Another first-class player could be Border-bound.

“There’s talk that we might get James Weighell back, he’s probably our highest priority at the moment,” Tallangatta coach Matt Armstrong said.

“Durham have kind of given him the OK, they said if he’s bowling well and he meets all his fitness targets, they’d rather have him out here.”

Weighell averaged 48 with the bat and claimed 13 wickets in a blistering 2014-15 premiership campaign.

‘AUSSIE’ DILHARA

The Bushies are also looking for former Sri Lankan international Dilhara Lokuhettige to become a long-lasting fixture.

“Hopefully Dilhara becomes a permanent resident and he becomes a permanent fixture out at Tallangatta,” Armstrong said.

The 37-year old posted 337 runs at 21 and claimed 29 wickets at 18.

Lokuhettige played the preliminary final just days after losing his father.

“Everyone feels a bit disappointed that we let him down to be honest,” Armstrong said.

UNSUNG PLAYERS

Lavington’s ‘lesser lights’ stepped up with the bat against Tallangatta.

“Four of our top scorers were players who, when people talk about Lavington, they never talk about Brad Dalbosco, Andrew Mackinlay, Chris Galvin and Will Heriot,” coach Robbie Mackinlay said.

“That’s the beauty of our side, it’s a genuine team.

“We don’t spend any money on players.

“All our players pay subs, they don’t get paid to play and they play for each other’s enjoyment and for the club itself.”

UNHERALDED STAR

North Albury’s John Purtell turned unlikely destroyer against Wodonga.

The right-arm off-spinner snared a season-best 4-26 from 15 overs.

“He was captain of our seconds, but we always knew he could do it, it was just a matter of getting it out of him and getting some confidence,” coach Matt Kirkwood said.

Wodonga skipper Jack Craig said he turned the match.

“They brought John Purtell on when they knew we were going to start pushing and he took 4-4,” he said.

ROBBIE’S ROLE

Wodonga coach Robbie Jackson missed the final month with a calf complaint.

But the 42-year old has no intention of retiring, according to Craig.

“He’s planning on playing for another 10 years,” he said.

Jackson only had seven innings, missing either through representative commitments or injury, as well as batting down the order to allow others to assume more responsibility.

Despite the stop-start season, he still hit 272 runs at 54.4, which included three half-centuries with a top score of 92.

PRESSURE PLAYER

North couldn’t have had a better player than Greg Daniel when the visitors fell to 4-61, chasing a tricky 152.

He combined in a 42-run stand with Connor Smith and then guided the team home in an unbeaten 51-run partnership with Ryan Addison.

“He just reads the game and just knows where his strengths are,” coach Kirkwood said.

“He’s just got a great ability to sum up the game.”

Daniel has now clocked up 492 runs at 49, with seven not outs.

He’s also taken 34 wickets at 19 apiece.