The mighty Aberglasslyn Ants collected their third major-minor Ladies League Tag premiership in a row with an emphatic 20-0 win against University of Newcastle at Waratah Oval on Saturday.
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However, the Ants' men were unable to make it two from two going dong to Tall Timbers 12-30 in the C-grade grand final.
The spoils were shared between Dungog Warriors and Stroud Raiders on grand final day at Lakeside Oval, in Raymond Terrace with the Warriors winning 22-16 in the Northern Conference grand final and Raiders victorious by 12-8 in the LLT C-grade decider.
The Ants LLT side completed an unbeaten season with what coach Mick Akers described as a clinical performance in the grand final.
"We had our best team and were just clinical," Akers said of the side which has lost just one game in three years, last year's major semi-final.
"They held the ball, did the one per centers and outplayed them. They did everything they needed to.
"To hold a quality team like University scoreless is an absolutely fantastic effort.
"I felt a performance like this was building at training, there was a real feeling of confidence that they would get the job done and it carried over to the game from the first whistle.
"The girls are a very modesty group and the confidence they have in each other hasn't strayed into cockiness.
"I think one of their real strengths is that they are very close off the field as well as on.
"It's established a culture which we have been able to build on for the entire club."
Lock Caitlin Shoulders was a worthy recipient of player of the match on a day when every member of the Ants team delivered what was asked of them.
"Caitlin made a number of busts and ended up with a try, but her defence was the highlight of the game," Akers said. "All the girls played really good. I couldn't fault any of them they were great."
Caitlin's sister Alyssa, Jess Cassidy and Brooke Greenwood all got tries.
A member of the men's team and club president Akers said it was disappointing not to get the two wins on the day, but Tall Timbers were the better team on the day.
"We didn't deliver, one of the biggest days of the year wasn't our best day. You've got to play well to win the grand final and Tall Timbers were the better team on the day," he said.
Akers said it had been an incredibly successful year for the club as a whole with three minor premierships (LLT, C-grade men and A-3 netball teams), three grand final appearances and the women's tag team making the preliminary final.
"We got one major premiership out of our four teams. I'm very proud of our results on the field but also the number of supporters down at the grand final. It was fantastic," he said.