The undermanned Demons have been slow out of the blocks thus far, but aren’t getting too concerned with early results.

Star forward Jarrod Williams is hopeful the side can start getting back a number of key players in the coming weeks.

Williams himself has had an interrupted start, missing last weekend with a bruised achilles.

“Unfortunately the boys went down, but I’ll be doing everything I can to get back in the side this week,” Williams said.

“We’re definitely missing a few guys, obviously some big names out of the team from last year like David Low and James Paton.

“Hopefully we can start dragging a few boys back into the side and get back on the winners list.

“It’s a pretty long season, with the top-four making finals out of the six.

“Come finals time, anything can happen.”

Williams booted 100 goals for the first time in his career last season, but doubts he’ll be able to repeat it.

“I think it was off the back of some good footy played by the whole team and not just myself,” he said.

“I had a reasonable game against Border Walwa (seven goals).

“I think once we get a full strength side back in, we’ll be alright.

“Kyle McNamara and Matt McNamara are playing some pretty unreal football, Kyle in particular, so it will be good to have him at 100 per cent and a few other boys around that mark.”

Corryong takes on arch rivals Federal on Saturday in their second meeting this year, after the Swans thrashed them by 126 points in the opening round.

“If you look at last year, I think we beat Federal by 120-odd points in the first round and come the second game there was a 17-point difference, which was in the space of six weeks,” Williams said.

“I’d like to think the same outcome is going to come, but if we can play our best football and get a good team on the ground, we’ll be definitely in with a shot.

“Being the first time we’d seen a lot of their players, we didn’t really know what positions they’d play.

“We sort of got an insight on what players play where and who’s in and out for them.

“Obviously (Steve) Fouracre being out injured allows us to spot players around the field to take on certain players.”

Bullioh has raced to early favourtism, winning its opening five games by an average of 115 points.

“They’re travelling along well and haven’t dropped a game, but finals football is a different game,” Williams added.

“It all changes come finals time and there’s only one game at the end of the year that counts.”

Bullioh will look to keep its unbeaten start alive when it hosts Border Walwa, while Tumbarumba searches for its first win of the campaign at home to Cudgewa.