WANGARATTA Rovers co-coach Sam Carpenter will instruct his players to take the game on when they host reigning premier Albury.
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The Rovers were crushed by Yarrawonga by 98 points in round one, but have recovered to sit inside the top five with a 4-3 record.
Albury lost the corresponding fixture last year as it prepared for a finals campaign but the Hawks’ hopes of producing another upset have taken a hit with Dylan Stone (concussion), Stuart Booth (ribs) and Cody Schutt (foot), joining Carpenter (hamstring) on the sidelines.
“We don’t want our young group to go into their shells, like we did against Yarrawonga earlier in the year,” Carpenter said.
“We want to stick to the way we’ve been playing and take them on.”
The Tigers have welcomed Daniel Cross into their side.
Xavier Mardling
Xavier started at The Border Mail in Albury-Wodonga in 2001, covering sport and general news before moving to the subs' desk. He was editor of his hometown masthead from 2016 to 2020 before swapping the Murray for Merewether. He returned to The Border Mail as editor in 2023.
Xavier started at The Border Mail in Albury-Wodonga in 2001, covering sport and general news before moving to the subs' desk. He was editor of his hometown masthead from 2016 to 2020 before swapping the Murray for Merewether. He returned to The Border Mail as editor in 2023.
