Myrtleford co-captain Matt Dussin says the players aren't talking top three, ahead of Saturday's away blockbuster against Wangaratta.
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With just three rounds left, the Saints are in a position they have rarely hit in the club's 69-year history.
Myrtleford holds down second spot, on percentage, behind Lavington.
However perennial powerhouse Albury and Wangaratta sit just a win behind the pair.
A loss would probably send the Saints into fourth spot, again on percentage.
An upset win would go some way to shoring up a top three finish and therefore the double chance, which has never looked more important, given how close the top four is.
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"To be honest, it hasn't been mentioned," Dussin said of the rejuvenated outfit, which boasts a 13-2 win-loss record.
"For the most part it's pretty quiet talking about finals.
"We've come such a long way, but we've still got so much further to go.
"We just have to focus week to week, we're probably not consistent enough, our focus doesn't extend past the next game."
Myrtleford is on a seven-game winning streak, which started with the enormous upset over Wangaratta on June 8.
It was one of the Pies' worst performances since returning as a powerhouse in 2017, although they were missing six star players.
Dussin missed the game as he was attending his sister's wedding in Italy.
"You've got to take confidence out of beating them, absolutely," he said.
The Saints' effort was even more meritorious given they were pasted in successive weeks by Albury and Lavington.
The respective 77 and 61-point hidings cast doubt over the club's ability to handle the 'big three'.
Myrtleford is now set to tackle the same trio and it could, potentially, need to do what few teams have during Albury's decade of dominance, topple the Tigers at their home, for a top three spot.
But to even have that opportunity, the Saints will probably need to defeat Wangaratta and they haven't been helped with the absence of the league's leading goalkicker in Lachie Dale.
Dale injured his ankle in the win over Wodonga Raiders.
He also suffered an ankle complaint last year.
Meanwhile, Wangaratta only gets stronger after toppling Lavington with tough on-baller Matt Kelly back.
