Beaten grand finalist Russells Creek is desperate to claim its first major piece of division one silverware from West Warrnambool, a side nearing the pinnacle of a rebuild, at Davidson Oval on Sunday.

West Warrnambool’s unbeaten one-day form is a stark contrast to its three straight Twenty20 defeats which opened its campaign.

For Russells Creek, the one-day grand final chance arrived after Port Fairy was stripped of 0.125 points for failing to submit a captain’s report.

The decision lifted Creek into first place in the Hopkins conference, pushing the Jetty Flat club into the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association one-day decider.

Panthers captain-coach Alastair Templeton revealed his side was backing its process and was unsure of what Creek would bring to contest.

“We haven’t seen them this season, so we don’t have too much to fall back on,” he said.

“But everyone is really keen. We started with those three losses in the Twenty20 games so I think it’s really good reward for the young group’s effort.

“You can never have too much experience in grand finals.”

Russells Creek mentor Jayaweera Bandara told The Standard his men were determined to make amends for a one-day grand final loss to Woodford last season.

“It doesn’t matter what final you play, these don’t come along too often,” Bandara said.

“We haven’t played them yet, but they’re looking good so we have to respect that. We want to bring our a-game on Sunday because they have a couple of good kids.”