![Hop to it: Emma Kearney](http://web.archive.org./web/20170926150107im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/u/0/1/h/image.related.articleLeadNarrow.300x0.gtu00o.png/1484787819149.jpg)
Emma Kearney isn't sure she'll get much sleep on Friday night, but says that won't matter if her Melbourne Stars can clinch a place in the Women's Big Bash League finals.
The Stars head to Hobart on Thursday for two matches against the third-placed Hobart Hurricanes, with the visitors needing to win both to ensure they finish in the top four. Anything less and they will have to rely on other results in the league this weekend as the regular season draws to a close.
The fixture provides a spanner in the works, with the Hurricanes and Stars forced to back up at Blundstone Arena for an 11.45am match on Saturday after a 5.30pm start the previous day.
Medium-pacer Kearney, who has seven wickets this season with an excellent economy rate of 4.87, says she expected the team to stick to its routine as much as possible despite the short turnaround. "We generally get there at least an hour and a half before the game starts, and then we probably stick around to do recovery and for an hour and a half to two hours," she said
"We'll probably keep as consistent as we can with that. It'll be a late one when we leave the ground."
Despite the unusual circumstances, Kearney didn't seem overly fazed – especially given the situation will be the same for both teams.
"It'll be interesting to see how we go. I struggle to sleep the night after a game if we play a night game or an evening game as it is. It's interesting. I think we'll just do the best we can with our recovery and hopefully get enough sleep and we'll be right to go," she said.
"I know a few people might be a bit cranky but me personally, I'm pretty good without having a lot of sleep, and I think some of the girls are the same.
"Both games are must-win for us so we'll be pretty pumped to win regardless of how much sleep we've had."
It's been a busy period for Kearney, who is set to line up next month for the Western Bulldogs in the inaugural AFLW season. Kearney has had to split her time between her two clubs, but managed to join the Bulldogs women for Tuesday's joint training session with the AFL premiership-winning men's squad.
Fortunately for school teacher Kearney her dual commitments have come at the right time of the year. "It has been hard to juggle both," she said.
"Luckily for me I'm on school holidays at the moment so my time's a bit more freed up. It's been pretty challenging at times. I've trained most nights. I've had to commit a lot more time to cricket at the moment as opposed to footy, so I've missed out a bit, which is a bit hard for me."
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