Longford, who has played in all five previous female finals having won four, will be looking for a case of deja vu at their home ground on Sunday morning.

After their round one contest ended in a tie, Longford took out the next Trevallyn match-up by 23 runs, with coach Stacey Norton-Smith saying her side plays its best cricket against them after going through the home-and-away season undefeated.

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"It's always important to cut down your extras when you're playing a good side and I think they do that really well against us," she said.

"They've got their big hitters as well, so I think it evens both teams up.

"Maxine [Woods] is obviously number one with the bat, her ability to hit the bigger shots [makes her dangerous] and I think they've got a really good all-round bowling attack.

"Most teams you play against, you've got the first one or two bowlers and then you get the let-off but you don't really get that with Trevallyn."

Trevallyn's captain-coach Woods has starred in all facets of the game this season, sitting as their highest run-scorer with 230 and wicket-taker with 13.

Woods and the likes of Tracey Miller, Kellie Scott, Belinda Blackberry and Charmaine Whyman have mentored the club's young brigade, bringing the right mix of youth and experience to a side that won seven matches throughout its 2020-21 year.

"The young girls that we've got, the 15-16-year-olds, they've brought it together and delivered the goods [this season]," Whyman said.

"Emma Elliott, Tamzin Arnold, Zahlia Arnold, they're all performing well and making it easier for us older girls.

"Us older ones help the younger ones but all of us do get nervous though for the big day, it doesn't matter how old you are or how often you've been there, you still get nervous."

Whyman said minimising extras and boundaries would be crucial for victory, with Norton-Smith agreeing, saying Longford is a difficult ground to consistently hit fours or sixes.

"Our ground is slower compared to other grounds as well, I don't think there will be many boundaries scored compared to when we do play at Trevallyn - such a beautiful running ground - ours is pretty much the opposite," last season's player of the year Norton-Smith said.

"[But] we have a really, really nice facility out here so it's nice for the club, and Longford as a whole, to get recognition for that."