Trundle knocked off Peak Hill by 56 points in their first meeting of the Woodbridge Cup season but Boomers captain-coach Josh Miles isn't expecting his side to have it all its own way again on Saturday.
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The Roosters enter the 2019 rematch on a five-game winning run and have gone from wooden spoon contenders to genuine finals chances since the turn of the season in June.
Peak Hill is currently locked in a two-way battle for fifth with Canowindra and will make the trip to Tullamore with plenty to play for.
Miles is fully aware of this but says the Boomers will travel 36 kilometres north up The Bogan Way on Saturday and play their annual clash at Tullamore's Pola Park confident of maintaining their own winning run, which stands at 13 in 2019.
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In fact, Miles says the Boomers are just starting to hit their straps now - an ominous warning a month out from the start of the finals.
"The Trundle boys are performing well and we're really starting to click," he said, Trundle beating Molong 40-8 in a top-of-the-table clash last week.
"It was our first full 80 minute performance against Molong and we looked really good in all areas."
That win all but assured Trundle of a fourth consecutive minor premiership too, kicking the Boomers out to a six point lead on top of the ladder with four rounds left.
Miles, though, says Trundle won't be giving up anything for free in the coming weeks.
"We've got a few very tough few weeks ahead before finals with Peak Hill, Manildra. Peak Hill is a solid side who were very tough in round one," he said.
... they have everything to play for so it's certain to be a very physical game and a great watch up at Tullamore.
- Trundle coach Josh Miles ahead of his side's clash with Peak Hill
"They seem to be finding their feet now coming into finals as they have everything to play for so it's certain to be a very physical game and a great watch up at Tullamore."
Trundle and Peak Hill will clash from 3pm on Saturday, while Sunday's Molong-Canowindra clash is an important one for both sides as the Tigers fight it out for fifth and the Bulls cling to a top three place.
Grenfell hosts Cargo on Sunday as well but the Blue Heelers could prove a finals spoiler with their own hopes of a top five berth now seemingly gone.
While Eugowra and Manildra square off at Jack Huxley Oval. Condobolin has the bye.
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