The Eagles were enjoying the bye as they won their fifth title in six years when Azzurri beat Magic 2-0 on Sunday.

Rose said the result made "this week a bit more stress-free" but he was wary of resting too many players against Rosebud given Edgeworth have another week off in the first round of the finals.

He was also keen to receive the premiers' trophy on a winning note.

"Adamstown play some nice football, they've got a lot of young boys who can play together really well. They've got a lot of energy, so it will be a good test for us," Rose said. "They want to avoid the wooden spoon and we don't want to get that trophy after a loss, and it's old boys' day, so there's motivation for us."

He said the Eagles squad was back to full strength.

** Azzurri coach Graham Law was thrilled with the response from his side in warm conditions on Sunday.

Charlestown finished the stronger at Lisle Carr Oval against a side who had welcomed the oppressive conditions. The victory meant Azzurri can secure a finals spot with a win over Lake Macquarie this Sunday.

"We are a very fit team," Law said. "You cannot do the running off the ball that we do without being fit. We were all over the top of them."

Azzurri will be expected to win through, but they face a side who held them to a 1-1 draw in round four.

"We will absolutely respect Lakes," he said.

"They gave us such a hard game at the start of the season. Nothing's done yet."

"But it's great going into this last game knowing it's totally in our hands."

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