A MATCH between the Peak Hill Roosters and the Grenfell Goannas may not sound like the kind of game which would bring people flooding through the gates but Linder Oval will be the place to be for any rugby league fans on Saturday.
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The NRL Footy Show will head to Peak Hill for the day with a huge crowd expected to be on hand to witness the filming of the popular show's new hit segment Walker's On.
The segment features former NRL premiership winner Chris Walker running out with a team for a portion of time to see how he handles himself.
Walker will play for the Peak Hill Roosters this Saturday in their clash with Grenfell in round two of the Woodbridge Cup.
But that's not where the good news ends with another high profile footy identity also making the trip.
"It's a new segment and we put in for it and we were lucky enough to have the Footy Show get in touch about the game this Saturday," Roosters president Steve Ingram said.
"They announced that last Wednesday night on the show and then they called and asked if we'd like Brett Finch to come along too and you don't say no to that."
Under the conditions of the segment, Walker will run out for the Roosters for 10 minutes of the second half while Finch will play for the Goannas in that time.
Then at half-time the two will swap jerseys and play for another 10 minutes against each other for the opposite sides.
"I was having a look at one (episode) and Chris looked a bit underdone so I'm sure it will be a bit of a chance for the boys to get a good hit on him," Ingram said.
"Grenfell have got one of the biggest centres you've ever seen so I think we'll tell Chris to go out and defend in the centres and I'm sure with Finch on the other side he'll keep setting that big centre up.
"It will be a tough day for them but a good day."
The Footy Show visit is just the latest highlight in what is already an exciting season for the Peak Hill club.
The Roosters announced a signing coup during the off-season when it was revealed former NRL star David Peachey had come on board as the new captain-coach.
As well as that, the club has formed it's first ever Ladies League Tag side which debuted last week in the round clash with the Canowindra Tigers.
"It's definitely an exciting time for us," Ingram said.
"Not just for the Roosters and Bantams but also for the Peak Hill community.
"... we want people from far and wide to come and watch because you don't get things like this in regional areas very often, especially small communities like Peak Hill."
The day's play begins with the League Tag match at 1.50pm while the main game, featuring Walker and Finch, will kick off at 3pm.
