LAST week it was the Wolves who were doing the hunting, but it’s a different ball game come Sunday when the target is firmly on their backs.
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Yass are the next challengers for the O’Farrell Cup and Leeton is hoping to make it back-to-back wins following last weekend’s successful victory over Griffith.
The Wolves will take on Yass on their home turf at Mark Taylor Oval, but were unsure about what to expect from their opponents.
Yass made 350 against Gundagai in the Stribley Shield last weekend, but that was about as much as captain Nathan Carn knew of the team in recent times.
“They are a bit of an unknown … that’s obviously a good score, but I don’t know how Gundagai goes either,” he said.
“It will be interesting to see what happens and what sort of team they come with.”
The Wolves put on a dominant display in the field last week to have Griffith all out for 96, with their batsmen getting the job done with little fuss.
Carn was hopeful if his side was batting first on Sunday, they would put on a decent total to defend.
“It’s a pretty well-rounded team again,” the captain said.
“We’ve lost a couple because of different commitments they have on, but it’s still a strong side.”
Jarred Lane, Jarryd Day and Steve Weckert are all unavailable this weekend.
With the weather expected to cool down by Sunday to around 33 degrees following a hot couple of days, Carn was unsure what pitch the two teams would be dealt with.
“It’s usually a pretty good pitch at Mark Taylor,” he said.
“It’s similar to the Exies in terms of it playing pretty low.
“The outfield might be a bit slower this weekend.”
Having the win from last weekend under their belt, the Wolves should go into the match with some confidence, but Carn said they knew there was still a big job ahead if they were going to keep the Cup in their hands.
Spectators have been encouraged to head down to the ground on Sunday to cheer the Wolves on.
O’Farrell Cup team
Leeton v Yass
Nathan Tang, Matt Dedini, Grant Forrest, Hugh Collins, Daniel Muir, Brent Lawrence, Nathan Carn, Jameson Booth, Kyle Pete, Josh Carn, Angus Boulton.