After missing out on a grand final place last season, Colts return to the competition's biggest stage in search of their eighth Whitney Cup title in 11 seasons.

With so many players having tasted Whitney Cup success before and Newtown having not been in a decider for more than a decade, Morton feels the experience in his side will prove the difference.

"It definitely helps, I think anyone who was at the game last week could tell Newtown weren't quite sure what to do when Rugby started to get partnerships and I don't think it was their pressure that got wickets, I think it was more bad shots from the Rugby batsmen," he said.

Newtown advanced to the final after last weekend's 41-run semi-final win over Rugby while Colts enjoyed the weekend off after finishing the season as minor premiers.

Colts spent their Saturday training for this weekend's match and Morton, who admitted missing last season's grand final hurt, said his team was in a positive frame of mind leading into the decider.

"It was the first time in about ten years (without making the final), but we've played well and now we're back where we feel we deserve to be," he said.

"We're fairly confident, we know what we have to do to win and if we play like we have been the last three or four months then there's no reason we can't win again.

While Newtown so often rely on their key players, Morton said his side have a real advantage in terms of depth.

Leading bowler Tim Cox scored 60 not out from number nine last time the two teams met, a match Colts won by 144 runs.

Cox will lead the bowling attack today and is expected to be at his miserly best but Morton said everyone in his team can play a role.

"I think our depth helps us a lot, with both bat and ball, teams look at our batting and don't see too many weaknesses," he said.

"At the start of the season a lot of talk was about how weak our bowling was with our seam attack but Johnno Woodbridge and Sean Mason have been brilliant, I've said before they probably haven't got the rewards they'd like but they've done a job."

Colts' ominous batting lineup features the likes of Paul Hulthen, Greg Buckley, Jason Ryan and Morton himself.

That group is boosted further this weekend with Aaron Morris coming up from second grade.

Morton said his experience would make his team an even tougher proposition for Newtown, a team which he said would rely on Mat and Steve Skinner.

"Our plan is to get through that first 10 overs, without Dan Horrocks their depth in bowling is hurt so we know Mat and Steve are going to bowl most of the day so we've just got to work them around and there's always going to be bad balls."