The Wollongong Wolves are hoping a game on their home turf this week might be the reset they need after a barrage of losses have left them stranded at the bottom of the ladder.
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The Wolves lost to Rockdale Ilinden 2-1 last weekend, after Rockdale's Alec Urosevski scored a game-winning goal in the 80th minute.
Wollongong striker Lachlan Scott said the tight loss hurt, but the team will focus on bouncing back in front of a home crowd this week.
"It was tough loss to take," Scott said.
"We had a fair few chances that we could have taken, but it's how we respond this week."
The Wolves will play Mt Druitt Town Rangers on Friday at WIN Stadium.
The Rangers are sitting just one position above the Wolves on the ladder, but Scott hopes the home advantage will be enough to get the team across the line.
"It's definitely an advantage for us," he said.
"We've played a lot of our games away this season and we're hoping there will be good support from fans at WIN stadium."
On top of the home advantage, the Wolves have players coming back from injury who are ready to fight for a win.
"We've got a few boys coming back, and I think everyone's ready to go in with the right attitude and focus on getting the simple things right," Scott said.
The Wolves, who have struggled to find training grounds after relentless severe weather, made the most of the sun this week.
"It was really hard to find fields and stuff around Wollongong, which hasn't helped our prep, but over the past week we've been able to get back on our field to train properly for change."
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