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It's a winning aura - and the old warhorse saw it before when he won premierships at West Tamworth and Aberdeen.
"You can see the aura around the guys - they're switched on," Vidler said of his Moree Boars teammates. "They really, really wanna win it [the premiership]."
Chasing their first Group 4 title since 2002, the Boars have started the season with two impressive wins.
A 36-16 defeat of Dungowan was followed by a 42-16 statement slaying away to North Tamworth.
"They're full of confidence," Vidler said of his teammates ahead of hosting Gunnedah on Sunday, April 21. "Just the attitude they had before a game - talking in the sheds.
"They want a premiership. It's as simple as that."
They really, really wanna win it [the premiership].
For five seasons, Vidler tried to do that at Kootingal-Moonbi. And when it didn't happen, the evergreen 38-year-old signed with Moree for this season.
He started both games at prop, but only had his first training session with the side on Thursday night, April 18.
Vidler said: "The first game, I was a bit nervous and felt a bit out of place [he still received one best and fairest point]."
"But the second game against Norths, I felt really comfortable. And obviously the scoreboard showed that too, as a team effort."
Vidler said Moree played with a "controlled aggression". He likes that.
"And we're complimenting each other," he said, adding: "Our discipline has been unreal the first two games."