In recent years, the Lions and Kangaroos have met in some of the Men's Premier Division's biggest battles - including last year's grand final.

The two AFL South Coast powerhouses will enter another chapter on Saturday when they meet in a semi-final at North Dalton Park.

In a quirk of the draw, the sides faced off in the season's final round last week, with Figtree winning the dress rehearsal by 71 points.

The Kangaroos have won both grand final rematches in 2020, and Lions coach Ray Burgess knows his side will need to find another level to win on Saturday afternoon.

"Obviously they were exceptional last week, probably the best side we've played all year. So we have to make a few changes to what we do," Burgess said.

"We matched them for a fair while, but when they got a chance to blow us apart, they really did. We need to make sure we look after the footy when we've got it and to stop that momentum. We discussed it last week and didn't do it, hopefully we can do a bit of it this week.

"We reviewed it [the game] on Saturday night and moved on Sunday morning. Finals footy is way different to home and away footy. The playing group knows that. Probably 50 per cent of our guys were there last year and understand what it's about. We certainly brushed it aside pretty quick and moved on, and we'll see what we can do this weekend."

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While the clubs are familiar with each other, Burgess said the Roos were "completely different" to the team they met on grand final day.

"The number of guys they've recruited to the club have really strengthened them. The core group that they've added has probably taken them to the next level which was important for them and the competition, but makes it a real challenge for us," he said.

"They're both cut throat finals, so it's a bit of a different finals series to normal. I suppose it puts a bit more onus on the game itself and we need to rise to the occasion."

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There will also be plenty of interest in Saturday afternoon's other semi-final, with the Bulldogs hosting the Kiama Power at Keira Oval.

While Kiama received the bye last week, the Dogs head into the contest on the back of a thumping win over Northern Districts. They were challenged for three quarters before coming home with a wet sail to win by 53 points.

Dogs coach Aidan Leishman described the game as "perfect" before finals.

"It was finals like pressure, they cracked in hard all day. So it was a really good hit out to fine tune for next week," Leishman said.