For the first time in four years, the pressure won't be on Albury City to go all the way to the cup final.
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City has played in the past three deciders and produced the perfect 2018 season where they didn't drop a single game on the way to the league and cup double.
While they would love nothing more than to get past Melrose in Sunday's fourth-fifth quarter-final at Jelbart Park, City goalkeeper Brogan Broadway believes there's nothing to lose.
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"The amount of injuries we've had, the loss of players, the fact we've managed to hold fourth, we're pretty happy," she said.
"We know that we can win this weekend given our history against Melrose, but we're not going out there with the mindset we've got this one sewn up just because we've rolled them three out of four times this year."
Helina Vunderl-Messis returns from a seven-match suspension from a red card against Melrose on July 4, while Katrina Rose should be all clear from an ankle issue.
Melrose's Georgia Taylor was suspended in the same game, but has been back for two weeks, while Andrea Baldwin is another inclusion.
Goalkeeper Rachael Reitano is a chance to play on the outfield after breaking her finger a fortnight ago against Albury United, with a decision still to be made on who will take the gloves.
Wangaratta (third) takes on Boomers (sixth) at Melrose Park, while league champions St Pats and Albury United await in the semi-finals as the top two.