David Bolton and Nathanael Mooney come back into the side and while Andrew Dutton will miss Friday's match up with Wagga City at Robertson Oval as well as the Saturday fixture against Wagga RSL, he will return in time to tackle Lake Albert on Monday.

Captain Keenan Hanigan is pleased to have more batting power at his disposal.

"It is very handy," Hanigan said.

"Besides Dutton we are at full strength, which has been a problem all year.

"We've struggled with unavailability so to have our strongest team is very pleasing.

"He's back for Monday's game so we'll be full strength coming into the next part of the season."

The new pair are expected to open the batting.

Taking advantage of the fielding restrictions in the first six overs is one thing Hanigan is looking to improve on up against the premiers.

Especially after coming unstuck against South Wagga on Saturday.

"I think the first six overs is pretty crucial in my eyes," he said.

"If you get off to a good start then you are not chasing your tail so Friday night we will look to use that powerplay to our advantage and try to get ahead of the game.

"We bowled very well (against South Wagga) and fielded very well but just lost too many wickets in the powerplay.

"I think we lost four wickets in the first six overs which hurt us and we just had to rebuild but it got away from us in the end."

Hanigan is expecting a tough challenge against the Cats, but he expects the format leaves them more vulnerable.

"Twenty20 is a funny game and it can change in three or four overs," he said. "We are aware of that and if they do get on top of us at some stage we just have to stay positive and know we can turn it around."

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