A four-day break makes Launceston no less menacing an opponent, says Kingborough coach Trent Baumeler.
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The Blues were knocked off top spot in Wednesday night's loss to North Launceston and face a short turnaround to Sunday's 2pm home clash.
The Tigers are yet to win at Windsor Park - falling by margins of two points in 2016, five in 2017 and seven last year - and Baumeler believes the task isn't about to get any easier.
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"I think sometimes the shorter break is a good thing if you do have a loss," Baumeler said.
"I heard Mitch [Thorp] after the game on Wednesday night, he said they get a short break and they get to try and redeem themselves for Wednesday night's game.
"If you have a bad one on a Saturday you want to play on Sunday morning sometimes so you can quickly get back on the horse, so to speak, and have another crack.
"We're expecting, as we always do, to get their best.
"We haven't had some great results against them over the last year - especially at Windsor Park - so we're expecting them to come full force which they will and we'll give our best effort and preparation as well."
The Tigers enter the clash without gun youngster Lachlan Gadomski, who suffered a minor hamstring strain in the dying minutes of last round's loss to Lauderdale, but go in boasting one of the league's in-form forwards.
Tyler Carter's 13 majors in six games has him just three goals behind league leader Dylan Riley, setting up a Sunday showdown between the season's two most prolific forwards.
"He had eight shots on goal and kicked 4.4 [last round] and he's someone that probably since I got the club in 2018, we've seen gradual improvement from him," Baumeler said.
"He had a really good pre-season, he's still got ways to go but I think he's just behind Dylan Riley in the Hudson Medal at the moment and he forms a great combination with Luke Graham who's sitting third or fourth in that as well.
"We think he's got room to grow as well and get better over the next couple of years and become a really good State League footballer."
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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
