Now Jamberoo and Kiama will lock horns once again in the post-season once again, when the pair clash in Sunday's elimination final at the Bomaderry Sporting Complex.

The Superoos, who won the 2017 premiership, come into the fixture on the back off a loss against the red-hot Warilla-Lake South Gorillas.

"I don't think we played too bad against Warilla, just a couple of lapses hurt us," Superoos captain/coach Jono Dallas, who's adamant his side isn't fuelled by last year's grand final defeat, said.

"There was a couple of periods we lost energy and in finals footy, that can come back to hurt you, which it did on this occasion.

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"We were scoring points when we needed them but whenever we hit the lead, they hit back - we just couldn't keep our noses in front.

"Despite the loss, there are some positives to take from it - the main thing is we need to be more resilient when the going gets tough."

The loss was compounded by second-rower James Gilmore reaggravating his calf injury, ruling him out of Sunday's fixture - joining the likes of Brendan Smith (hamstring), Ben Wade (shoulder), Jake Fitzgerald (jaw) and James Asquith (ribs) on the sidelines.

But the club will be buoyed by the potential return of former NSW Country under 23s players Corey Grigg (hamstring).

Him and Kyle Stone, who made his comeback from a knee injury against Warilla, add extra starch to the Superoos forward pack - which will be needed in the do or die clash.

"Semi-final football is all about energy, especially in the forwards, and whoever can hold it the longest will more often than not come out on top," Dallas, who's shaken off a hamstring issue sustained against Warilla, said.

"Playing against Kiama is always a fixture the boys look forward to - it's just a tough, honest game of footy.

"There's mutual respect between the two sides and it's always played in the right spirits."

As much as Dallas' side want to concentrate on their own games, one player they have to keep an eye on is Kiama halfback Cam Vazzoler, who has 96 points to his name in 2020.

"Cam's had another fantastic season and once again running the show over at Kiama," Dallas said about his opposite number.

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"We know anytime we play against him, we need to be on our games defensively, otherwise he will punish us.

"But in semi-final football, you can't concentrate in just one threat, otherwise someone else will pop up and hurt you - it's up to us to bring that effort for the full 80 on Sunday."

Contrastingly to Dallas' Roos, Vazzoler's Knights come into Sunday's match of the back of a win - their fifth in six games.

"Sunday's win against Nowra-Bomaderry was really positive for us," Vazzoler said.

"To keep a potent Jets side to just 22 points was really pleasing and a step in the right direction for our defence."

This season marks the second straight season the Knights have won the minor semi-final at the Kiama Showground.

But despite last year's win leading to a premiership, the 2018 Cronin Medal played down that it means anything this season.

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"It's been well documented we came from fourth to win the competition last year but this season is completely different and has no bearing whatsoever," Vazzoler, who's embraced getting every team's top performance in 2020 as the premiers.

"Obviously we want to go all the way again and repeat as premiers but know it's not going to just be handed to us, we are going to have to work hard for it, which all continues on Sunday."

Much like Jamberoo, Kiama head into the match with their own injury worries.

Josh Toohey (hamstring) is still out, while Tom Harris re-hurt his shoulder on Sunday - marking his first appearance for the club since round one against Jamberoo.

Despite missing those two forwards, Vazzoler is confident his side can match it with Jamberoo's engine-room.

"The key to slowing down Jamberoo and getting on top of their forwards in the middle of the park," he said.

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"Led by the likes of Luke Asquith and Jayden Morgan, the Roos have plenty of go-forward but I have complete faith our pack can match it with anyone in this competition.

"It's not just Jamberoo's forwards that we need to worry about though, with them having plenty of strike power all across the field.

"As such, each and every one of us will need to turn up to play on Sunday - if we concentrate on all doing our own roles, it'll go a long way to getting the win."

In terms of his own play, Vazzoler, who is his own biggest critic at times, has been pleased with how he's played in the back half of the season.

"I didn't start the season as well as I had liked," he said.

"But I've been gradually improving each week, especially in aspects like effort plays, being more vocal as a leader and defensively, which has allowed other parts of my game to flourish.

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"All us players at Kiama feed off each other's energy and play and I feel as though we are starting to peak at the right time of the season once again."

This first grade fixture, which kicks off at 3pm, is the last of three games at Bomaderry on Sunday.

The first will see Culburra and Robertson lock horns in the third grade preliminary final from 11am before Nowra-Bomaderry and Gerringong face off in the reserve grade grand final qualifier from 1pm.

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