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Group 3 rugby league action kicks off this weekend and it isn't before time.
Can Port Macquarie go back-to-back? Can Port City avenge last year's heartbreak? Can Taree City surprise everyone and surge towards the top of the table?
What about Forster-Tuncurry and Macleay Valley? Can they overcome last season's challenging campaigns?
Wingham are regularly there and thereabouts, while Wauchope have had a fair player turnover.
The coaches have named their sides and there are so many questions with very few answers.
It all kicks off at 3pm on Saturday afternoon.
Wauchope Blues vs Taree City Bulls
WAUCHOPE: 1. Shadow Wirori, 2. Sam Ylias, 3. Beau White, 4. Sam Watts, 5. Justin Hinton, 6. Nick McCabe, 7. Tristan Scott, 8. Kahlan Duncan, 9. Bryce Roach, 10. Sam Ackroyd, 11. Josh Caruana, 12. Dylan Lund, 13. Ollie Pascoe. Interchange: 14. Brayden Stubbs, 15. Tim McKinnon, 16. Denzel Lepua, 17. TBA
TAREE CITY: 1 Jake Lauder, 2 Mason Hayne, 3 Logan Wallis, 4 Todd Northam, 5 Kaleb Bridge, 6 Toby De Stefano, 7 Todd Bridge (cc), 8 Brodan Hamilton, 9 Oscar Carey, 11 Josh Northam, 12 Ethan Currey, 13 Will Clarke, 13 Thomas Paulson, 14 Rob Mason, 15 Ben Deegan, 16 Harry Wallis, 17 Shannon Mullay.
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 12.20pm
- Reserve grade: 1.20pm
- First grade: 2.30pm
Old Bar Pirates vs Macleay Valley Mustangs
OLD BAR: 1 Scott Bungie, 2 Andrew Hills, 3 Bailey Farr, 4 Joel Minihan, 5 Joseph Hinton, 6 Conor Taylor, 7 Dylan Towers, 8 Shannon Ellem (c), 9 Daniel Cocksedge, 10 Carlos Kohu-Martin, 11 Jared Wooster, 12 Corey Sheehan, 13 Nathan Napier, 14 Brad Hart, 15 Joel Campbell.
MACLEAY VALLEY: 1. Conrad Lardner, 2. Dylan Adams, 3. Cecil Lardner, 4. Chris Carr, 5. Nate Welsh, 6. Stephan Blair, 7. Tyreece Sines, 8. Adam McMurray, 9. Josef Barber, 10. Isaiah Barker, 11. Jesse Douglas, 12. Chris Piper, 13. Richard Roberts (C), 14. Russell Lardner, 15. Kenneth Major
Kick-off times:
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
Read more: Injuries hit Old Bar's hopes
Forster-Tuncurry Hawks vs Wingham Tigers
FORSTER-TUNCURRY: 1 Aaron Hill, 2 Corey Eason, 3 Chris Simon, 4 Ben Murray, 5 Dylan Clark, 6 Keda Moylan, 7 Kye Burke, 8 Matt Thomas, 9 Riley Glover, 10 Liam Simon, 11, Max Elliott, 12 Matt Kirkland, 13 Matt Wakefield, 14 Jake Collins, 15 TBA, 16 Blake Richardson, 17 Chris Coulton
WINGHAM: 1 Matt Bridge, 2 Fletcher Lewis, 3 Kurt Lewis, 4 Trent Green, 5 Cooper Lewis, 6 Danny Russell, 7 Mick Sullivan, 8 Blake Fraser, 9 Mitch Collins, 10 Jake Mullen, 11 Kyran Bubb, 12 Brodie Myer, 13 Jake Wheeler, 14 Tate Grofos, 15 Jackson Mullen, 16 Nathan Maher
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
Read more: Trent Green named in the centre for Tigers
Port Macquarie Sharks vs Port City Breakers
PORT MACQUARIE: 1. Mitch Wilbow, 2. Jack Williams, 3. Jayden Eshman, 4. Kieran Gallagher, 5. Blayke Rogers, 6. Joel Antilla, 7. Josh Dwyer, 8. Kurt Maloney, 9. James Kelly, 10. Ben Read, 11. Kyle Ellison, 12. Scott Grant, 13. Brandon Phelan. Interchange: 14. Zac Flanagan, 15. Koby Smith, 16. Tavita Talamaviou 17. TBA
PORT CITY: 1. Trae Clark, 2. Clint Walker, 3. Jarred Robbins, 4. Luke Sinclair, 5. Ricky Arnell, 6. Josh Hyde, 7. Adrian Daley, 8. Kyle Robbins, 9. Matt Everitt, 10. Dan Dumas, 11. Andrew Fox, 12. Kurt Durbridge, 13. Matt Coskerie. Interchange: 14. Jordie Gibson, 15. Mick Smith, 16. Tyler Hyde, 17. Ben Dickson
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve Grade: 1.50pm
- First Grade: 3pm