Now, with the exit of goalkeeper Robert Fry, seasoned keeper and coach Isaac Cooper has been thrust back into goals. The timing has been far from perfect for Cooper, who has been managing a back injury.

“It’s something I’ve got to play through,” he said.

“It’s a week-by-week thing, definitely a wake up sore Monday morning thing.”

A couple of sorely-missed players made their comeback last week in the Jaguars’ clash against the Nomads.

Nick Jones and Lincoln Weir have been making a gradual return to play.

“He (Weir) didn’t play a full 90 minutes, but it was good to see him get out on the field,” Cooper said.

“It will be good to get the next couple of blokes back from injury.”

Striker Travis Weir broke his foot five weeks ago, and trained for the first time since it happened this week.

Seventh-placed Junee takes on third-placed Tolland at Burns Park on Sunday.

Comparatively good drainage at Burns Park in Junee will play to the Jaguars’ advantage according to Cooper.

“Burns Park has held up a lot better than Kessler and Rawlings,” he said.

Tolland comes off a wash-out, and training has also been disjointed.

Junee has played two games in a row, and the squad has had the luxury of regular training sessions.

“We don’t miss any training over here, if it’s not outdoors, we train indoors at the gym,” Cooper said.

The tail end of the Pascoe Cup competition will be fierce according to Tolland president Maurie Hogan.

“It’s going to be extremely tight, we’re sitting second, in a month’s time we could be sitting in sixth,” he said.