Victory will deliver the Magpies their first senior premiership, following second division premiership and grand final winning doubles in 1969, 1980 and 2014.

"The boys know it's in their hands, we've tried to play it down all week and not get too excited about it, just make sure they're all switched on for their job on the weekend," Magpies coach Mick Bolch said on Thursday ahead of Sunday's game at Cooks Square Park.

"It's a cliche but all they need to do now is go out and do their job on Sunday."

Bolch said while winning the grand final held the most prestige in rival football codes, finishing on top of the table at the end of the home and away season was the premiership and major prize in soccer.

The premiership trophy will literally be sitting in transit between Maitland's homeground Cooks Square Park and Lambton's Arthur Edden Oval where second placed Edgeworth are playing the Jaffas on Sunday with plans to deliver it to the winner at the end of the game.

Maitland need to win to guarantee they collect the trophy, with Edgeworth two points behind them but with a superior goal difference.

The Eagles, however, have a potentially far tougher encounter with Lambton needing to win to ensure play-offs action.

Bolch said it had been a long and rewarding campaign to date.

"We're definitely not talking about celebrations yet, but it takes a lot of luck with injury and a deep squad to be in a position to win the premiership," he said.

"We've had a core squad of 14 or 15 players who have been part of the campaign.

"It's been a mixture of youth and experience, but winning a title is about the entire squad and the club coming together."

Grant Brown, James Thomspon, Tommy Davies, Zach Thomas and Sean Pratt have provided a talented but youthful exuberance to a team which has a wealth of experience in former Socceroo Matt Thompson, A-League keeper Matt Trott, the Swan twins Andrew and Matt, Joel Wood, Alex Read and Carl and Liam Thornton.

The arrival of former Jets player Nick Cowburn in the final third of the season was the tonic a tired squad needed to lift for the final run home when they had stumbled in previous years losing games to lower opponents which cost them dearly.

Bolch said the importance of the whole squad approach needed came with the input of club favourite Ryan Broadley and young guns Louis Townsend and Tom Duggan.

Broadley, the life and soul of the playing group, epitomised the dedication of the group coming back from a broken hand to star for the Magpies before playing the final 15 minutes with a fractured knee in his third game back.

He missed the Magpies FFA Cup match against Central Coast is back in training and hopeful of playing in the finals.

Townsend and Duggan came off the bench to provide the match-winning goals for six crucial points when the Magpies were barely able to field a fit starting 11.

"Grand final wins are one-off games, the premiership is about the contributions of everyone during the year," Bolch said.

"Without those goals from Tommy and Louis we are not in the position we are on Sunday."

Bolch urged all Magpies fans and the wider Maitland community to get along on Sunday to support the team. Kick off at Cooks Square Park is at 2.30pm.