The Greater Northern Tigers can give themselves a "high five" on Saturday.
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The local division - a combination of the Group 4, 19 and 21 competitions - play five matches at Aberdeen's McKinnon Field on Saturday.
Kicking off the huge day is a trial game between the Greater Northern Tigers' under-15 side and Canterbury's development squad.
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Around 26 players teenagers from Group 4, 19 and 21 will try out in Tiger colours against the Bulldogs.
They are a curtain-raiser to the Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup matches between the Tigers and the Parramatta Eels.
That will be followed by the Tigers' women and under-23 sides playing against Greater Western Sydney sides in round two of the Country Championships.
It's a huge day for Greater Northern Tigers.
- Peter Stevens
"It's a huge day for Greater Northern Tigers," said Peter Stevens, the Tigers' pathways manager.
While the Under-16 Tigers cannot make the Andrew Johns Cup semi-finals, the under-18 Tigers can - and match up against the Parramatta Eels at 12.20pm.
The Tiger women are also alive in the Country Championships, and match up with GWS in a crucial encounter following their big win over the Titans in Lismore last Saturday.
Tigers women coach Mick Schmiedel has made just one change to his side, with Murrurundi's Brooke Davis returning to the back-row.
The Greater Northern Tigers:
Under-15s (kick-off 9.45am): Group 4: Riley Givney, Charlie Henderson, Seb Lawler, Robert Lay, John O'Leary, Reace Mclean, Jaycob Price, Matt Ross, Brock Russell, Logan Spinks, Jaice Tiberi-Porter, Bailey Willis. Group 19: Brooklyn Boney, Troy Carter, Max Collins, Kaleb Hope, Zac O'Grady, Austin Schneider, Luke Steward, Dacey Wood. Group 21: Rylan Barndon, Tyler Baldwin, Bryce Bateman, Jacob Cortina, Callum Dowell, Talon Harrington, Riley Pennell, Brady Roser, Aajay Watts, Tully Wholert.
Under-16s (kick-off 11am): 1 Malik Hunt (Aberdeen), 2 Lewis Hippi (North Tamworth), 3 Joash Boney (North Tamworth), 4 Hunter Marsh (Denman), 5 Matthew Jones (Aberdeen), 6 Kurt Fisher (Gunnedah), 7 Jermaine Craigie (Moree), 8 Thomas Donehue (Singleton), 9 Junuh Warden (Scone), 10 Jake Clydsdale (Scone), 11 Billy Youman (Guyra), 12 Ben Jones (Aberdeen), 13 Malakai Griffiths (Glen Innes), 14 Aidan Bermingham (Farrer), 15 Gus Smith (Narrabri), 16 Maxwell Smith (Farrer), 17 Daniel McMillan (Narrabri), 18 Corben Hampstead (Singleton). Coach - Steve Haylen (Muswellbrook), assistant coach - Brad McManus (North Tamworth).
Under-18s (kick-off 12.20pm): 1 Brayden Reid (Kootingal), 2 Mac Shepherdson (Denman), 3 Jacob Sukanaivalu (Singleton), 4 Luke Smith (Denman), 5 Blair Maloney (Farrer), 6 Mitch Henderson (Kootingal), 7 Pichai Dixon (Aberdeen), 8 Kalab McMillan-Bassett (Narrabri), 9 Liam Ball (North Tamworth), 10 Jack Todd (Dungowan), 11 Dan Kelly (North Tamworth), 12 Jackson Shade (Singleton), 13 Kobe Bone (North Tamworth), 14 Blake Ginman (Dungowan), 15 Toby Taggart (Kootingal), 16 Hugh Collins (Aberdeen), 17 Mark Simon (Dungowan), 18 Seb Pianko (North Tamworth), 19 Harrison Freeman (Dungowan). Coach - Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (North Tamworth), assistant coach - Richard Ingram (North Tamworth).
Women (kick-off 1.45pm): 1 Hannah Rando (Murrurundi), 2 Lucy Prudden (Murrurundi), 3 Shae Pemberton, 4 Shai Blackadder (Merriwa), 5 Tanika Darcy (Werris Creek), 6 Amy Barraclough (Glen Innes), 7 Lenikki Craigie (Glen Innes), 8 Gaynor Blackadder vc (Merriwa), 9 Sarah Stewart (Gunnedah), 10 Amelia Tunamena (Glen Innes), 11 Brooke Davis (Murrurundi), 12 Lauren Clarke (Glen Innes), 13 Kate Brown (Murrurundi), 14 Caitlin Aubrey (Aberdeen), 15 Antoinette Wenner (Narrabri), 16 Joan O'Leary (South West Robins), 17 Jayne Bevitt (Manilla), 18 Jess Baker (Werris Creek). Coach: Mick Schmiedel (Tamworth), manageress Adelaide Monica (Tamworth), Trainers: Kate McCulloch (Armidale), Kim Bevistock (Aberdeen), Tash Allen (Kootingal).
Under-23s (Kick-off 3pm): 1 Steve McGrady (Tingha), 2 Brennan Cosgrove (Bingara), 3 Hamish Wolfgang (Aberdeen), 4 Kieran Williams (Werris Creek), 5 Isaah Millgate (Werris Creek), 6 Bailey Taylor vc (Muswellbrook), 7 Scott Berry (Dungowan), 8 Isaac Austin capt (Scone), 9 Ryan Ingram (North Tamworth), 10 Lincon Smith (Gunnedah), 11 Tyler LePrince-Campbell (Aberdeen), 12 Mitch Taylor (Aberdeen), 13 Jack Patterson (North Tamworth), 14 Ryan Hawkshaw (Scone), 15 Mitchell Sheridan (North Tamworth), 16 Bailey Cosgrove (Bingara), 17 Fraser Evans (Denman), 18 Isaac Harris (Gunnedah), 19 Wade McKenzie (Muswellbrook). Coach: Aaron Watts (Scone), Manager: Kevin Watts (Scone).
