Orange Emus brothers Sam and Scott McLean say the club will be wary of the Forbes Platypi today, despite the visitors’ much lower ranking on the Central West Rugby Union ladder.
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The greens host the spirited Forbes Platypi at Endeavour Oval this afternoon, with Emus flying high in second spot - behind cross-town rivals Orange City - and are coming off a clinical 41-12 win over last year’s premiers Dubbo, while the proud Forbes club is languishing in eighth place with just three wins from 13 starts.
“Neither of us played Forbes last time around, but watching it was a good, tough game,” said Sam McLean.
“From what I’ve heard they’ve started really well against a lot of sides and run out of puff a bit,” Scott added.
“I think it’s a case of doing what we did against Dubbo last weekend and trying to maintain that performance and momentum,” Sam said.
Sam McLean, 24, has plenty of experience in green dating back to the 2009 when he was a part of Emus’ colts premiership-winning side.’
Older brother Scott, 26, played for the club in 2012 and 2013 before moving away, and linked with the club again this season, and brings a wealth of experience thanks to his time in Wests Lions’ ACT Rugby Union top grade side.
“We hadn’t played together until this year, not in first grade anyway,” Sam said.
“Mum loves it, Nan loves it, the whole family loves it really,” Scott laughed.
“We don’t really notice it too much though, we might this weekend now,” Sam added.
“It’s a bonus having each other there I think. We’re really just going out to do our jobs, and have a crack.”
Forbes have two more matches at home in the final five rounds, hosting Parkes next Saturday and CSU Bathurst on August 15.
Away games against Dubbo and Cowra are also ahead for the Platypi before the competition’s semi-finals begin at the end of August.
Emus’ clash with the Platypi kicks off at 3.15pm today.
- Central Western Daily