Albury and District out to break Bing Wallder Shield drought

After finishing third the last two years and runner-up twice before that, A and D are desperate to bring the shield back to the Border for the first time since 2008.

The side enters the six-district event in strong form after a one-shot loss to Ovens and Murray at Holbrook on October 13.

North Albury recruit John Dawson headlines the inclusions after missing the loss to the O and M, while Henty's Kim Maher has been called into the side to replace North Albury's Andrew Hirst.

Max Scanlan will play in his first Bing Wallder Shield after crossing to Lavington last season.

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Chairman of selectors Wally Bourne is happy with how the A and D will line up.

"The side looks really good this year. It's nice and balanced," Bourne said.

"We're quite happy with our top end.

"We've always had a little bit of trouble at the start with our leads and seconds, but we think we've got that pretty well sorted out.

"We've started giving young guys like (Henty's) Sam Harrison a run because they're the ones we really want to encourage going forward."

Wagga has won four of the past five Bing Wallder Shields and is expected to be the A and D's main rival once again.

"We should have won it last two or three years, Wagga's won it last two years and we've beaten Wagga both times," Bourne added.

The team is as follows: Chris Heather, Danny Czuczman, Peter Forck, Stephen Broad (skip); Dave Trebley, Daryl Lawson, Kerry Boyle, Terry Hensel (skip); Ed Simmons, Jim Lee, Norm Honey, John Dawson (skip); Sam Harrison, Kim Maher, Glenn Harrison and Duane Crow (skip).

The official rink is: Sluggo Kitt, Mick Dunnett, Jeff Brundell and Wally Bourne (skip).

Reserves: Kevin Wellington, Bill Collins and Phil Slater. Manager: Lloyd Ronan.