IT has already been a special week for CYMS front-rower Ash Conn and he admits a win over Nyngan today would put the icing on the cake.
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Conn and his wife Kellie welcomed their second child to the world on Tuesday, a son named Harrison, and today Conn will come off the bench at Caltex Park.
While winning a game of football doesn't quite match the joy of a newborn child, Conn said a win over the passionate Nyngan side would add to the week.
"It would be very nice," he said, before swiftly turning his attention to the Tigers.
"It's going to be tough, they always turn up and have got a big pack so they'll come at us hard and fast."
Former Macquarie enforcer Conn has proved a valuable addition to the CYMS pack this season and he confessed he's loving his football in the green and white colours.
"It's been really good, I'm enjoying the football and been training hard and working hard to stay fit," he said.
"Tim (coach Tim Ryan) works us hard but it's all for the right reasons and it's a good bunch of guys who are all close mates."
CYMS are equal with Parkes at the top of the ladder but sit second on for and against.
The Fishies are well-known for having one of the smallest forward packs in the competition but Conn says the side's performance over recent seasons proves it means little.
"We're not that big but very mobile and fit and that makes up for the size, you don't need it when you're really mobile," he said, before stating his own role in the team.
"I just go out and do what I do, get us moving forward and get the other team on the back foot so it's easier for our backs."
The forward pack is depleted today with Billy Sing, Ainsley Coxsedge and Chris Barnett all unavailable while Luke Jenkins is also out.
The versatile Jenkins is in Muswellbrook where he is a trainer for the Western Rams under-16s side.
Nyngan will take some confidence out of the fact CYMS are missing a few while they have plenty of motivation as they currently sit right in the middle of the chase for fifth spot.
The Tigers sit in fifth currently and will be fired up to produce a good performance after being held to a draw at home against Westside last week.
CYMS: 1. Kieran Shipp, 2. Marshall Sing, 3. Jyie Chapman, 4. Scott Burgess, 5. John Grey, 6. Colby Pellow, 7. Tony Pellow, 8. Jarryn Powyer, 9. Alex Bonham, 10. Ben Marlin, 11. Alex Ronayne, 12. Jordan Reynolds, 13. Matt Naden, 14. Ilisoni Vonomateiratu, 15. Ash Conn
NYNGAN: 1. Jeremy Thurston, 2. Les Boney, 3. Damion Smith, 4. Jone Yacadrau, 5. Sam Simmons, 6. Justin Cox, 7. Ryan Rogers, 8. Todd Rope, 9. Jacob Neill, 10. Gerald Mackey, 11. Dean Woods, 12. Matt Woods, 13. Troy Hayman, 14. Shannon Black, 15. Brad Toole, 16. Cameron Bourke, 17. James Neyland