TCL: Hadspen and Longford to do battle in qualifying final

Hadspen host Longford in the association's qualifying final, with the pair only playing once this season, which resulted in a 10-wicket win to the second-placed Tigers.

Despite the comprehensive result, Chieftains coach Liam Reynolds is still confident heading into the weekend.

"We've only played them once so it's hard to get a bit of a gauge," he said.

"We obviously know that they are a quality side, they bowl really well and they've got some really dangerous batters, so we are going to have to be on our best game and do all facets well to produce the goods."

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For Jackson Blair's Longford, it will be about minimising the effects of opening pair Thanuka Dabare (949 runs) and Dane Anderson (734), who have scored a combined 1683 of Hadspen's 3330 season runs.

"If we can expose their middle order and put them under a bit of pressure, we feel like we can get through them," Blair said.

"But they're a dangerous side all the way through, we just need to bowl well for 40 overs and bat well for 40 overs too."

In the elimination final, Trevallyn host Perth and with both seasons on the line, the two captains have identified each other as crucial.

When questioned about the key to defeating Perth, Trevallyn coach James Whiteley simply answered with two words - John Hayes.

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The Perth skipper has had a superb run with the bat, scoring 675 runs this season to lead Perth to seven wins on the trot before losing to Hadspen.

He also comes into the final in form, scoring an unbeaten 100 in his maiden TCL century last week.

"We saw Hadspen as more of a hiccup than anything and after eight wins from nine rounds, I think we are going pretty red-hot into finals," Hayes said.

"They've got a lot of batsmen - James Whiteley, Drew Clark, Daniel Kirk - all guys that if we give them an inch, they will take a mile."