Ryan won’t get carried away
By Nick Guthrie - Daily Liberal
Photo - Dubbo CYMS Footy Photo's - John Grey
CYMS haven’t lost a match in Group 11 this season, sit on top of the ladder and have scored a massive 434 points while conceding just 103.
The Wellington Cowboys, on the other hand, are bottom of the ladder, without a win to their name and a points differential of -356.
Therefore, this weekend’s match between the two seems to be about as easy to tip as Black Caviar at the might of her power.
But Fishies coach Tim Ryan won’t have it.
“We’re ready to go and we’ve had some great battles there at Kennard Park so we’d be foolish not to be ready for it,” he said.
“We’re expecting a tough game in the senior grades, they always turn out for CYMS.”
The minor premiership seems all but certain to end up with the men in green and white again, as they currently sit eight points clear of the chasing pack.
But rather than put it down to his side’s dominance, Ryan preferred to say his side had got a bit of luck in an extremely even competition.
“The only reason is because all the top teams have beat each other,” he said.
“Macquarie beat Parkes last week, Parkes have beaten Forbes and I think Forbes might have even beaten Nyngan so we’ve been able to kick away in games that could have gone either way.”
The Fishies will be without Alex Ronayne after he twinged his hamstring during last week’s hard-fought 8-7 win over the Nyngan Tigers.
John Grey also needed stitches to his face after copping an arm to the mouth in that match but Ryan said he will be fine to play.
Kick-off for 1st grade is at 2.30pm. League Tag starts the day at 11am