Romans has soldiered on in a disappointing Otago season, and is trying to think positively as the side lines up a talent-laden Canterbury team at Carisbrook on Saturday.
Romans said the side, which has just two wins from nine games, and sits second-bottom of the table, has to go out this Saturday and have a go at Canterbury.
"We just got to go out and rip in and be accurate. They're the sort of team that if you makes mistakes against them, then they have the ability to attack from anywhere and score," he said.
"We know the task ahead of us this week and we've got to get on with it. We need to be really up for it and we are."
To have success against the red and blacks, the side has to be accurate and cut out the errors, something which it has not always showed this season.
"It's been a tough old year. We've made too many mistakes close to our own line. When you make mistakes there, it can lead to points.
"We've leaked too much down our own end. Inconsistency has cost us. We've been good in patches and poor in patches. If you make too many back-to-back errors then it will cost you."
He said spirits were still high in the team and the team trained well but that did not always transform to results on game day.
"It's something we need to knock on the head. [We] as players need to take accountability for our own position and do what is in the system and have trust in it. If we do that then we are there."
Romans (25) badly damaged a hamstring in a club game in April and said he felt the injury when he came back to club rugby but it was fine now, although recovery took longer.
He said it was hard to gauge his form, as defeats overshadowed individual performances.
Near the bottom of the table has led to the accusations of players not putting in a full stint, and not hurting after a defeat.
But that is dismissed by Romans, who said he, and his team-mates, had plenty of pride in wearing the Otago jersey.
"That sort of talk hurts, really hurts. I've got well-explained, well-publicised links to this province. My father played for Otago. I've spent my whole life wanting to wear this jersey. We put in a lot of work every week, and we get judged every week on what we do in the game and that is part of the job.
"But on the flip side of that there is a lot of people out there and we know who they are, they are really supportive of us. We really appreciate them and they know it.
"In this competition you can't afford to throw your toys and get down on it. You'll just get found out."
Former Highlanders first five-eighth Mathew Berquist has been signed by the Crusaders.
Berquist, who is playing for Auckland in the ITM Cup, played for the Highlanders in the past two seasons.
He is likely to fill the back-up role for the Crusaders, behind Dan Carter.
