Golden girls Sally Pearson and Dani Samuels are promising better to come on the Australian Athletics Tour after both successfully dusted off the cobwebs with season-opening wins in Brisbane.

Olympic hurdles silver-medallist Pearson was impressive in taking out the 100-200 sprint double while world discus champion Samuels, competing in her first meet in five months, comfortably won her event.

Declaring herself stronger than ever but keen to find her rhythm, Samuels threw 59.72m at the Brisbane Track Classic on Friday night.

It was 5.7m off the 65.44 she posted in Berlin to win the 2009 world championships but around the same mark as winning throws in the 2009 and 2010 Australian season-openers.

"It's my first proper comp for the season and 59m is pretty much how I have opened the past two seasons," said Samuels, who is determined to defend her world title in Daegu, South Korea in August.

"I feel pretty strong and my body is right, now it's about getting consistent, used to competition and I know the distance will follow.

"I intend to compete everywhere this domestic season, head to Europe for a solid block of competition with all roads leading to Daegu."

Pearson was untroubled in easily winning both the 100m and 200m but was frustrated not to crack the 23-second barrier for the first time in the 200m.

She finished 0.03s off her personal best by clocking 23.05 and predicted she would lower it to at least 22.6 by the end of a domestic season in which she'll only compete in the flat sprints.

"I've been training so much better than (the 23.05 in the 200m), I really wanted to break 23 in that race ... but at least by the end of the season I'll be running 0.4 faster," the Gold Coaster said.

Pearson ran a solid 11.35s in the 100m, where Commonwealth Games teammate Melissa Breen (11.78) was a disappointing and devastated fourth.

"I'm satisfied, I thought it would be quicker and it felt quicker but for my second 100m since the Commonwealth Games it was not too shabby," she said.

"And my body is in great shape so I know there's a lot more left in me."

Matt Davies took out the men's 100-200 double but was pushed hard by long jumper Mitchell Watt (10.54) to win the 100m in 10.43 and then nudged out 400m specialist Sean Wroe by 0.01 to take the 200m in 21.13.

Commonwealth Games pole vault champion Alana Boyd had a night shed rather forget, bombing out at 3.70m, opening the door for Queenslander Charmaine Lucock to win with 4.15m.

Jim Morton
AAP