When the Saints play host to the Mudgee Dragons this Saturday the Bathurst club will be aiming to complete a massive milestone - their 40^th straight win in Group 10 competition.

It's a streak which dates back to the 2017 regular season.

St Pat's were able to bounce back from a loss against the Hawks to get their revenge on the Orange club during the finals series.

The Saints went on to win the title... And then the next two premierships without dropping a single match.

Pat's have suffered defeat in external competitions - such as 2019's Premier's Challenge against Dubbo CYMS - but no other club in Group 10 has had an answer for a team with an endless supply of weapons.

Their level of play hasn't dipped over the long break caused by 2020's season cancellation, either.

Pat's took down Panthers 46-12 in this season's opening round and then crushed long-time rivals Hawks 36-4 the following weekend.

Saints captain-coach Mish Somers said it's an amazing feeling to know that her side are on the cusp of another amazing achievement.

"It's awesome. We've had a core group together for the past four years now and for them to string together so many wins in a row is amazing," she said.

"I don't think there would be too many teams out here at the moment that would have some stats like that.

"The club has been awesome and has been behind this team from the start. They've really been getting behind the under 18s team as well to try and build some depth in the women's game.

"A lot of the girls in our team got together at uni and were then able to find jobs around Bathurst which means that we've been able to keep that consistency in the team and means we don't have to start from scratch every new year.

"We've got some really great combinations working at the moment and hopefully that continues through the rest of the year."

Somers took over the coaching reins from long-time mentor Mick Armstrong at the start of this season.

Armstrong led the side from the league tag competition's inception in 2012, finishing with a remarkable strike rate of five title in eight seasons.

"It's big shoes to fill," Somers said.

"Mick was a fantastic coach who was able to develop some of our girls who couldn't catch a pass at the start and now they're some of the best players in our team.

"Hopefully I can do a little bit of what he's done and get us to that premiership at the end of the year. The girls have been awesome and have adapted to me taking over this role. I just want to do a good job for the club.

"The girls have got some great energy this season, especially after having last year off, and they're keen to get back into their footy. We haven't changed too much at all and the couple of new girls that we've got have slotted in quite nicely."

The women's league tag match starts at 1pm as part of a bumper day of football at Jack Arrow Sporting Complex which kicks-off at 9am with under 11s.

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