Ormond refers, of course, to the psuedo-Chiefs trial the annual clash between Bay of Plenty and Waikato has become.
Chiefs coach Ian Foster is adamant he examines form over a whole season of NPC. On that basis, he's had little to view.
Bay of Plenty have won only once and lie ninth, with only hapless Northland below them. Waikato's pummelling at the hands of North Harbour yesterday has relegated them to eighth and the Steamers still have a decent chance of finishing above their neighbours.
Ormond is one current Chiefs player who will need an emphatic performance to secure a Super 14 contract.

He switched to lock for the match against Southland with Bernie Upton injured, and made an excellent fist of it, but Kristian Ormsby's move back to Counties-Manukau has put Ormond's spot in jeopardy.
In recent years, the Waikato-Bay fixture has given Foster the chance to see individuals competing head-to-head, and this week will be no different.
``Fozzie's pretty passionate about the teams in this franchise and this game has been pretty important in the last few years,'' Ormond said.
``We lost two years ago and didn't get many guys in the Chiefs and we rolled them last year and got heaps in. We don't need to be told how important this game is.''

Judging by the Southland performance, few of the incumbent Chiefs in the Bay forward pack have too much to worry about. Props Ben Castle and Simms Davison were outstanding, Aleki Lutui devastating and flanker Nili Latu relentless.
Lock Mark Sorenson also continued his fine season and will push hard for a locking berth in the Chiefs, and together the pack had a definite edge over their vaunted Southern opposites.

While it would be easy to blame the backs for the loss considering the amount of possession they enjoyed, it wasn't quite that simple either.
First-five Mike Delany was creative and willing to try things and second-five Rena Schuster solid, also laying on Bay's only try, to fullback Adrian Cashmore.
The side also defended well - Southland's ultimately match-winning try was somewhat flukey and reliant on a rapid turnover and pin-point kick to halfback Jimmy Cowan.
His speculative chip was gathered by wing Watisoni Lotawa, who gleefully galloped in. What seemed to be the major affliction for the visitors was an inability to close out the game. It's almost like Bay have forgotten how to win - a formula they stumbled on early last season and managed to keep reciting into the semifinals.