The hype surrounding the second women’s exhibition match of 2015 won’t affect the output from the Western Bulldogs women’s team, according to coach Craig Starcevich.

The Bulldogs side came together on Thursday to fine tune their preparations for the clash against Melbourne on Sunday – the first female football match to be televised on free-to-air television.

Starcevich said that while the build-up had created an exciting atmosphere, the preparations would continue as normal.

“There’s definitely a lot more hype with the live telecast so I think the challenge now for the girls is to hone in on what we want to do and go out and play and play well.

“We’ve just done our game review from the last game (in May), had a look at a few things we can tidy up and it feels a little bit normal like a week-to-week game of footy this time around.”

The Bulldogs will welcome five new players into their side on Sunday, and Starcevich expected them to slot neatly into the line up.

“They embraced the girls quickly into the group and we train together, they perform as best they can with limited time spent so it’s a credit to our leaders and the rest of the group that they were able to bring those girls in so quickly.”

The five new players – Brianna Davey, Tahlia Randall, Maddy Collier, Emma Humphries and Caitlyn Edwards – all bring an injection of pace into the side and should benefit from the fast track at Etihad Stadium.

Starcevich however said both sides would benefit from the increased pace, and that it would create an exciting spectacle for the women’s game.

“I think they’ll be equally advantaged by it. I think the whole game as a spectacle will look a lot better.

“I think inside, fast track, we’ll see a different game.”