IT will be a nervous wait for SFL coach Andrew Lamprill this afternoon to see how many of his representative players get injured ahead of tomorrow's clash with the NTFL at North Hobart Oval. Lamprill can not finalise his team until he knows who did not make it through today's round 12 SFL matches, which will all be played on a heavy track. He will telephone each individual player after 5pm to find out who is fit to fire against the northern powerhouse. ``I won't know the final make up of the side until the boys finish their games, so I'll have to do the ring around and see who's right and who's not right to play,'' Lamprill said yesterday. Lamprill discovered yesterday the SFL can field a team of 24 -- six interchange players -- to compensate for the SFL scheduling a full round of roster games the day before the representative game. The NTFL has a bye this weekend, and its rep team arrives in Hobart today fresh for the hottest rivalry in intra-state football. ``Having the bigger bench helps us out, with the boys playing Saturday and in heavy conditions,'' Lamprill said. The SFL team had planned a pool recovery session this evening, but could not find a facility. ``But we couldn't get anyone to open up a pool for an extra hour so the boys could have a 20 minute walk in the water to recover,'' Lamprill said. ``So the Dodges Ferry and Kingborough boys are going to go to the beach and walk in the water to try and take some soreness out. ``Other than that, we'll be at North Hobart at 10am Sunday with the trainers doing their best to get the boys moving.'' Claremont won't be holding back at Abbotsfield today as it attempts to down the Central Hawks with the chance of moving into the SFL's top six as reward. To do that, the Magpies need New Norfolk to keep its unbeaten run in tact against Huonville at Huonville. Lindisfarne should be too polished for Brighton at Anzac Park, while The Port is a big chance to down Sorell on home turf at Cygnet, but Dodges Ferry will have its work cut out beating Kingborough at Kingston.
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