The names pencilled in for Monday's Silver Ferns announcement aren't likely to change on the strength of one big performance tonight.
National coach Ruth Aitken will be a fascinated observer at Mystery Creek for the National Bank Cup final, but the hard part of selecting the squad for two tests
against Australia on July 22 and 25 has been done.
"When it comes down to final matches, usually it's not the only thing when you're deciding 'yes you're in, or no you're out'," she said.
"But it is the final piece of the puzzle, so nothing is set in concrete till after then.
"It won't affect the majority of the squad, that's for sure, and some we're looking to select aren't involved in the finals series."
So, apart from seeing all those players who will figure in the squad on Monday walk unassisted off the court at the final whistle tonight, what does Aitken want to see tonight?
"I think it is going to be a really fascinating game and I'd like to see both teams bringing their A game, then watching the battle unfold."
Last year, the Magic won the cup for the first time, dishing out a 26-goal trouncing to the Sting in Invercargill.
"That was great from the winning team's point of view, but I think this has the potential to be a real battle like last weekend."
Aitken found the Sting's thrilling extra-time win over the Force in Invercargill absorbing.
Watching the way players handle a white-knuckle ride such as that can tell a selector plenty about a player.
She believes the cup had a disrupted start, with Silver Ferns returning from the Commonwealth Games triumph and taking time out for recovery. The quality had been "up and down, but you realise they are only human".
The big positive was that five teams were within one point going into the final round.
"That's fantastic for the game and you had to be on your game or you got burnt.
"But there were some good examples of teams who had their backs to the wall, like the Magic, after two poor performances in a row, or the Sting, written off as too old."
The way the Sting stuck to the job against the Force impressed her.
It oozed character and as Aitken put it, "that's what elite sport is about, really".
