There's been plenty of talk about expansion in the NRL this season, it's been front, centre and back page news with every commentator, journalist and fan offering an opinion on where the next NRL franchise should be.
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Expansion may or may not be on the cards for the NRL, but this weekend the game does something that I believe is extremely important and that's take an NRL game to a regional area.
Scully Park this weekend will be a sea of NRL jerseys, some will be there to barrack for the Tigers, some will be there to cheer on the Titans and others will be there because it will be the only chance they get this year to see an NRL game live.
The impact of this weekend's game can't be underestimated, for kids to get the chance to see the likes of Moses Mbye, Robbie Farrah, Luke Brooks, Tyrone Peachey, Jai Arrow and Kevin Proctor in person is huge.
For some youngsters it will be the first time they've had to the chance to watch an NRL game live.
It's a chance to ignite a flame in the juniors in Tamworth and surrounding areas, to show them that their dreams of playing professional rugby league is attainable.
There's an electricity around town in the lead-up to the game that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
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Houses and shopfronts are littered with colours and streamers representing both sides, people passing you in the street stop and wave and beep their horns and make you feel like you're part of their community.
Scully Park is absolutely first class, the playing surface is outstanding and with a packed house on Saturday afternoon the atmosphere will be incredible.
The NRL action is guaranteed to be first class as well, the Wests Tigers will be smarting after having their pants pulled down by the Eels last weekend, while the Titans are flying high after back-to-back wins.
The battle in the engine room will be one not to be missed with Russell Packer going toe-to-toe with Titans wrecking ball Shannon Boyd.
Whichever team can get on top through the middle will go a long way to winning this game, if Packer can lay a platform for Farrah and Brooks to work off the Tigers will be tough to beat, but if Boyd can get the upper-hand we've seen in the last fortnight just how damaging Tyrone Roberts and Michael Gordon can be. .
If you can't get to the game on Saturday afternoon you can watch all the action Live on Fox League from 5.30pm.
