GREAT Western will be at home for its clash against Woorndoo-Mortlake on Saturday.
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The round 13 clash gives the Lions a chance to notch up their second win of the season with the Tigers also struggling this year, sitting in ninth position.
The Lions have shown big improvements and are not getting blown out on the scoreboard as often in 2017 but coach Will Bell said the club remained hopeful of adding to its win tally in the remaining games this season.
“We have played them once already and we were really good for three quarters against them,” he said.
“Their strength is the contested ball, they have some big bodied players, something we do not have, so we will have to use our run and ball use and hopefully that can help us get the points.”
The Ararat Eagles will have a tough test as they face Moyston-Willaura on the Pumas’ home ground.
The Eagles have been a lot more consistent on the field this year with an improved defensive effort this season a big positive for the 11th-placed team.
The visitors will need a big four-quarter effort if they are to cause one of the upsets of the season by knocking off the Pumas at Moyston.
The Pumas will be without key forward John Vanderwaal for the rest of the season due to health concerns.
The Pumas forward, who was Victoria’s leading goalkicker in 2016, has been in Melbourne to get tests after a mass was found on his brain.
Club president Daniel Guinane said a football-related incident led to the discovery.
"He got knocked out a few weeks ago playing football and was still having head spins a while after, so he went to get an MRI and that was when it was picked up,” he said.
“The concussion was in no way connected to the mass developing, but it helped pick it up.
“It was definitely a blessing in disguise that it happened so he found out earlier.”
Guinane said the club would help the Vanderwaal through this hard period.
“The club will provide him with support in any way possible but we also do not want to overstep the mark,” he said. “So we will talk to John and his wife and offer any assistance they need.”