Orange CYMS welcome back a handful of injured stars for Sunday's Group 10 premier league clash with the lowly Bathurst St Pat's, which begins a stretch of "pretty much must-win games" in the green and golds' run to the finals.
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Damon Goolagong, Joe Duffy, Rob Mortimer and captain-coach Dom Maley all return to the starting side after missing CYMS' last-start loss to Cowra while Kain Earsman comes back onto the bench too, last week's bye providing much-needed respite.
Although Maley said he was hoping to have a few more on deck - the likes of Ben McAlpine and Chris Grevsmuhl, primarily - it's nonetheless a big boost as his side looks to edge back into the finals frame over the next three weeks.
CYMS are two points adrift of the top five and after the Saints this weekend they face Mudgee and Orange Hawks to finish the regular season, all at home crucially.
"The week off was certainly timely, I'd love to be welcoming a few more guys back this weekend but we've got five guys returning so that's certainly a step in the right direction," Maley said.
"The rest are week-to-week, I don't think anyone's genuinely ruled themselves out for the season and they're all being pretty thorough with their rehab. We're hopeful of getting a couple more back next week."
CYMS host St Pat's from 2.30pm at Wade Park on Sunday.