In just six rounds this year Noradjuha-Quantong and Rupanyup have proven to the rest of the competition that they are the teams to beat and on Saturday at Quantong both teams will clash for the first time.

Both teams are yet to lose this season, with each side winning by 40-plus points in five of their six victories.

Rupanyup coach Jack Musgrove said his side are looking forward to the challenge.

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"It's a pretty big game for the year and it's just the old-classic eight-point game really, to really set us up for the year," Musgrove said.

"We've had a good start and so have Quanny, we're really looking forward to the fight.

"We've had some pretty good games over the years."

According to Musgrove the Panthers have a few injuries but "so does every side".

"We're just hoping to put our best foot forward and test our depth this week, a few young kids will get a go," he said.

The coach is expecting a "cracking contest" from the unbeaten Bombers.

"From what I'm expecting they're probably going to be pretty quick and young and full of energy so I'm expecting a four-quarter effort from them and hopefully we can match it with their pace and go from there," he said.

Up at Jeparit the fourth-placed Storm take on the fifth-placed Swifts in what should be another tight battle.

The Swifts are on a three-game winning streak while Jeparit-Rainbow bounced back from a big loss to the Bombers with a 75-point win over Kaniva-Leeor.

11^th placed Taylors Lake have a big task ahead of them when they travel to face 6th-placed Harrow-Balmoral, while Edenhope-Apsley will host a Kalkee team looking for revenge after they were handed their first loss of the season in round six against the Panthers.

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Pimpinio will travel to Kaniva to take on the Cougars, who are a good chance to pick up their second victory for the season, against the winless Tigers.

7th-placed Natimuk and 9th-placed Laharum at Natimuk showgrounds should be hotly contested with both teams coming off confidence-boosting wins in round six.

In the netball, after a round six bye the fifth-placed Swifts will play their first game in almost a month against a seventh-placed Jeparit-Rainbow side who are on a three-match losing streak after going unbeaten in their first three games.

A win at home for the Storm would push them above the Swifts and back into the top six.

Hosts Natimuk United will have it all to do against ladder-leaders Laharum in their clash.

The Demons are coming off a mammoth 84-point win against Pimpinio which will no doubt have struck fear into the rest of the competition.

The Rams meanwhile have slipped to eighth position and would love a win in what would be the biggest upset of the year.

6th-placed Kalkee will travel to Edenhope to face the Saints who will be aiming to notch their second victory for the season, while Rupanyup travel to Quantong to face a Bombers outfit who have only lost one game.

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