TATYOON will be looking to hold onto top spot on the Mininera and District Football League ladder after taking over the mantle last week.
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The Hawks clash with traditional rivals Wickliffe/Lake Bolac in what should be an entertaining bout at the Tatyoon Recreational Reserve.
The Magpies have been a little unlucky so far this season to be sitting on just one win, following two close losses, however consistency is what has cost the team on both occasions.
Danniel Smith and Bradley Keilar will be important inside the forward-50 for the visitors, while the in form Jock Cameron and Jason Quinlivian will need to do some damage in the midfield to also give them a chance.
The question for the Magpies is can anyone stop Steven Butler?
The power forward has booted bags of five, six and eight for the Hawks in his opening three matches, while coach Damian Cameron and assistant Richard Tucker have also frequented the goal kicking list.
SM&W Rovers will get an early indication of where they are at when the side hosts Caramut.
After beginning the season on a winning note, the Bulldogs have suffered consecutive losses and coach Joe Carmody will be eager to see that streak broken against the Swans.
Experienced trio Jahn Knight, Jonathan Box and Derek Stephens will need to take it upon themselves to win plenty of the ball in and under and feed it to runners such as Matthew Mulcahy and Shaun Liston to catch Caramut on the hop.
Ararat Eagles' coach Lewis Baker would have been happy with his team's competitive performance against Great Western last week, but the young side will find tomorrow's match with Hawkesdale/Macarthur far more challenging.
Daniel O'Connell, Nathan Wemyss and Baker himself found plenty of the ball in round three, while young guns Joey Dukic, Ciaran Kelly and Freddy Stokes also held their own.
A moral victory for the Eagles would be another spirited performance, with the aim of keeping the scoreboard deficit to a respectable total.
Moyston/Willaura and Great Western will both take a growing casualty list into the round four game at Willaura, after both teams endured bruising encounters five days ago.
Pumas' coach Jacob Hamilton and co-captain Luke Thomas have battled this week's short turn around in a bid to be fit, but their chances of playing were reliant on getting through training last night.
Matt Peel, John Vanderwaal and Rhys Cronin led the charge in the wake of the injuries last week and will be expected to do the same again against the Lions.
The Pumas will be eager to redeem their loss to Lismore/Derrinallum and expect gun goal kicking duo Lachie Hamilton and Aidan Bell to cause plenty of headaches for Great Western's defenders.
The Lions won't be at full strength tomorrow afternoon either with a number of first choice players sidelined with niggles.
In other round four matches, Penshurst hosts Glenthompson/Dunkeld and Woorndoo/Mortlake takes on Lismore/Derrinallum.
Umpire appointments
Ararat v Hawkes/Mac (at Alex. Oval)
- Tommy Cooper and Ballarat Umpire
Moy/Will v G.Western (at Willaura)
- Sonny Walton (car) and Leo Mooney
Tatyoon v Wick/Lake Bolac (at Tatyoon)
- Brett Johnson and Dave Reynolds