Benalla will be aiming to end one of the longest premiership droughts in country football when it takes on Kyabram for the Tom Hastie premiership cup today.
Some pundits aren’t giving Kyabram the respect they deserve.
Yes, Benalla will start favourite, but the Saints will certainly be wary of the Bombers, especially after losing to them a fortnight ago.
Kyabram will back itself to get the job done. They will not fear Benalla. They have beaten them twice this season.
The Bombers’ list is littered with plenty of big game performers.
Coach Justin Sherman will be eager to leave his mark. He is likely to start forward and spend time in the midfield.
Josh Vick, Sam Sheldon, Tom Sheldon and Luke Morris will lead the backline. They will be up against Josh Mellington, Jordan Wolff, Nick Warnock and Farren Priest.
The ruck battle between Josh Marchbank and Samuel Smith will be decisive in feeding the talented midfield groups of these two teams.
Kyabram has some firepower that will keep the Benalla backline honest.
The X-factor is Jason Morgan.
He is a star. The Bombers are likely to start him forward to provide support to Will Burtsin and Hayden Gemmill.
The key for the Bombers will be to pressure the Saints into mistakes and not give them space to execute their skills.
If Benalla can establish an early lead they could be hard to run down.
Tip: Benalla by 27 points.
Last Modified on 30/09/2015 15:13