Both teams sit in the bottom half of the ladder approaching the midway point of the season and are desperate for win in the 10^th addition of the annual fixture.

Junee coach Trent Schubach is Keast's second cousin and he's looking for a big performance for the side coming off a loss to Gundagai.

"It's a big game for the club and a big game for the season as well," Schubach said.

"It is really a must win for us if we want to make the top five.

"We have to win these sort of games, these next two weeks actually, and if we can go halfway through the season with a five (wins) and four (losses) record I'll be pretty happy with that considering the amount of blokes we've had out and how many times we've had to change the team around."

Junee tackle Temora after the general bye.

Currently both clubs are level on six points while Brothers are two points adrift of the fifth-placed Dragons after their draw last week.

The Diesels welcome Matt Hands back this week while Rusiate Kaliseiwaqa was labelled a 50-50 chance of playing.

After suffering a head knock early in the 36-14 loss to the Tigers Simione Naiduki will line up in the front row.

The big man will have a task on his hands up against the Brothers pack.

Schubach believes it will be the key to the game.

"They are a pretty good side and have had a bit of bad luck to start the season with a couple of close losses," he said.

"They are a pretty big side so if we can control them in the middle and slow the ruck down that will go a long way for us to winning the game."

It's also Brothers hooker Aaron Wynne's 100^th first grade game.

After starting with the club in the under 7s he's looking to mark the milestone game with just the side's second win of the season.

"It's good to stay at one club and be able to play as many games as you can there," Wynne said.

All of their four points so far have been brought up in the last four games.

Wynne believes they are building towards better performances.

"It hasn't been the start we hoped for but we are getting better every week," Wynne said. "We're just trying to get as many wins as we can so we're not chasing our tail at the end of the year to get to finals."

Adding to the big day, the two clubs have joined forces to support Beanie for Brain Cancer - The Mark Hughes Foundation in Keast's honour.

Men's and women's beanies will be available for purchase at the gate and will also be sold at the junior league games.

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