FALLING short last weekend means you can count on Leeton-Whitton bouncing back, according to coach Jade Hodge.
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The Crows let last weekend’s game against Collingullie-Glenfield Park slip in the final quarter, but Hodge believes his charges will rebound from the errors made.
Narrandera are waiting in the wings to claim a top five scalp and Leeton-Whitton will be wary of the Eagles heading into Saturday’s game.
To be played at Leeton Showground, the Eagles, while yet to win a match this season, have come close several times.
Hodge said his side couldn’t afford to take any teams lightly.
“Our boys know they definitely can’t go out there and take Narrandera lightly,” he said.
“We’re not in any sort of position to be doing that.
“We want to be winning every game from here on out.”
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Leeton-Whitton remain in fifth on the first grade, but Coolamon are right on their tails in sixth by percentage.
The Crows will be without Hodge this weekend after he injured his hamstring, but they are hopeful Nathan Jones will return on Saturday after missing the Demons game through concussion. Tyh Evans may also make a return pending his GWS commitments.
Hodge said the key on the weekend would be making less mistakes through the middle and capitalising on turnovers when the opportunity arose. “The boys know where we need to improve,” he said.
“We’ve been hitting the training track pretty hard to work on some of the areas which are letting us down.” This weekend sets up a good run of home games for Leeton-Whitton following a round one full of mostly away games.
Next Saturday they will face the Griffith Swans at Leeton Showground, followed by the bye and then another two home games against MCUE and the Wagga Tigers. Hodge said the side was taking it each week at a time.
“We’ve got to focus on the game at hand each week, but we are preparing for games like the one against Griffith as well,” he said. “We know on our best day we can match it with the best teams, we just have to actually do it.”
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