Jono Crowe doesn't have as much scar tissue as some of his teammates because he did not play in Albion's three-straight grand final losses.
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Nevertheless, he recalled those defeats before play started in the grand final on Saturday in order to provide himself with extra motivation - deciding that history was not going to be repeated this time.
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It proved a judicious move, with the 19-year-old delivering a man of the match performance in Albion's 48-run defeat of Court House at Wolseley Oval.
His 26 not out was followed by 3-9 off five overs and a debut first-grade premiership for the teen, at a club he joined as a junior.
[I] just stayed patient all day, and done my job, I guess.
- Jono Crowe
Winning the premiership "means a lot" to him. "But it means even more to play a big role in the winning side, and getting the rest of the boys over the line," he said.
"I felt like I executed everything the way my captain [Brad Cady] wanted me to," he added. "[I] just stayed patient all day and done my job, I guess."
Born and bred in Gunnedah, Crowe believes he took his game to another level this season.
"This year I felt like everything sort of come together," he said. "I just worked on a few things, changed up a few things, [and got] a lot more guidance this year from the older players [in the side] ... especially our captain Brad.
"He spoke to me a lot about my batting ... It helps you out a lot when you've got good support, good teammates."
