The Western Force and NSW Waratahs might not be able to agree on much but what they do insist on is that Saturday's clash at HBF Park is far from a dead rubber.
Both teams were knocked out of finals contention last week, unable to overtake the sixth-place Queensland Reds this weekend.
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The Western Force needed to win with a bonus point against the Fijian Drua, but only came away with a four-point victory.
It came 24 hours after the Waratahs' hopes were ended after a seven point defeat to the ACT Brumbies.
"I think within the group we're still hugely motivated to finish the season how we deserve to. We've got our own ambitions to be a really successful force team and put on a performance that we're proud of," back-rower Nick Champion de Crespigny said.
"Obviously we realised that our season would finish after this game against the Waratahs, but as a group we're really happy with the last few weeks we've been able to put together and some of the performances in the Fiji game."
The Force bludgeoned the Waratahs in Sydney earlier in the month, looking for a clean sweep for the first time in the combined Super Rugby competition since 2015.
"There's still plenty to play for, we played them a few weeks ago and that was once again a frustrating game, so I think there's a lot of motivation to get one back," Waratahs back-rower Angus Scott-Young believes.
"They dominated us in the breakdown area in the aerial contest, so those are some areas we've improved on, so we'll be going at them in all regards. It'll be a bit of a dogfight, I'm sure, but I guess that's the main motivation for a lot of the players this weekend.
"It's very motivating to watch it back and see some key areas around the breakdown that they got the up over us...We've taken our medicine, we've looked at where we can improve and there's a lot of emotion behind it, so hopefully we can go out there and improve on those key areas."
The match will also serve as the final audition for both teams' Wallabies hopefuls, with Scott-Young and Champion de Crespigny battling it out for spots in the back-row.
"It's awesome to play against those guys, to test yourself, because ultimately that's something that I'd love to do is play at that international level. When it's an Aussie derby, you pretty much know you're playing for a spot to try and get some interest in the Wallabies selectors," Scott-Young believes.
"The back row battle will be a big one, but there are guys all over the forward pack and the backline who are talented and trying to push for Wallabies selection."
