Port Fairy Red skip Rodney Wilson had little hesitation in labelling Lenehan as the crucial player in the Warrnambool and District Indoor Bias Bowls Association summer pennant grand final at the Warrnambool Stadium.

The Swans head into the season decider looking for a premiership three-peat with Wilson skipping the combination that includes Jan Norton (third), Gavin Jewell (second) and lead Maurice Mahony.

As well as Lenehan, the Wannon Park Red team includes skip Graham Firth, Helen Harney (second) and lead Lyn Fish.

Wilson said the Swans had played Wannon Red during the season.

It ended in a one-sided result.

"We gave them a bit of a hiding," he said tongue firmly planted in cheek.

"I don't suppose that means much before the grand final.

"The other Port Fairy team had beaten Wannon Red by 20 shots during the season but lost the preliminary final."

Wannon Park Red finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder and Wilson was quick to claim underdog status with the two Port Fairy teams finishing equal second.

Wilson's father Colin skipped the other Port Fairy team that lost the preliminary final.

"It could have been an all Port Fairy final but they got rolled and that didn't happen," Wilson said.

"Port Fairy led up until cuppa tea time and fell away after the break. We had a match committee executive meeting during the week and there was plenty of banter, but it will be all business come Monday."

Wilson admitted to feeling a bit of pressure with himself and Norton chasing a premiership hat-trick.

"The other two bowlers are new to the side this year and Gavin and Maurice have been excellent," he said.

"We had a good win against Senior Hawks to make the grand final and it won't be long and everyone will be getting ready for the winter pennant which starts in about three weeks."

Wilson said the 30-foot (10 metre) mat contest was a more technical game than outdoor bowls and all about quality draw bowling with drives banned.

He said a 21-end game usually took between two-and-a-half and three hours although if the kitty was knocked off the mat an end had to be replayed which could see ends blow out to 26 or 27.

The summer competition hosts about 70 bowlers with the winter numbers swelling to about 110 bowlers after the end of the outdoor season.