Hillgrove are still searching for their first win after three losses on the trot.
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They face a City side who will be missing a handful of players.
Skipper Kyle Taylor, vice-captain Josh Martin and last weekend’s top run-scorer Andy Sawyer are unavailable for the match.
Taylor said the absence of the trio means one of the side’s younger players has the opportunity to step up.
“Myself, Josh Martin and Andy Sawyer are away so we are missing a lot of big guns out of the team,” he said.
“The pressure is just going to fall on to Nick Farrar to continue from where he left last year in second grade.
“All the City boys know he has got the talent and Ash Clee with him, we know what he can do, and we are just looking to them to find that bit of confidence.”
After strong performances in their last two matches, the result hasn’t gone their way.
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Taylor said they know they have the ability, it’s just putting it on the park.
“Everyone has been working hard at training, we have just been unlucky,” he said.
“Individuals are starting to click, like Andy Sawyer last week with his first 50 in first grade and he got a lot of confidence out of that.”
While their coming opponents haven’t landed a win yet, Taylor warned his team to avoid getting complacent.
“They seem to be struggling a bit but we are not going to take them lightly,” he said.
“They have still got Andrew Brownlie, Matt Baillie, Brad King, Max Laurie so they have got a strong line-up.”