A home grand final will be up for grabs for the winner of the contest, which Orange will host at Bloomfield Oval.

Since being upset by the Tigers in last year’s decider at George Park, the Bushrangers have only been able to exact revenge once and that came in their first meeting of 2014.

Orange have bested them three times since, and though none of the matches have been blow-outs, the premiers have held their nearest rivals at arm’s length throughout their three wins.

Archer says that it isn’t so much a state of worry that his side is in, but they know they have to lift.

“Going that long without beating them doesn’t worry us, we see it as a challenge as much as anything,” he said.

‘But we can recognise that we’ve tried a few things to counter their mid-field and their attack, and so far they haven’t really worked.

“I think most coaches would say that it is pretty pointless doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, so we’re going to look at trying a few different things again this weekend.”

While he didn’t go into explicit detail about his tactics, Archer said that trying to shut the game down and turn it into a slog was not an option. 

He also ruled out ideas like playing an extra man in defence to stop Orange’s four-pronged forward line.

Dale Hunter (69), Tim Barry (73), Murray Robotham (42) and Paul Jenkins (27) have all provided headaches for opposition defences all season.

“I think if we tried to close the whole game down their mid-field would just run through us anyway. Tagging a few of them is certainly an option, it could free some of our own on-ballers elsewhere,” he said.

“Playing another man in defence won’t help either, again their mid-fielders would just find too much space. 

“I think what we have to do is stretch them a bit more, not compress as much in the middle of the field and drag their mid-fielders away from the centre, run their forwards up the ground a bit more.”

The Bushrangers had the luxury of resting a few players for their inconsequential match with Cowra last weekend, where the Blues did give them something of a test during the 53-point win.

Archer is still waiting on the availability of a couple of players who have been racing the clock to get fit for the biggest match of the year so far.

“There are a few who we’re going to give until game day to prove their fitness, though I’d rather not say who they are,” he said.

“We know that it isn’t a must-win game, we’ll get another shot next week if we lose, but the lure of a home grand final in itself should be enough to motivate everyone.”

The Bushrangers do battle with the Tigers from 2.30pm tomorrow at Bloomfield Oval.