Albury-Wodonga Bandits preparing for first double header weekend of season

The Border side has so far suffered two close losses at home and will take on Knox and Waverley for round three.

"I think everyone wants to get down there and get a win on the board," coach Brad Chalmers said.

"We're 0-2 and we could probably be 2-0.

"Dropping a couple of home games certainly hurts and we'll have to try and catch those up.

"I think getting on the road and being in that competitive environment will be good for us."

He admitted it's shaping up to be a close competition.

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"I think most weeks are going to be competitive and it's going to be hard to get wins," Chalmers said.

"There might be a couple of teams that pull away from the pack, but I think for the vast majority of teams it will be quite even."

The Bandits look to have all players present for the trip to Melbourne.

"We just have to take the chances that we didn't take last week and the week before," he said.

"Hopefully we get some strong performances from our leaders."

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