That's how Bathurst City captain Joey Coughlan sees this Saturday's Bathurst District Cricket Association first grade meeting with Rugby Union at George Park 1.

Sitting narrowly outside of the crucial top three and with a final round bye, it's the last chance for Redbacks to accumulate valuable points.

And they've been difficult for Redbacks to come by even when they've been playing well.

"We've been disadvantaged by the weather with two of our games being shortened to one-dayers," Coughlan said.

"We're at the Sportsground whereas other teams get the opportunity to cover their grounds from Wednesday and Thursday to keep the water off. We don't get the ground until 4pm on a Friday but these things happen."

This will be Redbacks' first and only opportunity to get a look at George Park 1 this season.

It's a ground Coughlan's a fan of and he's hopeful it provides a great contest for both bat and ball.

"We're as close to full strength as we can be," he said.

"We've got Ben Orme away first week but Matt Willis comes in for him and he's certainly not a bad replacement. Campbell Baker will be out week two but Adam Orme is back in. We're lucky to have those guys as replacements.

"George Park is a bit of an unknown. I've played on it in years gone by and it's usually played pretty true. It's probably the best wicket in town at the moment.

"Hopefully the rain doesn't come and we can get out there and score some runs quickly."

Redbacks are a mere 0.25 points away from third-placed City Colts, who themselves have a meeting with Centennials Bulls.

An outright victory has the potential to shoot Redbacks from fourth to first.