No-one's 2020 has gone to plan.
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Holidays, gap years, career changes, big moves and more have all fallen by the wayside and, for the Orange Tigers men, dreams of redemption for 2019's grand final have gone with them.
The Tigers were outplayed on the last day of the year last year, and despite a big turnover over summer were looking to bounce back with a bang.
That hasn't happened. The side sits winless at the foot of the division one ladder, and come up against the Dubbo Demons for the third time in five weeks on Saturday.
However, Saturday's game means more than the four points a win would give the side. The clash is the Tigers' R U OK game, something put together for the first time last year after the death of premiership player Chris Rothnie.
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Coach Tim Barry, who was extremely close to Rothnie, said 2020 had proven beyond what anyone had expected.
"It's not been particularly easy for anyone," Barry said.
"We've had a few guys who have stepped away and what we're going through this year is obviously enough for anyone.
Barry said the message behind the R U OK round would "certainly carry a fair bit of weight behind it", and had resulted in a shift in mindset for him.
While the four-time premiership player with the Tigers famously "hates losing", the uncertainty around the pandemic and the weight of lockdown, isolation and Barry's own experiences with his young family resulted in him looking at the sport differently.
"I think it comes back to why we play footy," he said.
"It gives you something to look forward to and I was one of the biggest sceptics of playing this year - I didn't think it was quite the right thing to do - but if getting out there and having a run around helps freshen people up for the week ahead and helps them get through whatever else they're going through in life, we're all for that.
"We've had a few guys pull out this season to look after themselves and we make sure they're well and fully supported so they can come back, whether that's later this year or next season. Let them know we're here to help out."
All three grades - reserve grade, women's and first grade - will run out at Waratahs on Saturday for the first time in a long, long time, with a minute's silence to be held before each game, as well as banners and pamphlets highlighting mental health.
Barry said the Demons were the perfect club to take part in the day from the senior men's clash.
"You only have to see [the Demons] after a game, they're always the first back in the rooms and generally outnumber the other team whether they win, lose or draw so whatever happens on the ground they're great to share a story or get along with them afterwards," he said.
Barry will be on the sidelines for the game after injuring his hamstring in last week's loss to the Giants and admitted he doesn't cope well with being on the sidelines, but would try to use it to his advantage.
"I'll try to give a bit more direction. See how it all unfolds from the sidelines and that will help with strategical side of things," he said.
"They've got some good forwards up there and if they get any amount of ball they're going to kick a score but I think it's more us being more accountable across half-forward, and our half-forwards often let their half-backs run rampant so we've just got to make them accountable the other way."
He said he still had belief his side could take down the Demons despite two losses to the Dubbo side this season.
"Last time we played we scored 12 goals in a quarter and a half of footy so we know the ability is there," he said.
Reserve grade begins at 11.30, the women's game at 1pm and the senior men at 2.30pm at Waratahs.