Cam Duffy out to make up for lost time with Ag College

Cam Duffy and Gerard McTaggart have had injury plagued starts for last year's grand finalists however both will line up against Tumut at Jarrah Oval on Saturday.

Duffy missed the first eight rounds of the season after requiring surgery following Ag College's first trial game in March while McTaggart has missed the past five weeks after having his appendix removed.

Duffy fractured his eye socket and needed surgery to fix a broken nose before the start of the season, and returned to five-eighth to face Waratahs in the grand final rematch last week.

The 23-year-old has enjoyed being back on the field.

"It's great to be back," Duffy said.

"It was way too long on the sidelines.

"They boys didn't need me though."

Duffy has come unstuck in trial games for the last two seasons, after breaking his thumb last year, and is looking to make up for lost time.

Things didn't go to plan in his return to the number 10 jumper.

Waratahs proved too strong for their undermanned university side.

Duffy thought they were good in patches, but wants to see that style for longer periods.

"It was disappointing but I think we played some good patches of really good footy," he said.

"It was just a shame we were missing a few people, especially in the front row, but the guys who stood in did a great job."

Ag College are still without plenty of forward power.

Front rowers Duncan Woods and Gabe Brown are still sidelined, as is Charles Callaghan.

With Tumut's forward pack their strength, Duffy expects a tough clash.

"It is always tough up there," he said.

"They play hard footy and especially their home crowd they are a totally different time."

Tumut are fourth after their first win in over a month and there is only nine points separating five teams batting for two places in the top four.

One thing Duffy is wants to see from the side is a more consistent performance, especially against a Bulls outfit looking to maintain their grasp on a finals position.

"It's pretty typical of us to start really well and we've just got to keep working on playing the full 80 minutes," he said.

"It's a big part of our game, we have a few areas where we drop off and in five minutes the opposition scores two tries.

"It changes the game so we've got to stop having those brain snaps, stay strong and stay faithful to our structures.

"It is diminishing as the season goes on, which is promising, and it shows the boys are trusting the structures we've got."

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