WITH eight weeks of the Group Three Rugby League competition gone and six matches remaining, seven of the eight sides remain in the hunt for top five berths.
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Macleay Valley, Wauchope and Wingham would be assured of playing semi-final football this year while Port City also look a safe bet.
That leaves Forster-Tuncurry, Port Macquarie and Taree City fighting it out for the last place in the finals. Old Bar looks a forlorn hope.
This weekend Wingham will host Wauchope on Saturday in a game to be played in conjunction with a reunion of the club's premiership winning side of 1989. Taree City heads to Old Bar hoping to stay in the finals race, while the Pirates will be looking to open their account for the season.
Port Sharks are desperate to get their season back on track but face a formidable opponent in competition leaders Macleay Valley for the game at the Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie. Forster-Tuncurry will be coming off a last game drubbing at the hands of Wingham but will have the home ground advantage for the clash against Port City on Sunday at Tuncurry.
Teams for week nine are:
Old Bar v Taree City
Old Bar: 1 Joel Minihan, 2 Joseph Hinton, 3 Bailey Farr, 4 Nathan Napier, 5 Andrew Hills, 6 Conor Taylor, 7 Tanna Hinton, 8 Shannon Ellem, 9 Dylan Towers, 10 Jared Wooster, 11 Corey Sheehan, 10 Carlos Kohu Martin, 12 Jonathan Tickle, 13 Troy Clarke. Interchange 14 Kane Evans, 15 Joel Dark, 16 Josh Starr, 17
Taree City: 1 Callum Wesley, 2 Todd Northam, 3 Logan Wallis, 4 Paul Campbell, 5 Will Bungie, 6 Sam Murray, 7 Toby De Stefano, 8 Matt Taupe, 9 Oscar Carey, 10 Will Clarke, 11 Ethan Currey, 12 Rob Mason, 13 Thomas Paulson. Interchange 14 Harry Wallis, 15 Brodan Hamilton, 16 Josh Northam, 17 TBA
Kick-off times:
Women's league tag: 12.35
Reserves grade: 1.15
First grade: 2.30
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Port Macquarie v Macleay Valley
Port Macquarie: 1 Josh Dwyer, 2 Ryan Long, 3 Liam Potter, 4 Oli Nosworthy, 5 Hayden Stuart, 6 James Kelly, 7 Joe Cudmore, 8 Koby Smith, 9 Zac Flanagan, 10 Mitch Smith, 11 Luke Ackroyd, 12 Scott Grant, 13 Kyle Ellison Interchange: 14 Mitch Evans 15 Benny Read 16 Brandon Phelan 17. TBA
Macleay Valley: 1. Jeremy Taylor 2. Cecil Lardner 3. Kaine Parkinson 4. TBA 5. TBA 6. Stephan Blair 7. Tyreece Sines 8. Adam McMurray 9. Russell Lardner 10. Ritchie Roberts 11. Jesse Douglas 12. Tyler Roberts 13. Chris Piper. Interchange: TBA.
Kick-off times:
Women's league tag: 11.30am
18s: 12.35pm
Reserve grade: 1.50pm
First grade: 3pm
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Wingham v Wauchope
Wingham: 1 Matt Bridge, 2 Jarrod Gibson, 3 Kurt Lewis, 4 Tim Bridge, 5 Brodie Myer, 6 Danny Russell, 7 Michael Sullivan, 8 Nick Beacham, 9 Mitch Collins, 10 Joel Kliendienst, 11 Tim Watson, 12 Jake Mullen, 13 Brendan Butler. Interchange 14 Tate Grofos, 15 Blake Fraser, 16 Jackson Mullen, 17 Jake Wheeler
Wauchope: 1 Tony Thompson 2 Sam Ylias 3 Sam Watts 4 Beau White 5 Ged Roods 6 Nick McCabe 7 Tristan Scott 8 Sam Ackroyd 9 Joss Cleal 10 Tom Sheaves 11 Josh Caruana 12 Mat Bird 13 Ollie Pascoe Interchange: 14 Bryce Roach 15 Dylan Lund 16 Kahlan Duncan 17. TBA
Kick-off times:
Women's league tag: 11.30am
18s: 12.35pm
Reserve grade: 1.50pm
First grade: 3pm
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Forster-Tuncurry v Port City
Forster-Tuncurry: 1 Keda Moylan, 2 Corey Eason, 3 Ben Murray, 4 Beau Lowry, 5 Dylan Clark, 6 Matt Wakefield, 7 Kye Burke, 8 Liam Simon, 9 Riley Glover, 10 Chris Coulton, 11 Jake Collins, 12 Max Elliott, 13 Matt Kirkland. Interchange 14 TBA, 15 Blake Richardson, 16 Chris Simon, 17 Matthew Thomas
Port City: 1. Trae Clark 2. Elia Glassie 3. Ricky Arnell 4. Luke Sinclair 5. Jarred Robbins 6. Josh Hyde 7. Adrian Daley 8. Ben Dickson 9. Matt Everitt 10. Dan Dumas 11. Ethan Hyde 12. Dylan Hemsley 13. Bailey Connor Interchange: 14. Jordie Gibson 15. Tyler Hyde 16. Mitch Fowler 17. TBA
Kick off times:
Women's league tag: 11.30am
18s: 12.35pm
Reserve grade: 1.50pm
First grade: 3pm
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