LEETON-WHITTON expect to welcome back a swathe of players from the injury list when they take on the GGGM Lions on Saturday.
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The Crows are coming off their first loss of the season and hope the inclusion of these players will assist them in moving on and adding another win to their name.
During last weekend's loss to the Wagga Tigers, the Crows lost Jayden Lehman (shoulder) and Sam Hopper (knee) in the final term.
They were already without a host of key players including coach Dan Muir, John Spina. Bryce O'Garey, Lucas Meline and Coopa Steele.
However, all going well, Muir expects all of the players, including himself, to be available for selection for the clash against the Lions.
"At this stage everyone should be right to go ... everyone got through training on Tuesday night," he said.
"We'll see how training goes on Thursday night, but there shouldn't be any issues."
Leeton-Whitton and Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong both have the same win-loss record for the AFL Riverina Championships season, meaning a victory on Saturday will move the winner up the ladder.
Including this weekend, there remains just three more rounds of the competitions before finals get underway.
This means there's no time to lose for the Crows and it is a sentiment not lost on Muir.
He said last weekend the side moved away from their own game plan and were sucked in to how the Tigers were playing.
"That was probably the most disappointing thing ... we moved away from the football we had been playing in the past couple of weeks and were drawn into how Wagga wanted to play the game," he said.
"This weekend we want to make sure we are playing our style of football again.
"We don't want to be dictated to by teams."
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It's been a quick fire start to the season, which only has six rounds in 2020 due to the shortened fixture as a result of COVID-19.
This weekend's match will be played at Leeton Showground, with spectators still welcome to attend, provided they adhere to strict social distancing and hygiene measures.
With the Lions set to provide a tough match, Muir said getting away to a good start would be the key.
He said the Crows couldn't afford any lapses throughout the game.
"Ganmain seem pretty strong across the board," Muir said.
"Hopefully with the guys coming back in we can manage that, but I do think the game is going to be won in the midfield."
First grade gets underway on Saturday from 2.10pm.