North Launceston coach Dean Smith hopes a tough loss against Clarence two weeks ago will help prepare his fledgling TSLW team for a clash with reigning premier Glenorchy.
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The Bombers made five changes to team that cruised past Kingborough last week, with Devils duo Bonnie Farrell and Briana Hinkley joining Michaela Carins, Renee Wilson and Danielle Walters as inclusions.
Josie Brain (unavailable), Sarah Radford, Lucy Sulzberger (injured), Ella Jones and Meg Cornish won't make the Bombers' first-ever road trip.
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"With them being the reigning premiers we're expecting a tough tussle - pretty similar to what we got against Clarence," Smith said ahead of Sunday's 12.30pm clash at KGV.
"Hopefully after playing Clarence and getting a win against Kingborough last week the girls have trained really well and learned a bit from the Clarence game so it's really about just having a crack and seeing if they can match it with the best.
"The nucleus of our side is pretty well-structured .. we're trying a few younger girls each week to give them a taste for the footy and see how they handle it, and the ones that handle it the best get to play a bit more women's footy this year.
"It's our first year so we'll try and unearth as many talents as we can during the year."
Launceston recalled Danika Corcoran and Molly Clark for its noon home clash with Tigers on Sunday, with ruck Abbey Green, Jen Guy and Meg Sinclair all making way.
The Blues remain the State League's only undefeated side and boast a percentage of 600-plus.
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Hamish Geale
Hamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner. Got good news? Email: hgeale@examiner.com.au
Hamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner. Got good news? Email: hgeale@examiner.com.au
