to get a win on the board because thats just not going to happen.The Giants have assembled a strong roster also including England internationals Serena Guthrie and Jo Harten, and recent Diamonds debutant defender Kristiana Manua.Harten and Manua were coached by Fitzgerald at New Zealand franchise Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic.Cox, the Swifts foundation captain, wasnt surprised her former teammates Green and Pettitt had jumped at the opportunity to play under Fitzgerald again.But she felt sure the club would lose a chunk of its enthusiastic fans.I know stacks of people who have supported the Swifts from day one who have already said theyre not going to renew their membership, Cox said.One of them particularly is a massive Sharni fan, so why would you be there?Also, if youre a Swifts fan from way back its quite appealing to have the (new Giants) threesome of Julie Fitzgerald, Kim Green, Susan Pratley (Pettitt) together again.The Swifts will announce their 2017 playing roster on Friday.GIANTS NETBALL TEAM:Toni Anderson, Kristina Brice, Taylah Davies, Kim Green, Serena Guthrie, Jo Harten, Kristiana Manua, Susan Pettitt, Sam Poolman, Jamie-Lee Price Manny Ramirez Indians Jersey . 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A rain-affected return to Randwick has forced John OShea to reconsider the depth of Godolphins challenge on the Group Two Villiers Stakes.OShea was expecting to have last-start ATC Cup winner Malice and Duca Valentinois as worthy opposition to the warm favourite Fabrizio.But that dual-handed plan has suffered a setback with Randwick receiving more than 35mm of rain in the past 48 hours, putting the track into the heavy range ahead of Saturdays showpiece meeting.Malice doesnt like soft going and OSheas assistant trainer Darren Beadman said the six-year-old was a doubtful runner in the $250,000 race.Malice is a bit of a duffer on (the wet ground) and we might wait for a race like the Summer Cup. Hes got a few options, Beadman said.Duca Valentinois steps up in class but is down in weight.The imports wet track record is sound with two wins and a placing from six starts in soft going and on the 53kg minimum with Brenton Avdulla as his rider, he promises to be one of the best outsiders as a $21 chance.Randwick track manager Nevesh Ramdhani said despite an improved weather forecast for Saturday, he expected only a minimal improvement in a surface that hasnt been raced on for six weeks.With the rain that has fallen its going to take a lot more than twenty-four hours for it to dry out, hee said.ddddddddddddlmost nine years ago Chris Waller and Hugh Bowman teamed up to claim a Villiers in extraordinary circumstances and they will join forces with Amovatio.In a controversial protest decision, Honor In War won the race in the stewards room from Takeover Target in one of two editions run in 2008.The Villiers was run in a January timeslot over an abbreviated course as racing recovered from a shutdown caused by equine influenza and Honor In War came from the rails draw.Its the same barrier from which Amovatio will launch his claim over a distance at which the best of his three wins came in this years Hawkesbury Cup.Hes going to get a nice, easy run. Hopefully in a midfield position, Waller said.A tough Randwick mile on a wet track wont worry him and I expect him to be finishing strongly.Amovatio is a $13 chance but there was merit in his lead-up run when beaten less than a length into fourth place in the Festival Stakes and he has been trained to peak for the Villiers.Fabrizio has raced once in heavy going, beating midweek horses at Canterbury on his way to becoming one of the most promising horses trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. ' ' '