The Saints are looking to snare an upset in a battle of the most successful team of the past decade (24 finals appearances, 18 wins, six losses and seven flags) against the least successful (two finals, one win, one loss).

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Myrtleford nabbed that only win against Wodonga Raiders by three points last Sunday, while Albury suffered one of its heaviest finals losses in that time with a 34-point loss to Wangaratta.

"We expect them to dish up what they have for the past 10 years, tough and competitive footy," Saints' defender Hugh Wales said.

"They're good inside where we want to try and beat them on the outside, hopefully we can beat them on the inside first and then beat them outside, get our speed on them."

The first quarter can't be missed.

The proud Tigers are smarting after Wangaratta destroyed them in a 45-minute blitz, clocking up 18 scoring shots to one to start the game, while Myrtleford knows a ferocious Albury is coming.

After racking up a club record six straight wins to start the year, the Saints were like 'rabbits in the headlights', particularly after quarter-time, as Albury smashed them by 77 points in late May.

However, the underdogs showed their improvement in falling by 28 in the final round.

If the match is close, the Saints boast a strong record.

The club has played six games with a margin of three goals or less and won five.

Lavington edged ahead in the final five minutes to snare an eight-point victory in round 17.

"Playing the top three teams the last three weeks means we've basically been in finals mode for a month," Wales said.

Myrtleford led Albury into the third quarter last month, but the firepower of Jim Grills (four goals) and Elliott Powell (three) proved too much.