Albury-Wodonga Bandits to take on Bendigo and Dandenong in crunch road trip

Bendigo plays host to the Border side on Friday night, who the Bandits sit two wins below, before they head further south on Saturday night to take on Dandenong, who are a game behind them.

The Bandits' women will also look to build on recent momentum after a breakthrough victory away to Sandringham last weekend.

Club president Luke Smith said both sides are free to travel for the fixtures despite the COVID-19 restrictions in place for NSW.

"We couldn't go to Sydney last time, but we can go into Victoria and come back, so we'll be in Bendigo on Friday and Dandenong on Saturday," he said.

"The women have been on the improve and the men, with Lochlan Hutchinson going in there, have been going really well."

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Smith said the club will keep a close eye on any changes to restrictions next week, when it stages its first home games in six weeks, against Diamond Valley (Friday) and Hobart (Saturday).

"It will be limited seats next week, so it will be just under 50 per cent as it's one person every four square metres in NSW," he said.

"At least on Friday night, all our sponsors and members will get in first and there might be around 150 to 200 general admission tickets.

"Next Friday and Saturday is our Indigenous Round too, so we've got new tops made up for that.

"It's been a bit of a wait to play at home, but at least we're still playing. That's the main thing."

The women start at 6pm on both nights, while the men tip-off at 8pm.

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