Lions coach Scott McMasters said it would be business as usual after the win on the road before the bye — his first at Tarrawingee as coach of the Lions.

“If we concentrate on what we’re doing we’ve proven when we do those things well we’re hard to beat, so hopefully it’s more of the same,” he said.

“It’s about having an even contribution, we can’t rely on those few good players.

“Early in the year it was predominantly the same players in the best.

“But in the last round it was Chris Buckland — a young bloke who has come up through the ranks and started to hit his straps.

“And contested football is what we pride ourselves on — we have a midfield that loves contested footy and thrives on the hard-ball get.

“So it’s nothing different — we’ll work on those things and make sure our defensive side is strong, and if we do that well the scoreboard will take care of itself.”

McMasters said the Lions had gone away from that plan at the start of the year.

But having settled, they are now looking to maintain the same team for the third week in a row — and chasing as many consecutive wins.

“Things are shaping up well,” McMasters said.

“It’s good to have a bit of continuity and that win (over the Bulldogs) was the first time over there under my tutelage — hopefully that will give us a bit of momentum.

“But North Wangaratta has recruited heavily and like all games you can’t expect an easy task.

“They’ll be tough and I expect them to be hard at it because that’s how their coach Jay Dale plays.”