THE Windsor Wolves will be without front rower Sam Hollis at the weekend after he was given a one match suspension after being sent off at the weekend.
Hollis was sent from the field for back chat to a referee in the Ron Massey Cup team's clash against Auburn.
Coach Brad Prior said he was expecting another hard game against the Western Suburbs Magpies on Saturday.
"We only just managed to beat them in round one. They have former NRL player Shannon Gallant at fullback and he is still pretty quick and we'll have to be on our toes," he said.
Prior said it would be a big day for captain Tramonte.
Tramonte was in Windsor's 2005 Jim Beam Cup winning team, and the former members of the team will be at the Windsor Leagues Club to celebrate the ten year anniversary on Saturday.
"Ryan will be looking for a big one in front of a lot of former teammates," Prior said.
"Ryan is still lucky enough to be playing so he wont want to be copping any gibes from his former team mates."
Prior has named a relatively settled team for the clash against the Magpies.
Winger Marli Sini and prop Brandon Nangaiti have moved up from Sydney Shield after impressive displays last weekend.
Sam Elwin will play at halfback, after a stint with the Penrith Panthers under-20s team.
Sam Hollis' suspension means Reece Goldsmith will play at lock.
Starting line-up: 1. Raymond Lesoa 2. Marli Sini 3. Paul Simona 4. Shane Kiel 5. Chris Aunese-Scanlan 6. Aaron Farkas 7. Sam Elwin 8. Ryan Tramonte (c) 9. Daniel Foster 10. Shenelle Haumono 11. Pat Hollis 12. Tom Eisenhuth 13. Reece Goldsmith. Interchange: 14. Sione Tonga 15. Ryan Cusack 16. Hutch Maiava 17. Brandon Nangaiti. Coach: Brad Prior.
The Sydney Shield team is coming off the most physical game it has played all season according to coach Chris Boyd.
The team, which is made up mostly of 17-19 year olds, weathered an older and bigger Auburn team at the weekend.
Boyd said it was only until the final 10 minutes of the game, that his team finally got the upper hand, and went on to win 44-30.
"It was a very hard week with a limited preparation and we had a number of guys playing out of position," he said.
"To our credit we hung in there and we came out on the top at the end, it was the hardest game we've had all year physically."
Boyd said things would not get any easier facing Western Suburbs on Saturday.
"I am expecting a tough battle. Wests trounced Cabramatta last week, they got a few good players back and we're bracing ourselves for another brutal encounter," he said.
"One thing we've learnt is that there are no easy games in this competition."
Making things a bit easier for Boyd is the return of Jack Quealey and Temata Rangi from the Ron Massey Cup.
"When we've played our best football we've had Guy Hodgins and Jack Quealey up front," Boyd said.
"They lay the foundation for our side to move down the middle of the field and do what we want and I will be hoping they have big games."
Michael Mackinder will again play five-eighth, after impressing Boyd there two games ago.
Mackinder missed last week through injury, but played well against Cabramatta when the Wolves posted 72 against the opposition.
Starting line-up: 1. Lachlan Jackson 2. Brandon Smallwood 3. Clayton Dodt 4. Robbie Graham 5. Jamon Wormleaton 6. Michael Mackinder 7. David Farkas 8. Jack Quealey 9. Luke Atchison 10. Guy Hodgins 11. Carl Winterstein 12. Temata Rangi 13. Kain Howarth. Interchange: 14. Cameron Collins 15. Dean Barron 16. Jadon Newsome 17. Solomone Foster 18. Jordan Stratton 22. Gavin Bertoldi . Coach: Chirs Boyd.
