Captain Emily Smith says the Hockeyroos can wipe the pain of their Rio Olympics failure and dish out some of their own with a win over New Zealand in the Oceania Cup final.
The women's national team have been rebuilding since their shock quarter-final exit to the Black Sticks last year in Rio.
And new skipper Smith has wasted no time helping to restore pride in the jumper by leading the Hockeyroos into the decider in Sydney, where a fourth-straight cup is up for grabs.
Smith is adamant victory on Sunday will not only go a long way to appease their Olympic anguish, but strike a psychological blow ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games.
The 26-year-old was superb in a 2-1 win over New Zealand in their final group match set up by a near flawless first half on Saturday.
"They've still got the edge on us," Smith told AAP ahead of the final.
"But just to put that in the back of their minds, the next time we probably meet them after this could be the Comm Games, where we want to beat them there as well.
"You need to give them the lasting memory and, hopefully, we do that again (on Sunday) with another strong performance."
A win will also ensure the Hockeyroos hold off the sixth-ranked Black Sticks and remain as the world No.5 nation.
"That'll be motivating them just as much as us. We got the win, got the result, but if we don't do it again (on Sunday), it's going to mean nothing. That's the big key going forward," she said.
The Kookaburras, surprise quarter-final losers in Rio as well, will also battle New Zealand on Sunday for a 10th-straight Oceania Cup.
The men's team beat the Black Sticks 5-1 on Thursday, however coach Colin Batch insisted it would be a much-tighter affair in the final.
"It's about playing our best at the end. We always say that. It might not be a better result, but a better performance from Sunday," he said.
Batch said it was a different team than the one who bowed out early at the Olympics.
"The way we've approached it is this is a new team, a new era for men's hockey. We're a developing team," he said.
"We want to become a great team. We're a long way from that at the moment, but there's some belief happening and we're developing that."
