After a thrilling final round saw Macquarie leapfrog Newtown Black and steal the minor premiership, the Blues now enjoy a week off as their reward while Newtown Black go up against fifth-placed South Dubbo Youth Development (YD) at John McGrath 1.

Rugby, who finished third, meet fourth-placed RSL-Colts at John McGrath 2 in the other match.

After the heartbreak of missing out on the minor premiership Newtown Black will be determined to bounce back against South Dubbo YD.

The likes of Gary and Warrick Finlay and Adam Wheeler are key for the Tigers while Souths will be relying on Kobe Rapley, Andrew Cusack and Matt Knudsen as they look to cause an upset and bounce back from last week's loss to Macquarie.

After a big win over CYMS last week Rugby will be feeling confident and Wayne and Kyle Munro and Craig Wood will be keen to keep up their good form as they chase a premiership.

RSL-Colts are coming off a confidence-boosting win of their own after their victory over Newtown Black cost the Tigers the minor premiership and after such a performance they will fancy their chances of getting past Rugby.

Wayne Cole, Jono Davies and Ben Howarth will all be vital for the men in red.Today's matches all begin at 1pm and Macquarie will next week play the highest ranked loser while the two remaining semi-final winners meet each other for a spot in the decider.