The Blues are two from two after wins over Robb College and Barbarians but are bracing for a testing outing against the also undefeated St Albert’s.

“From all reports Albies have got a couple of key forwards and very quick backs,” Blues coach Anthony McMillan said.

“It’ll be a good guide of where we’re at and what we’ve got to do.”

One thing he is anticipating is for them to be quick around the park.

To help combat that, they have gone for a quicker backrow, with essentially two open sides in Angus Webb and Cedric Fadel.

“We wanted to have a bit more pace,” McMillan said.

It will be Fadel’s first start for the Blues after lining up against them in the grand final last year.

“Cedric is just a serial pest,” McMillan said.

That might not ordinarily be a compliment but for a breakaway it is.

Ethan Kelly-Wynne also comes in at number eight in place of the injured Jone Tiko.

Kelly played Country U20s last year before moving over from Coffs to Armidale late last year.

They’ll also field a new-look centre combination, with John Roberts shifting into inside centre and Jake Hoban coming into outside.

McMillan also  switched Croft brothers Josh and Adam around, bringing Adam into five-eighth, where he played for the Town side in last weekend’s centenary clash.

“I just like the way Adam organises himself,” he said.

“He’s just got that bit more vision.”

He’s also impressed with his ability to put himself through a gap.

McMillan is well aware of the threat Albies pose, and their mission will be to shut the play down before they can go wide.

“It’s a matter of us getting up quickly and shutting them down before they (backs) get the ball,” McMillan said.

The students have in both their games run away with it in the last 20 minutes and are hoping their fitness will help get them over the line.

“We have to rely heavily on our fitness to get around them in the latter part of the game,” president Will Coldham said.

“And of course we have to physically match them in defence and at the rucks or they’ll steamroll us.”

Glen Innes last weekend was good preparation for the physical test.

Coldham said execution and structure had been the big focuses this week.

“We had a bit of an issue in the first half with our execution,” he said.

They put a lot of it down to having had three weeks off, but it is still something they felt they needed to pay attention to.

Coldham said the Blues were again the benchmark and said t getting the points tomorrow would be huge.

In the other game, Glen Innes will be hoping to crack their first win when they host Robb.

Both games are being played tomorrow due to today’s Anzac centenary commemorations.