Midcourter Jamie-Lee Price says the Giants will overcome the loss of their decorated captain Kimberlee Green ahead of Saturday's Super Netball clash with the Melbourne Vixens at Hisense Arena.
Green has been ruled out for the season after rupturing her ACL against Adelaide last week.
Price said the Giants will need to build on their emotion-driven victory over the Thunderbirds if they're to win the top of the table clash against the Vixens and maintain their clean sheet without Green.
"Obviously we were really gutted at the start of the week, but we're building and that's a good sign," Price told AAP ahead of her 50th game.
"Kim is around us every single day. She's really positive which is good, because I think if she came across as really sad it would impact us quite a lot. But she's so positive and she's still there for us.
"We're confident, but not cocky. We believe in ourselves. There's no pressure on us at all ...we just have to build from what we've been doing pretty much all season."
Taylah Davies replaced Green at wing attack last week and is expected to start in the midcourt against the Vixens. Training partner Amy Parmenter will also travel with the Sydney-based side to Melbourne.
Without Green, the Giants are a different assignment and the Vixens' midcourt of Liz Watson, Kate Moloney and Chloe Watson will draw on their experience and well versed combinations from the junior ranks to try and expose a weakness.
In form defending duo Jo Weston and Emily Mannix will also look to apply pressure from inside the circle to slow the feed and shut down the Giants' shooters space.
Giants coach Julie Fitzgerald said her side is expecting that pressure from their opponents.
"We are preparing as best we can...I was really pleased with the fact that we re-grouped so well last Sunday against the Thunderbirds," Fitzgerald said.
"We've been training really hard this week to rebuild the combination down that attack end and are ready to take on the Vixens."
The second-placed Vixens have lost just one game this season and will head into the crucial match boosted by their strong 16-goal win against Queensland Firebirds last week.
Vixens suffered a late blow ahead of the match with midcourt replacement Khao Watts being ruled out with a knee injury which required surgery. Tayla Honey has replaced Watts in the squad for the round.
The Melbourne Vixens host the Giants on Saturday night at Hisense Arena with the match to be televised live on 9GEM from 7pm local.
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