Ocean Grove came from fourth spot on the ladder to win the Bellarine Netball League C Grade premiership.
The Grubbers did it the hard way, but triumphed against top side Drysdale in the preliminary final and then overcame Geelong Amateur in the grand final.
A blistering start helped Grove to an eight-goal lead at quarter time and a 12-goal advantage at half time before Ammos mounted a comeback.
But Ocean Grove held firm and ran out winners 38 to 30 at Grinter Reserve, Newcomb.
Co-coach Alicia Dalton said her side started brilliantly and that she wasn’t surprised by it.
“They came out firing, came out confident and never let them back,” she said.
“I wasn’t surprised because I knew the girls wanted it so badly. At half time I was saying to them ‘look, there’s a lot of netball left, keep a lid on it’.
“They stayed composed, but all the while my lid was completely off and I was doing a little jig at the same time as saying ‘stay calm’.
“They (Ammos) got back to within four, but I was confident that they would hold on. They weren’t going to let it slip through.”
Goaler Matilda Kelly was best on court after coming on in the second quarter to shoot 17 goals.
Wing defence Kellie Morrish played a strong game and Remi Bennett was brilliant in midcourt.
Dalton said she, and her co-coach Rhiannon Whitson, were super proud of the team after suffering an extraordinary amount of injuries.
“We had four people at training throughout the year so we had juniors come up to fill in,” she said.
“To come from the injury-stricken scene that we were in, we sort of hit our straps at the right end of the season. We couldn’t be any prouder.”
