Wodonga Raiders are out to bounce back from their first three-figure loss in five years when they host Yarrawonga on Saturday.
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Raiders were mauled by 107 points from an inspired Wangaratta, which was celebrating the games record of popular midfielder-cum-forward Daine Porter.
Yarrawonga hammered Raiders by 163 points in the final round in 2014, the last before ex-Sydney Swans' on-baller Daryn Cresswell started his four-year stint.
"It was a bit of a wake-up call for us, especially for a few of the younger boys that were playing their first game, the level rises up from practice matches," first-year captain Brad St John said.
The Pies took double the amount of marks and exposed Raiders' poor defence.
It was a bit of a wake-up call for us, especially for a few of the younger boys that were playing their first game, the level rises up from practice matches.
- Brad St John
Raiders will be interested to see if Morris Medal fancy Mark Whiley recovers from a hamstring complaint after he didn't finish the game against Corowa-Rutherglen.
The Pigeons named the same outfit which defeated the Roos, while Raiders have three inclusions, including Dylan Clarke.
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