THE Moree Suns were emphatic in their 16-16-112 to 6-6-42 grand final victory over the Inverell Saints on Saturday.
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Leading at every change, the Suns turned around their second-semi final loss to the Saints to claim their second under-17 premiership in three years.
Nicholas Fisher (nine goals) starred for the Suns up forward, while Jack Montgomery was named best-on-ground.
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Suns coach Shane Hadley said his side "dominated right from the start of the game".
"While we had a few players star on the day, everyone really stood up and did their part when they had to," Hadley said.
"It made it really easy for me as a coach, because all I had to do was put them in positions where they best play together."
At the first break, the Moree Suns led the Inverell Saints 3-4-22 to 2-1-13, before extending the lead to 41 points at half-time.
The second half then belonged to the Suns, as Fisher and Daniel Brown piled on the goals to help the side run out 70-point winners.
"At half-time, we did say that we wanted to maintain our pressure and not give the Saints a sniff of coming back," Hadley said.
"The boys responded really well and kept playing the game exactly how we wanted to.
"From there they just did the job and earned a well deserved win."
Hadley said he was hopeful several of the premiership-winning players would stay on to play at senior-level for the Suns in 2020.
"It's a bit too early to say if all of the boys will hang around or not," he said.
"I think they will probably be more focused on celebrating this win, to tell you the truth.
"However, I'm certainly hopeful the six or seven that are at the age to come into the senior squad will play on.
"They are a really tight-knit group, so it would be great to see them play on."
Hadley said the support of "the entire Suns community" was vital in helping the side claim victory.
"We are really lucky to have so many supporters come along and get behind us today [Saturday]," he said.
"Everyone has put so much work into this season, so it is a great feeling to get that reward.
"I couldn't be prouder of the boys, they have had a great year and this was a really great way to cap it off."
