The Deni Rhinos will travel to Scott Reserve to face Cobram-Yarroweyah United in round three of the Murray Valley Cricket Association Premier Grade competition tomorrow.
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It will be their second away game in a row, with the Rhinos fresh off an impressive win on the road against Katamatite.A brutal century from Deni skipper Brad Todd had his side comfortably claim victory against the Tigers last week.Todd’s scintillating 130 not out - hitting 20 ‘fours’ and two ‘sixes’ - to chase down the 190 with 11.4 overs to spare is an early contender for the performance of the season.CYU on the other hand are coming off a 10-wicket loss, watching on as Barooga chased down a meagre 94 run target without losing a wicket.Despite the obvious gap between the sides, Todd said he expects a tough challenge from CYU.“For some reason CYU always perform pretty well against us, so we need to be ready to go,” he said.“If we drop this game last week’s performance doesn’t really mean too much in the wash up.“It is imperative that we continue to get wins on the board to keep pace with the top half of the ladder.“Kane Goldsworthy has taken some bags of wickets against us, so we may look to blunt him a little bit to try and limit his influence.“But we don’t really want to change our game style too much so we’ll take it as it comes on Saturday (tomorrow).”While the Rhinos sent a warning shot to the rest of the competition last week, their best is yet to come.The selectors will have a few headaches this week with a host of players all available for selection.However there is still an injury cloud over five-time best and fairest winner Andrew Hogan, who hurt his back in last week’s win.“Ben Irwin, Liam Pitts, Jonty Tubb and Ash Germano are guys that will all be available for selection this week,” Todd said.“We’re not too sure with Hoges (Hogan) just yet.“If he can’t bowl we will most likely play him as a batsman, but only if his back is okay to go out there.“I’m not sure whether we will make a lot of changes.“We want to try and get a settled side and the guys who played last week gave a good account of themselves, so selection will be a bit of a headache this week.”The Division One Rhinos will have a bye this week, returning to action in round four with an away game against Barooga.Deni’s Division Two side, who were forced to forfeit last week due to a lack of players, will travel to Finley tonight for their round two twilight game at 5.30pm.The Under 14s will also be on the road for a one day clash against Nathalia tomorrow morning.
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