After seeing off fellow top-five side Bracknell, Longford has the competition's in-form side, Rocherlea, standing in its way.
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Coach Beau Thorp was pleased with a strong win at home but is fully aware of how Rocherlea is travelling as he welcomes Will Dakin in for his second senior game.
"They are definitely the in-form team at the moment, they are the one everyone is talking about ... so obviously it's a big challenge up there at Rocherlea but I'm sure our boys are up for the occasion," he said.
Rocherlea's midfielders have been giving its forwards prime service in the past few weeks, resulting in high scores, but coach Andrew Cox-Goodyer is hoping to go back to basics as he tries to avoid the same result as the six-point, round-five loss.
"We will look for a repeat of the first time we met them but looking for a sustained four-quarter effort," he said.
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"We blew them out of the water early out there but let them creep back into the game, so hopefully we can put them away this time."
After defeating Scottsdale in a "finals-like" game last week, South Launceston coach Anthony Taylor knows how important backing it up against Deloraine is.
"They are certainly one of the contenders and they are going to play a big part in September," he said.
"Both clubs need to win this week and we will be throwing everything at them to make sure we come away with the four points."
Lochy Dornauf welcomes back Cade Triffitt to his line-up this week as the Kangaroos are looking to build to full strength after a "really encouraging" win a fortnight ago.
"They've got a really big team and I'm not sure that's as accustomed to the wet as it is to the dry and that probably showed by the touch-up they gave to us up at Youngtown in the first couple of rounds," he said.
"So we are looking to even up the ledger and we are pretty excited and pretty confident."
Bridgenorth stormed home to get the better of Scottsdale when the sides last met, but this time Phil Lethborg's men travel along the Sideling for the challenge.
The Parrots "won ugly" last week to get back on the winners' list, with Lethborg hoping to maintain the side's strong pressure.
"I think it's a fairly close match-up. They've got some very good players, they are coached well and it's out on their home deck which makes it harder but we are up for the challenge," he said.
The Magpies welcome back dangerous forward Kyle Lanham who kicked five last time they met and threatened to boot more, with assistant coach Lochie Young looking for the side to be better for longer.
"That's just something that we need to get better at, being better for longer and being mentally switched on throughout the whole two hours," he said.
"We are really keen to try and put a four-quarter performance together and show the competition we are still about."
Two sides rebuilding their lists with strong young talent face off as Hillwood hosts George Town.
The Saints will be boosted by an injection of experienced bodies however, with captain Aaron Zanevra, Troy Spinks and Luke Henry coming back.
"The boys are very keen to try and get that first win on the board against our biggest rivals as well which adds an extra element to it," coach Adam Zanevra said.
"It's always good against them, they got us in a close one at our home ground last time so hopefully we can repay the favour."
Hillwood came within two goals of beating fellow developing side Bridgenorth last week, with Jake Pearce taking away a simple message.
"We've got to play four quarters of football," he said.
"I've seen that George Town play some really good football but not for four quarters and that's something we don't do as well, so I think whoever plays four quarters of football is going to win on the weekend."