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WAGGA United captain Chris McKenzie is well aware the Football Wagga minor premiership is on the line as the Crows prepare to take on old competition rival Tolland.
While United currently holds a five-point buffer at the top of the table, Tolland can potentially steal the minor premiership in the final two rounds of the season.
"With the split round system now we can still lose the minor premiership," McKenzie pointed out.
"We can always recover from a loss but we will go out pretty hungry to beat Tolland."
A win over the Wolves at Rawlings Park tomorrow would put the minor premiership in United's trophy cabinet with a round to play before finals.
The Crows have undoubtedly been the form team of the season to date, only losing the one game to fellow title contender Henwood Park.
They have won 14 consecutive games since that loss and would be considered favourite to win their second straight premiership.
United has already beaten Tolland on both occasions to date - winning 4-0 in round five and winning 2-1 in round 14.
McKenzie knows the club can't afford to rest on its laurels ahead of tomorrow's blockbuster.
"Tolland's a very tough opponent," he said.
"We go into this game confident but very mindful.
"We go into this game confident but very mindful."
- Chris McKenzie
"I still class Tolland as our main opponent...they are second on the ladder and Freddy Gardner has been scoring a lot of goals.
"They have the best attack in the competition so we've got to be mindful of that.
"We're going to make a few positional changes but we'll try to play our normal game and see if it works."
Teenage United talent Jacob Sadleir-Knight played directly on Tolland forward Fred Gardner last time the two clubs met and managed to limit the influence of his opponent.
Sadleir-Knight will be missing from the line-up tomorrow, however, and McKenzie says someone else will need to step in and put their hand up for the job.
The Crows will be looking to thwart Tolland's attacking weapons in Fred Gardner, Henri Gardner and Lachlan Bushby.
Meantime, Henwood Park will be out to bounce back from last week's loss when it travels to take on Junee tomorrow.