After a blistering start to the year, Marrar has dropped off over the past month with losses to North Wagga, and then Temora on Saturday.

The two losses have dropped the Bombers to second on the ladder and Lenon concedes his team is not firing on all cylinders.

“We’re probably not going as well as we were a month ago,” Lenon said.

“We’ve got to give the opposition credit there, Temora obviously played very well, they were the better side and deserved to win.

“We’ve got to improve on what we did on Saturday and we get a great opportunity this weekend against another team that is pushing for top three.

“We’ll put our best foot forward and are looking forward to the challenge.”

Lenon believes the Bombers need to get back to taking the game on.

“We’ve got to get back to moving the ball quicker, taking the game on a bit more. We’ve gone back into our shell a bit,” he said.

“We need an even spread of contributors as well. When we were playing better earlier in the year we had quick ball movement and had an even contribution from everyone.”

Marrar will lose experienced defender Geoff Spriggs for the clash at Victoria Park. Spriggs will attend the funeral of his grandfather in Horsham.

The Bombers will get back midfielder Shannon Williams from injury, while defender Jesse Cunningham is also a big chance of coming in for his first senior game of the year.

The Magpies will not be at full-strength either, with Dale Hugo to miss the game through suspension.

Lenon said the Bombers looked forward to the return of Cunningham, who has endured a wretched run with a wrist injury.

“He’s a good size and can play a few different roles for us,” Lenon said.

“He’s played three games in the ressies and is starting to run into some good form. If selected, he’ll be able to do a few jobs for us.”