THEY may have won one game from three so far in the Blowes Clothing Cup season, but Central Western Daily sports editor Michelle Cook is tipping Bathurst Bulldogs to enter the winner's circle again on Saturday.
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The Bathurst side travel to Grinsted Oval to face the Forbes Platypi, themselves unlucky last-start losers against Orange City.
Cookie thinks the hapless Dogs are due their share of luck and predicts a win for the Bathurst boys.
The game of the round sees Orange Emus trekking to Dubbo's No.1 Oval to face the Kangaroos.
Both sides are in supreme form, with Emus winning their last two starts and 'Roos going even better, having not tasted defeat in 2014.
Cookie and her Central Western Daily colleague Nick McGrath think Dubbo may just have the edge on their home ground, but both foresee a close game.
Defending premiers Orange City will welcome a Cowra side currently occupying a position the Lions themselves are accustomed to - top of the ladder.
The battle at Pride Park is certain to be a hardy one, with the hosts welcoming back some of their stars of the successful 2012 and 2013 campaigns.
Cookie and Nick forecast a Lions victory in a tight tussle.
The luckless Parkes Boars make the long trip east to face CSU Bathurst.
The students will be confident after they dished out a hiding to Mudgee Wombats on Saturday, but Cookie can see the rugged Boars bring them back down to earth with a thud.
Finally, the win-less Wombats make the tough trip to Cale Oval, where they'll be greeted by a hungry Narromine outfit.
The Gorillas will be keen to atone for their last start loss in Cowra and, according to Cookie and Nick, should easily account for the struggling Wombats.
