the canberra cavalry will host the perth heat in the championship series at narrabundah ballpark. the cavalry won their season series against the heat 6–2. the four game series played in canberra in january 2013 was won by canberra 3–1. over the three abl seasons played up until this series, canberra has the better record head-to-head against perth, with a record of 13–12. the two teams have not previously met in a postseason series; canberra qualified for the postseason for the first time in 2013.