"We should be in with a shot. The Hoops for Health guys run on a yearly roster so have a different group each year," Sadler said.
"They'll look at having a good crack at us.
"We beat them last year but the core group of our guys aren't there. We have a few new big guys stepping up for us though.
"It's definitely about being competitive, but there are more ways to win other than on the scoreboard."
Monday's matches also mark the start of the Northland Suns' season, along with signifying the start for age grade teams as they prepare for tournaments early next year.
Sadler said the games would give them an opportunity to put Northland's best under-15 and under-17 players out in front of a local crowd, hopefully enticing a few people to get involved.
Keeping players involved from the age grades into men's and women's levels was tough.
"What tended to happen from last year's group, which was a development group, is most of the age-groupers either went to university or to work.
"We've had a few boys who were going to uni and stayed here but have moved away into work, and we support them in that pathway."
Monday's event is free entry and Sadler invited Northlanders to get behind basketball in the region.
