SHAY Brennan Constructions faces a daunting task first up at Scully Park on Saturday night when round two of the Wests Entertainment Group 9s kicks off.
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The winless SBC tackle unbeaten Carey's Freight Lines in the 6pm opener and while it does have a tough opener, the Cody Tickle-captained side doesn't have to improve much according to their skipper.
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"We weren't far off the pace last Saturday," Tickle said.
"[We] only got beaten by six points and five points in both games. We did turn over a lot of possession too."
He said his side has to "get a bit more ball to Dylan Lake".
"He's a natural footballer," Tickle said of the fleet-footed fullback, while also extolling the virtues of players such as Matt Baker, Jake McManus and Daniel Jobson.
"They all carried the ball last week, too, but we've just got to give them more opportunities."
His side is largely intact for the second round, with only young Gunnedah Bulldog Zac Turnbull unavailable.
Shay Brennan Constructions also play Marius Street Family Dental on Saturday.
"They are the No1 side by the looks of it," Cody said.
"They are going to be hard to beat. Brenton (Cochrane) is such a talented footballer."
SHAY BRENNAN CONSTRUCTIONS: 1 Bryce Daniels, 2 Brad Naylor, 3 Marcus Hayne, 4 Dan Boland, 5 Zac Turnbull, 6 Dylan Porter, 7 Sam Sadler, 8 Thomas Brown, 9 Jake Tighe, 10 Matt Baker, 11 Nathan Douglas, 12 Cody Tickle (capt), 13 Jake McManus, 14 Tom Woolaston, 15 Daniel Jobson, 16 Dylan Lake.
MARIUS STREET FAMILY DENTAL: 1 Scott Blanch (capt), 2 Lachlan McGrady, 3 Jack Rumsby, 4 Kieren Williams, 5 Shuaib Swain-Williams, 6 Dan Kelly, 7 Trent Taylor, 8 James Cooper, 9 Mitch Sheridan, 10 Mitch Dening, 11 Ryan Ingram, 12 Brett Jarrett, 13 Matt Wilson, 14 Ben Taylor, 15 Deacon Sankey, 16 Brayden Jerrard.
JT FOSSEY: 1 Abel Carney, 2 Jimmy Pascoe, 3 Aaron Donnelly, 4 Nathan Vaisey, 5 Corey Hall, 6 Harlee Millgate, 7 Mitchell Doring (capt), 8 Zack Hatch, 9 Matt Gillham, 10 Dwight Millgate, 11 Zack Leonard, 12 Jesse Glass, 13 Shannon Swan, 14 Liam Ireland.
CAREY'S FREIGHT LINES: 1 Ryley Taylor, 2 Lachlan Trindall, 4 Patrick Lyons-Cain, 5 Nathaneal Slater, 6 Sam Taylor, 7 Brayden Reid, 8 Phillip Beaton, 9 Isaiah Adams, 11 Travis Small, 12 Cooper Thompson, 13 Ben Williams, 15 Dilan Bateman, 16 Brenton Cochrane (capt).
ROUND 2: Saturday at Scully Park. 6pm kickoff, gates open 4.30pm.
Game 5: Carey's Freight Lines v Shay Brennan Constructions; Game 6: Marius Street Family Dental v JT Fossey; Game 7 Marius Street Family Dental v Shay Brennan Constructions; Game 8: JT Fossey v Carey's Freight Lines.
