Bulldogs have managed two wins this season, both home wins against Orange Emus and most recently Forbes Platypi.

However, the club's away form doesn't bode to well, with defeats too Cowra Eagles and Dubbo Kangaroos on its travels.

But its poor away form in 2021 is something the club will be hoping to overcome this when it hits the road to play the last placed Lions at Pride Park and Plummer is confident the Bulldogs can claim victory.

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"Every week I back us," he said.

"We've beaten Emus and we've beaten Forbes, who are in my opinion the two strongest teams in the competition.

"If you put your best game out there, you can come away with the win."

Plummer explained that Bulldogs captain Peter Fitzsimmons will miss Saturday's match, meaning someone will step up to lead the forward line.

"We've still got plenty of senior figures in that squad with Fitzy out," he said.

"Scotty Johnston leads the backline around each week but this might be an opportunity for someone in the forward pack to step up."

Following Bulldogs narrow 24-22 win over Forbes at Ann Ashwood Park last Saturday, Plummer explained that the boys had been working on ball retention during training.

"Ball retention is a big one for us," he said.

"The lineout has been a big problem for us in the first three games, but we really sorted that on the weekend.

"We had a few problems with the scrum on the weekend, with our scrum being a strong point for us normally, so we'll need to go back to the basics for that."

Plummer did acknowledge the work rate of the team's centre pairing in Hunter Davis and Sione Naufahu.

"I think the centre pairing with Sione and Hunter, they've been giving us good go-forward every game," he said.

"With a strong centre pairing and that momentum in attack, it helps out everyone so much more. Being big boys, they can carry a bit of the load of the forward back."

Saturday's match starts at 3.15pm.

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