DUBBO FC head into their sixth straight Dubbo and District soccer grand final on Sunday as the red hot favourites after going through the 2015 season undefeated.
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Captain Scott Fox and his Bulls side have brushed aside all before them so far and will meet Orana Spurs in a repeat of last year's first grade decider.
The Bulls won that match and recently defeated Spurs 3-1 in the major semi-final.
Spurs coach Albi Mastellotto is well aware his side is the underdog at the Lady Cutler complex and while playing some mind games said it's the Bulls who have everything to lose.
"All the pressure is on them and Scott Fox has said before they went through undefeated two years ago and got beat in the final and that's in the back of their minds and I wouldn't like to go into a grand final thinking that, it's pretty negative," he said.
"We've got the talent and man-for-man we're just as good as them but in recent history isn't good for us as far as beating them goes."
The Bulls also defeated Spurs 5-1 and 3-1 during the second half of the season.
With so much momentum the Bulls are in a positive mood leading into the decider and Fox admitted his side just want to get out and play.
"Any grand final is a big thing and there's a lot of confidence and pride in the club and it's the sixth one in a row but it's a big build up and we're all looking forward to," he said, before speaking about Spurs' strengths.
"They've got three or four strikers and they'd be the four fastest players on the pitch so that's their biggest threat and we've spoken about that and we've been able to control it.
"I'm sure they'll try some new things so it's a bit hard to gauge what they're going to be like and we're just going to have to wait and see."
With his side in need to reverse recent results, Mastellotto confirmed Fox's suspicions and confessed there will be a couple of changes.
"They'll give their all and we've made a couple of changes we hope will help but the boys have stepped up at training and are ready to put in," he said.
"But our job is cut out for us, they're a very, very good side and well drilled."
The likes of Gareth Williams, Kobe Rapley and Fox will be key attacking figures for Dubbo FC, as they have all season, but up against the fast-paced Spurs side it is the defenders who may have the biggest say in the result of the match.
Despite what has happened all through the season, grand finals are so often much closer affairs where the smallest mistakes can be capitalised upon.
"We've put a lot of emphasis on our back four at training and they've been our unsung heroes so we're hoping for another big game from them," Fox said.
With both sides possessing some of the competition's elite attackers it's shaping as a game not to miss and Mastellotto is hopeful the match lives up to the hype.
"I'd just encourage supporters of all clubs to turn up and watch the pinnacle of Dubbo football," he said.
"I'd like to thank the players for their effort this year and at this stage, I think, we're the second best team and we're striving to be the best."