Despite the majority of Dubbo’s players still recovering from Saturday night’s Group 11 under-18s grand final, coach Craig May was confident his side could perform well.

“At the moment a lot of the boys are still coming down off the high from the grand final so we need to pull ourselves together and focus if we want to come away with the win,” May said. “If we can get our mental attitude right and show up ready to play then we will have a better chance of winning.”

The Cronulla High side is expected to be a lot smaller than the Chifley College side the boys defeated two weeks ago.

However, the side boasts some impressive talent, with four of their players already signed with the Cronulla Sharks SG Ball competition.

“Cronulla High defeated Warilla (South Coast) to progress through and I expect them to have good ball speed and pace around the ruck,” May said.

“If we can be on our game across the board then we will give ourselves every chance of winning,” he said.

Dubbo College Senior Campus captain Brodie Chapman said he will be lucky to play today’s match after struggling with the flu for most of the week.

Chapman said preparation for today’s quarterfinal had not been the best, but hoped the boys could pull it together in time for the match.

“We didn’t have many turn up to training on Tuesday as most of the boys were still recovering from the grand final,” Chapman said.

“Hopefully we can pick ourselves up in time to perform well against Cronulla.”

Chapman has faith in his side and believes they have the ability to beat Cronulla.

He said he was quietly confident and believed his front row will take his team forward.

“I think if we can control the ruck and the speed of the game, and not allow them to get a roll on early we should come away with the win,” Chapman said.

The match is scheduled to kick off today at 11am.

As of yesterday no changes had been made to Dubbo’s line up from the side that defeated Chifley College last month.