The A-Reserve titleholders of last summer shocked the T20 competition in the opening week of the season with two comprehensive wins.

Captain Sean Barry is not getting carried away, but is confident with his Sri Lankan quartet closing the gap.

"We do play a little bit differently. We're quite different to a lots of sides," Barry said.

"We have quite a few spin bowlers and hopefully that can pose problems for Hadspen and the other teams we come up against. We have a lot of options in our team.

"It will still take us a little bit of time to adapt to the competition, but it will also take a bit of time for the competition to adapt to us."

Hadspen will feel prepared after a number of intra-club games, a trial with Launceston and a T20 win over Perth.

Vice-captain Alan Eadie is quick to admit the Premier League opening round away will pose a fresh challenge.

"They have recruited very well and they look like they have some good batting and bowling depth," he said.

"It will be a good challenge and it's exciting to see new players in the competition."

Longford captain Jackson Blair is finding his voice since taking over from Josh Adams.

The Tigers had found little trouble of disposing of Perth in its T20 opener, but Blair is asking for more against ACL.

"A few blokes had been just blowing out the cobwebs. We didn't really bat all that well or start well with the ball.

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"There's a lot of room for improvement. But I think the 40-over stuff will suit us a bit better than the Twenty20."

ACL walked away from a loss to Beaconsfield feeling resolute about their chances.

But a commitment to a rescheduled Metallica concert has lured three of its best players away on Saturday.

"We're expecting a tight battle - we always have good contests with Longford and respect them quite highly," captain John Kedey said.

"They have some changes and are trying to go a little bit younger. They still have several matchwinners that are established in their side.

"We need to grind it out and whatever happens, bat our 40 [overs], look to take 10 wickets - that's the key."

Perth will look to fight for respect after a dour start.

Captain John Hayes has faith the side can turn things around against Trevallyn.

"Our group is really keen to get out there for round 1, see where we're at against Trevallyn, who last year were a really strong team," he said.

"So we just hope that we can be competitive throughout the course of the match."

The Demons get Hayes back at the top of the order and former coach Matthew Lawrence will also return.

Trevallyn captain James Whiteley is scratching his head after its first loss. The side made 6-141 in 20 overs, but struggled in the field.

"It's just a matter of string together three good phases - do that, we'll be fine," he said. "We're looking for a more complete performance."

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