They've only lost the one game for the season, but Orange Vipers halfback Em McDonald reckons her side only has one way to go as the Western Women's Rugby League season hits finals time: up.
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The Vipers' finals campaign begins this weekend with a rematch of Sunday's clash with Woodbridge, with all four grades going head-to-head at Waratahs this Saturday.
Despite the weekend's 28-18 win, McDonald thinks her side has its best footy left in it, and knows there's no easy ticket to the decider.
"I think we know we haven't played our best footy yet so we only know we can improve and get better," she said.
"The other teams Woodbridge and Dubbo are very tough teams we are gonna have to play our best footy to make it to the big dance."
McDonald said errors have struck the side and "let us down", but said it was a natural symptom of most of the side not having familiarity with each other.
But while those errors are there, the gun code-swapper said the skills in the sport had improved out of sight - and she's taken a major role in guiding newcomers, especially those who aren't used to the physicality of the sport.
I try and just pass down little things to give the girls confidence, confidence is one of the biggest things for new players.
- Em McDonald
"I think women's rugby league is only getting better girls realise they can give it a crack and talent is starting to show, you can never underestimate any team," she said.
"Probably about half of our team is new coming from league tag backgrounds, I try and just pass down little things to give the girls confidence, confidence is one of the biggest things for new players.
"We've done a fair bit of contact stuff at training, injuries happen when you don't go full pelt.
"For new girls it's a big deal, it's scary, you have no idea what to expect and may not even know how to tackle, but this year the girls have killed it."
The side accounted for Woodbridge on Sunday as Kiara Sullivan scored two tries and Bec Ford put on her kicking shoes for four goals as Alisha Earsman, Sarah Archer and Kira-Lea Dargin scored for the visitors.
McDonald said while there was a rivalry between the two sides, it wasn't more than the rivalry between any of the sides.
"At the end of the day we all play because we love the game," she said.
Woodbridge's awakening this season - going from never having won a game at the start of the season to semi-finalists - also hasn't surprised McDonald, but she's backing her side in for the win in the opens.
The lower divisions are less evenly matched after the Vipers' under-18s were far too strong for Woodbridge.
The Tuinakauvadra sisters led the charge with four tries between them to storm to a 50-4 victory at Pride Park on Sunday.
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