Strathdale rallied from a day one scare to defeat White Hills by 37 runs at Bell Oval, while Huntly-North Epsom outclassed Strathfieldsaye by seven wickets at Strauch Reserve.

Strathdale did what Strathdale does - win games from improbable positions.

Less than half an hour into the semi-final the Suns were 3-4. At 6-82 and/or 7-116 they could have been bowled out for less than 140.

Not for the first time they managed to scrape together a competitive total of 173.

Skipper Ben DeAraugo produced another special finals innings to keep the Suns in the game.

DeAraugo made 51 off 114 balls and he received timely support from Linton Jacobs (40), Sam Johnston (27) and Jake DeAraugo (20).

White Hills didn't do much wrong with the ball or in the field.

Rhys Irwin bowled superbly to take 6-45, skipper Mitch Winter-Irving (2-11 off 15 overs) tested the Suns' attack all day and the Demons held some fine catches.

The Demons managed to reach 0-14 at stumps on day one and, thanks to Winter-Irving, were in a solid position at 1-60 on day two.

However, once Gavin Bowles fell for seven the rot started to settle in for the Demons.

While Winter-Irving was at the crease the Demons were still a chance.

Winter-Irving made 90 out of 163 in the final round loss to Huntly-North Epsom and produced an even better innings under extreme pressure in the semi-final

The right-hander made 70 off 124 balls, including six fours and three sixes, before he fell with the score on 110.

Sam Johnston and Cam Taylor cleaned up the White Hills tail and the Demons were dismissed for 136.

After copping some stick from Winter-Irving early, Taylor responded strongly and finished with 5-66 off 25.1 over.

Opening bowlers Johnston (2-29) and Chris Sole (2-33) did a fine job for the Suns.

"We're relieved to get the final result,'' Ben DeAraugo said.

"It wasn't ideal being 3-4 and being up against it, but the boys batted well after tea to get us somewhere near 200.

"We knew we had to turn up on Sunday and make it (173) a winning score.

"We knew we had the bowling attack to do it if we bowled well. It wasn't a complete bowling performance, but I thought we bowled well enough to do the job."

DeAraugo lauded Taylor for his five-wicket haul.

"It was pretty evident early that Mitch (Winter-Irving) was going to try and hit Cam out of the attack,'' DeAraugo said.

"They realised that Mitch was the one who was going to need to score the bulk of the runs. It seemed as though he wanted to hit Cam out of the attack so his team-mates didn't need to face him.

"It was probably a reasonable theory and he did well at it in that he hit a couple of sixes back over his head and a few fours.

"We stayed patient and kept Cam bowling because we know when people try to attack Cam that can sometimes brings the best out of him.

"Fortunately for us we still had a few runs on the board and we were able to keep him (Winter-Irving) taking risks while it was still early enough in the game for us do do that."

Huntly-North Epsom has the opportunity to win its second-straight flag after disposing of Strathfieldsaye in emphatic fashion.

Opening bowler Lewis Stabler set up the win by taking the first six wickets of the day on Saturday.

The left-armer's opening spell of 18 overs, 13 maidens, 6-21 was one of the best in club history.

Stabler made the most of a two-paced Strauch Reserve pitch and bowled with great venom.

Crucially for the Power, Stabler removed the Jets' two best players early.

He found the edge of Sri Lankan import Sanith Priyan's bat and he was on his way for a duck.

Much to the delight of the Power, Jets' skipper Ben Devanny chopped a Stabler delivery on to his stumps and departed for nine.

Stabler's six-wicket haul took his season tally to 38 wickets at an average of 10.8.

If it wasn't for a gutsy innings from Jets' teenager Cal McCarty it would have been much worse for Strathfieldsaye.

McCarty showed great temperament and technique to finish 36 not out off 142 balls. The right-hander was the only Jets' player to score more than 13 in a team total of 98.

While Stabler did the early damage with the ball, fellow opening bowler Adam Ward took three wickets in his second spell for figures of 3-33 off 17 overs.

Ward backed up with a fine performance with the bat on day two.

The Power had an early stumble on day two to slip to 3-39 before Ward went on the attack and made 40 not out off 49 balls, including six fours and one six.

Danushka Wijemanna made 21 not out in a partnership of 63 with Ward.

Jed Rodda was the most successful bowler for the Jets with figures of 2-25.

Power skipper Elliott Massina said Stabler was being rewarded for his tireless work rate.

"He's a terrific cricketer and a terrific bloke,'' Massina said of Stabler.

"He's reaping the rewards for the work that he puts in. He doesn't miss a training session and deserves everything he gets.

"He works very hard on his craft."

Massina was proud of his playing group for making back-to-back grand finals.

"In the rooms after the game the first thing I said to the boys was that it's a credit to them for making the grand final,'' he said.

"If you look at the previous two premiers before us - Eaglehawk and Sandhurst - were unable to make it back to the final.

"It was a great effort across the board to win a semi-final. To make it back to a grand final we've given a pretty good account of ourselves."

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