And as the Brumbies prepare for a season-defining clash with the Reds tonight, prop Ben Alexander declared it the ''biggest match of my Super Rugby career''.

The two most experienced Brumbies want to end the club's seven-year finals drought.

They've played in World Cups, Bledisloe Cups and the Tri Nations.

But after near misses and painful defeats, the star front-rowers are determined to reach their Super Rugby goal.

The Brumbies can edge closer to a guaranteed finals spot if they beat the Reds at Canberra Stadium.

It's the biggest game in the capital since the Brumbies won their second title in 2004.

The players and the coaches have been preparing for a ''finals atmosphere and contest'' in the blockbuster clash.

It's another step in the Brumbies' redemption journey after seven years of heartbreak.

But for Wallabies rake Moore it's a chance to achieve what he set out to do when he arrived in Canberra four years ago.

Moore - one of the most consistent hookers in world rugby - left the Reds at the end of the 2008 season for an opportunity at success with the Brumbies.

He watched on as the ''Real Madrid'' Brumbies crumbled last year and the Reds rose to the top of the competition.

''Absolutely, [a chance to play finals] was a massive reason why I came to play at the Brumbies at the time,'' Moore said.

''I wanted to strive for a new challenge and the possibility of playing finals rugby.

''That's a big incentive for us this year, it's a very real possibility for us to reach that this year if we can continue to perform well.

''But the great thing of this group is that every week is a big week and every week we have the same routine and I think that will help us.

''We haven't done anything different. There's a fearless element there, the young guys are willing to back themselves and that's a great characteristic to have.''

In a team of rising stars and rookies, Moore and Alexander have the most big-game experience.

But even they have never felt the excitement of a Super Rugby final.

Captain Ben Mowen is the only player to have been in the finals cauldron and even he has just one match under his belt.

The challenge for Jake White's Brumbies is to ensure the occasion doesn't overshadow the task.

In just 11 weeks a squad of unheralded and unknown players has already started to restore the Brumbies' pride.

Every week they've faced challenges and found a way to rise to the top.

No one expected them to be in contention for a finals spot after three months of their new generation.

White said the match against the Reds was a chance for his players ''to make a name for themselves''.