Shellharbour created a slice of club history when they clinched their first ever AFL South Coast premiership on Saturday.
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The Suns kicked the opening goal and were never headed at North Dalton Park, securing a 3.5 (23) to 1.0 (6) win over the Wollongong Saints in this year's Women's Division One grand final.
Shellharbour club president Stephen Ashworth told the Mercury that it was a great moment for all Suns members.
"We're over the moon that history has been made, our first premiership cup," he said.
"It's a real thrill for everybody involved, a lot of hard work's gone on. They've just gelled as a group, they do it together. They train together as a team should, and their leading the way with the culture that they've brought to the club.
"I think in the last two matches plus the grand final, Saints have only kicked one goal against us. That was today in the third quarter with the wind, they kicked one from about 50 that just kept rolling. We were always in control and always thought we had their measure if we played our game."
However, it was a mixed bag for the Suns on Saturday, with their Men's Division Two side falling in the grand final against Figtree.
The Kangaroos led by eight points at half time and pushed on to record a 6.12 (48) to 1.4 (10) victory at North Dalton Park.
Ashworth said the Suns players were "hurting bad" after the loss.
"But we're all very proud of them and it's just the start for them. They'll learn from it," he said.
"We played a powerful club today mate. They had five or six div one players playing against us, and that was the difference. They played by the rules... and they were too good for us."
On Friday night, AFL South Coast revealed that Suns player Zoe Dignam had won this year's Women's Division One best and fairest award.
Northern Districts' Wesley Batty was crowned best and fairest in Men's Division Two for 2020.