for the 2018-19 curling season, birchard joined a new team with kerri einarson, valerie sweeting, and briane meilleur, all former skips. they began the season by winning three straight world curling tour events in three weeks: the 2018 stu sells oakville tankard, the inaugural morris sunspiel and then the mother club fall curling classic with a fourth win at the curlers corner autumn gold classic in october. in december, the team lost in the finals of the 2018 canada cup and 2018 national. their strong play during the early part of the season earned them enough points to put team einarson in the wild card game at the 2019 scotties tournament of hearts. however the team lost to the lower ranked casey scheidegger rink. the team would rebound to have a strong finish at the end of the season, winning the 2019 players' championship and losing in the final of the 2019 champions cup.