The Bathurst Giants have had the measure of cross-city rivals the Bathurst Lady Bushrangers in 2019 and this Saturday will hope the trend continues in the Central West AFL major semi-final.
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After wearing the underdog tag with pride last season, Bathurst Giants have shown continued improvement this year with dominant performances that have seen them gone undefeated.
They also have a superb for and against record, scoring a massive 726 points and only letting 71 through their defences.
While performing fabulously this year to be within one win of a grand final berth, Giants coach Liz Kennedy said her team's mindset for this game is the same as any other.
"We definitely won't be changing our approach," she said.
"Whoever we play, whether it be Bushrangers or Orange, it is certain to be a tough game.
"We are all still nervous and will play the best we can."
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The Giants and Lady Bushrangers last clashed in round 13 and finished in a 15-all draw -but Kennedy's side did show fight as they came back from a two goal deficit at half-time to earn a share of the points.
While behind the minor premiership winning Giants in the regular standings, Kennedy sees the Lady Bushrangers this year as a reflection of her 2018 side.
Having lost a bulk of their experienced players - many of them premiership winners - the Lady Bushrangers have had to build and foster new talent this season under coach Brian Matheson.
"I do rate the Bushrangers side very highly," she said.
"They have a talented coach and a few very talented players and they have been building all year long.
"I feel it is similar to how we were last year."
After being a dominant force in this year's regular season, the Giants have shown they definitely have many players at their disposal to get the job done.
However, despite crushing teams by more than 100 points in a game and comprehensively beating the Lady Bushrangers in their first meeting of the season, Kennedy says that being complacent will be a downfall.
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She said her side must continue to be respectful of their opponents.
"It's an old saying, but we just need to take it one game at a time," Kennedy said.
Even so, Kennedy looks to her players to put on a show come Saturday.
"Katie Kennedy will be one to watch, as will Elise Gullifer and Tamara Thompson. They, along with the other girls should perform well," she said.
Kennedy's side are aiming to repeat their performance from last year when the Giants met the then-favoured Lady Bushrangers side in a grand final qualifier.
The Bushrangers had only lost once in their 15 regular season games, but were beaten in the preliminary final by the Giants 26-19.
Opening bounce in Saturday's major semi-final at George Park is 12.30pm.