Rhinos captain Matt Graham knows his side are taking confidence out of their win against Mudgee last week.

"Especially after the weekend, it was huge performance from our boys," he said.

"To get that win against Mudgee and to play good football.

"We finally put together a good I'd say 70 minutes and it proved we can beat anyone in the competition."

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Graham knows the CSU Bathurst side will give produce a strong performance.

"They are in the top two for a reason," he said.

"I think last time we played them, they put a lot of points on us so it's going to be a tough game.

"They're young, we know how they play so we just have to play to our structure and not let them play their game."

Graham admitted the feeling around the group is contagious with this weekend marking the last time the Rhinos may play at home this season.

"It's sky high at the moment," he said.

"It's probably the best I've seen it all year.

"The weekend's [win] I think has built up a lot of confidence in everyone and propelled a lot of boys.

"This weekend being the Indigenous round for the club as well and the last home game of the year."

The Rhinos have slowly built their season from game to game but Graham knows over the last three matches of which they have won two, the performances are becoming more consistent.

"A lot more consistent," he said.

"We spoke about it at the start of the year and we had a lot of new players to the club.

"We are starting to work well together as a team and I think this is the right time of the year to start peaking."

In the other match of the round, Mudgee will host the Narromine Gorillas while Parkes have the bye.

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