Wellington coach Greg Brien saw his side secure the Oilsplus Cup minor premiership last time out but he knows the Redbacks will have to reach another level on Saturday to ensure hosting rights for this season's grand final.
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In an incredibly close-fought minor premiership race, the Redbacks edged out the Molong Magpies after downing Coolah in the final round.
That not only secured top spot, but also hosting rights for this weekend's major semi-final clash with the Magpies.
The winner of that game will host this season's grand final, while the vanquished side will meet the winner of Saturday's minor semi-final between Geurie and Coolah.
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"We did what we came to do, but not under very convincing circumstances," Brien said after last weekend's win.
"Instead of carting the ball up the middle and then moving the ball wide, we wanted to go wide straight away and it probably didn't help us at all.
"We let ourselves down today."
Wellington and Molong have previously met on two occasions this season, with the Redbacks claiming victory on both occasions.
After a 28-12 victory on home turf in round one, the Redbacks then got the job done on the road in the corresponding fixture and won 16-12.
"We've just got to be mentally strong and do what we need to do," Brien said of the major semi.
"We'll just play our style of football and hopefully that's good enough on the day."
Kick-off is at 3.15pm at Wellington's Bicentennial Park on Saturday.
