Steel coach Robyn Broughton is not one to panic.
But even the wily campaigner must be a little concerned her side will be missing its leading shooter against the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic in Rotorua tonight.
Daneka Wipiiti has failed a fitness test and has been replaced by former New Zealand under-21 goal shoot Te Paea Selby-Rickit.
Experienced defender Sheryl Scanlan, still struggling with a persistent calf injury, was ruled out earlier in the week.
She has again been replaced by Jenny Ferguson, the team's physiotherapist and former defender.
Wipiiti fell awkwardly in the dying seconds of the 46-44 win against the West Coast Fever in Invercargill on March 21 and, despite making good progress, is unable to take the court.
The experienced shooter has been one of the Steel's leading players and, at 1.94m, has always presented the midcourt with an easy target.
With Wipiiti out, the Steel will have to shuffle its attack.
Broughton remained tight-lipped ahead of the clash but Megan Dehn (1.78m) is likely to shift from goal attack to goal shoot, with Julianna Naoupu (1.74m) moving from the bench to goal attack.
That will leave the Steel with a relatively short pairing up front.
Ordinarily, the Steel might get away with conceding a few centimetres, but the Magic has the ANZ Championship's leading defender, Casey Williams, prowling at the back.
The Silver Ferns goal keep snatched five intercepts, hauled in five rebounds and made four deflections in her side's disappointing 48-40 loss to the Vixens in Melbourne last week.
She is a tiger on defence and whoever steps into Wipiiti's shoes will have a big task on their hands.
"We just have to get on with it," Broughton responded when asked how the squad would adjust in Wipiiti's absence.
"I thought Daneka would be back but she tried jumping and couldn't, so we've had to leave her out."
Broughton was not keen on revealing who might be stuck marking Williams but said the game plan remained the same - treasure possession and remain patient.
"We've just got to play our own game, really."
The Magic has had some key personnel changes from last season with Leana de Bruin joining the Steel and Silver Ferns Maria Tutaia and Joline Henry heading north to the Mystics.
However, Broughton did not believe it weakened the Magic too much.
"They still have some big-name players who can step up when it is necessary."
And there is no bigger name when it comes to netball than Irene van Dyk.
By her own standards, the South African-born shooter did not have a great match against the Vixens, landing 19 of her 22 attempts.
She is likely to combine with former Silver Fern Jodi Brown, although Jessica Tuki started ahead of Brown last week.
The pair should present the Steel defence with a few challenges.
De Bruin performed well in her first outing in Steel colours last week and will be looking forward to matching her skills against her former team-mates.
And Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit - Te Paea's older sister - played well in Scanlan's absence.
There are also some interesting match-ups in the midcourt with Liana Barrett-Chase and Wendy Frew developing a useful combination, while centre Laura Langman's speed and uncanny ability to disrupt ball will help the home team's prospects of posting a win.
Te Paea Selby-Rickit has been playing for Otago in the Lois Muir Challenge.
Otago beat Canterbury 63-52 at the Edgar Centre yesterday and is unbeaten after four matches.
