Gundagai captain Luke Berkrey has no doubt a 90-minute thriller will have no ill effects on the side heading into another massive clash against Tumut.
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The arch rivals played off for the minor premiership in the last round, with Gundagai dominant in the 34-6 win at Anzac Park, and now they will battle it out for the last remaining grand final berth at Harris Park on Sunday.
The lock doesn't believes the added minutes, nor the shorter turnaround, will change their approach especially with the Blues as the opposition.
"It's to go into a grand final and it's against Tumut so it probably helps," Berkrey said.
"We have to get over it pretty quick as we have a job again next week."
The Tigers had plenty of opportunities, including star hooker James Luff bombing what looked like two certain tries, in the 26-20 loss.
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However they couldn't make the most of them.
It's one thing Berkrey thought helped Southcity stay in the contest.
"At the times we had opportunities we just weren't willing to take them," he said.
"We weren't willing to play the long game but wanted to score off every play and most times it didn't come off."
The Tigers also came through the clash without any serious injury problems.
It is the second time in three years to foes will play off in a preliminary final.
Gundagai scored a 34-22 win in 2017 as part of their nine-year winning streak.
They also took a 16-6 win over the Blues in a slog at Twickenham earlier in the season.
