The kings of TCL short-form cricket are gunning for a sixth consecutive T20 title at Trevallyn on Thursday night.
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But Longford captain Jackson Blair is aware his side has its work cut out for them, facing a Hadspen outfit who clobbered a competition record 301 last week.
"They've obviously been going pretty well in the T20s so it should be interesting but we are going in pretty confident," he said
"We've been stringing some good games together, so we have a good feeling we can bring it tomorrow."
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The Tigers have welcomed some Cricket North youth to their side this year with Patrick Morehouse and Thomas Dwyer impressing their skip.
"They've adjusted their lines and lengths with the ball a lot better now and their energy - they are young fellas - and bringing some younger fellas into an experienced side has been really good for our energy."
Describing the five-time reigning premiers as a "pretty balanced side", Hadspen captain-coach Liam Reynolds knows stopping the Tigers won't be easy.
"I think the T20 format's just about if you get the momentum, riding that and get on a bit of a roll there - that generally decides matches in the T20 format," he said.
"We will have to do a few things right to do that [stop a sixth title] so we don't want to get too ahead of ourselves in that respect. They've been the form side in T20s so we are looking forward to the challenge."
The final gets underway at 5.15pm.