In the day’s of cliches and generic terms it’s not the kind of thing you expect a player to say on the eve of a new season.

But that’s exactly what Coonamble Ned Hanigan said he wants to achieve in the 2018 Super Rugby season.

Hanigan has been named to start at flanker for the Waratahs in their season opener against the Stormers on Saturday night.

Despite some criticism at times, Hanigan enjoyed a breakout season in 2018.

He became a Waratahs regular and even forced himself into Michael Cheika’s Wallabies side.

Hanigan played 12 tests  – 10 of them as a starter - in his first full season of senior rugby in 2017, when he was used as a blindside flanker by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.

He is also happy to line up at lock, but playing at No.6 Hanigan wants to improve in the crucial contact zone.

"As a six, it's probably something that you can bring to your game, hitting rucks and napalming everything and belting blokes around the field, strong carries, things like that," Hanigan said.

"You just need to do more of that and more often."

There’s plenty of experience in the Waratahs side but there’s also an influx of youth this season.

While Kurtley Beale (110 Waratahs caps), five-eighth Bernard Foley (87), Michael Hooper (80), and fullback Israel Folau (75) are all going around again, four starting players will be making their Tahs debut.

Cowra junior and prop Harry Johnson-Holmes is also a chance to debut off the bench.

"In terms of the young players, they are bringing new energy and new excitement," Hanigan said.

"If you get an opportunity you are going to grab it with both hands and those guys are definitely going to do it."