Kolora-Noorat is just as excited as Nirranda for its top-of-the-table Warrnambool and District league encounter on Saturday.
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The Power are in good touch too after demolishing Dennington 25.31 (181) to 1.2 (8) at Dennington Recreation Reserve.
Playing coach Ben Walsh, who returned from injury on the weekend, said his team wouldn't change much for arguably the biggest match of the year to date.
"The pressure and intensity is going to go right up," he said.
"We're really looking forward to testing ourselves."
The last time the two sides met the Power survived a 36-minute final quarter to take a thrilling two-point victory at Noorat Recreation Reserve.
But Nirranda, which will host this time, hasn't lost a match since then and won comfortably against South Rovers on Saturday.
In contrast, the Power dropped their only game this season against Panmure about a month ago.
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Kolora-Noorat's experienced heads hit good form against the Dogs with forward Ben Fraser booting six majors.
"Our experienced guys really led the way," Walsh said of the Dogs win.
The message is simple and clear at the Power of late.
Walsh, who signed on for the 2020 season last week, wants his side to work on aspects of the game that he believes will be important during finals.
He said those included contested ball and defensive pressure.
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