The Lakers have lost just one game all season and will be out to complete the season trifecta after winning the Twenty20 and one-day finals earlier in the season. Lake Illawarra defeated The Rail in the one-day final.

Razorbacks captain Brett Gilly knows his team will enter the match at long odds, but he’s confident they can pull off the improbable victory.

“If we can build on last week’s performance and then improve with the bat, it give us a good chance to be in the mix at the end of the game and hopefully come away with the result,” Gilly said. 

“All the pressure’s on them, they were the number one team all year, we’ve just got to go in there and if we play well we’ll have a chance. We just have to take those little opportunities when they come.” 

The Razorbacks qualified for the final by defeating Kookas in a tight semi-final last weekend. Gilly was pleased with the way his team fought back after posting a low total in the first innings, but knows a much improved batting effort is vital this time around.

“Last week we got a lot of starts, but no one went on with it. Hopefully someone can make a start and get a big hundred.

“We need to be more patient, last week people got in, then relaxed, and played a silly shot and got themselves out. You need to make the opposition earn your wicket, instead of giving it to them. You can’t help a good ball, but if you’re going give them your wicket, you’re just making it easy for them.”

As with any side to claim a runaway minor premiership, the Lakers are blessed with talent throughout the team. Top-order batsmen Kerrod and Brendan White have scored a mountain of runs this season, with middle-order batsman Ryan Maguire filling in for vital runs whenever the top order failed.

The bowlers have also held their own, with Aaron Henry leading the way. Bowling in 38-degree heat, Henry claimed nine wickets in last week’s semi-final victory over Gerringong.

Despite the season-long dominance, Ulcigrai knows that counts for very little come Saturday morning. 

“If the weather holds off, it’s going to be a very close affair,” Ulcigrai said. “Mentally our guys are 100 per cent ready. They’re ready to go, we’re ready to go, it’s going to be a close one. 

“They’ll throw everything at us. They’ve got a few key players they’re going to rely on and bowl certain plans to certain people, they will really try to target our key players.