Successive wins over Old Bar and Taree City followed by the bye has resulted in the Tigers roaring into outright fourth place.

However, they meet unbeaten Port Macquarie at Port Macquarie on Saturday before tackling fellow semi-final aspirant Forster-Tuncurry at Wingham on August 1 in the last competition round.

Baker isn't sure the bye is a great advantage in what has been a stop-start season.

Baker said a lack of consistent football has been a problem all season and not just for the Tigers.

"We've only had two games in a month,'' Baker noted.

"That makes it difficult. Now we're looking to get some continunity going into the semi-finals.''

The Tigers will be at full strength for the clash. However, Baker fully appreciates the enorminity of the task.

"We'll go up there and give it a crack,'' he said.

"But Port's a good side - they're one of the strongest teams to play around here for long time. This will give us a good guide as to where we're standingd going into the semi-finals.

Despite this Baker said Wingham's effort in the first round against Port was one of their better displays of the year, despite the 40-26 scoreline.

"We played pretty well that day,'' he said.

Baker said the Tigers have to win one of the last two matches to secure a place in the five.

Losses to Port and Forster-Tuncurry and one win for Taree City could see the teams locked in a playoff for fifth spot.

The Sharks have already sealed the minor premiership and reports indicated they are one of just two unbeaten sides in the Country Rugby League competitions.

Hooker Joe Cudmore will undergo a fitness test after suffering a knock against Forster-Tuncurry last week.

TAREE City will seek a input from the Group Three Rugby League referees in a bid to sort out on-going problems with officials this season.

"I think there's only been two or three games where we've haven't had a player sin binned,'' Taree coach Paul Northam said.

"We're not a grubby side. Maybe I have a team of yappers.''

Northam was quick to point out that the Bulls haven't had players sent off for the entire game because of indiscretions. All have been sin binned for dissent.

The Bulls had three players sin binned at various stages in the game against Wingham a fortnight ago. At one stage Taree only had 11 on the field with Daniel Morris and Allan McDonald both spending time in the bin as the Tigers made a late charge to win the game 32-30. Last week skipper Ashley Currey and Morris were sin binned at different stages of the match. Currey was given 10 when the Bulls had the scrum feed and were on the attack in Wauchope's zone.

"I wasn't there, but apparently Ash, who is our captain, was sin binned for asking a question,'' Northam said.

"So the club's seeking a mediation. We want to find out what the problem is so we can do something about it.''

The Bulls will meet Port City tomorrow at the Jack Neal Oval in the penultimate clash of the year.

Taree currently sits in sixth place, one shy of the top five. The Bulls meet the Breakers tomorrow before finishing with Old Bar at Old Bar.

Wingham, now fourth, plays Port Macquarie tomorrow before hosting Forster-Tuncurry in the last round. Forster has Old Bar on Sunday at home before the last round clash against Wingham.

"If we can win our two games we'll make the five,'' Northam said.

"Our destiny is in our hands.''

Northam doesn't expect too many changes from the side that went down 28-6 to Wauchope. While he didn't see the match as he was in Canberra, Northam heard the Bulls defended reasonably well, but were ordinary in attack - a hangover from the loss of playmaker Todd Bridge for the year with a knee injury.

Ben Northam missed that game and is unlikely to play tomorrow.

Coach Northam said much the same 13 will take the field tomorrow.

"But there might be a few positional changes,'' he added.

Meanwhile Taree City coach Paul Northam received a caution from the Group Three Rugby League committee when he appeared this week, charged with breaching the group's media policy.

Northam was cited to appear following comments he made in the Manning River Times on Wednesday July 15 concerning referee Jason Allan's handling of the Taree City-Wingham match on July 11. Wingham won the game 32-30.

Two Port City officials also received cautions for breaching the code of conduct policy in a reserve grade game between Port City and Wingham on June 20 at Port Macquarie.

League safe trainer Cody Baird and manager David Baird will both return to their positions this weekend