While Wanderers remain searching for their first win of the season Bathurst St Pat's will be searching for intensity in this weekend's trip to Orange, captain Shane Conroy says it's something most of the men's Premier League Hockey sides have been missing this year.
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With just four teams in the men's competition this season - St Pat's, Lithgow Panthers, Parkes and Wanderers - each knew they would qualify for finals.
For the Saints, a major semi-final against Panthers in Lithgow lies in wait next weekend.
That is why Conroy wants the blue and whites to find intensity against Wanderers in Orange this Saturday to give them the best chance of earning a home grand final.
"I don't think across the board teams are playing to their full potential yet, the intensity doesn't seem to be there," he said.
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"The only real intense game I've played that's felt like it has been at that level was against Parkes a couple of weeks ago when we actually got beat. I think that was a good wake up call for us.
"So our focus is to get ready for that intensity and the finals."
While Wanderers have not posted a win through the eight games contested, Conroy knows better than to underestimate them.
"You can't take it easy and I think I've been saying that for a couple of years now. They're a young bunch who I think if you'd ask them, they'd probably be disappointed in their season so far," he said.
"But you've always got to be on your game against them, they do have some very talented players in that hockey team. They just haven't sort of connected as a team.
"Come finals time if they do that, they are going to be dangerous. They could be dangerous on Saturday too, so we can't look too far ahead.
"We will still have four or five players out, it does make it tough one week out from finals when you are trying to get cohesion.
"But every team is sort of in the same boat and at least it doesn't clash with semis."
Wanderers host St Pat's from 12.30pm.
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