The opposition is Maroochydore, who received the prize last season after weather and Covid lockouts. The Swans earned the honours after pocketing the T20 and One-Day trophies plus the minor premiership, and have already backed up the OD crown. They host the decider at Kev Hackney Oval. History would favour the Snakes, with the goodies in five of their previous six confrontations, but this time they approach the goal from fourth position, and only once this century has a side won from fourth, and that was Maroochydore in 2008, aptly over the Snakes. The first footsteps on the field dismiss any influence of history though, and the three day battle, hopefully without interruption, depends purely on the present.