The Seahawks were rarely challenged in a 9.10 (64) to 5.8 (38) victory over the Molonglo Juggernauts that secured the club’s first premiership since 2008.

Batemans Bay ran with a very similar game plan that got them over the line against ADFA in the preliminary final, and it worked wonders against Molonglo.

The Seahawks won the ball at the contest, and had enough run and spread to give the Juggernauts fits on the outside.

The defence was outstanding all day, as Molonglo’s forwards struggled to find any space inside their attacking 50.

Seahawks coach Mick Kenny said his players executed the game plan to perfection.

“Molonglo plays the same kind of footy as ADFA, but are probably just a little silkier with their skills,” he said. 

“Once we got on top of their switch in the third quarter, their ball movement slowed right down, and we managed to kick goals on the back of that.”

The match started tight, as both sides had ample opportunities in the first quarter. Batemans Bay managed to convert their opportunities a little better, including a goal on the siren to captain Sam Millynn.

Coach Kenny said the club’s focus on finishing quarters well was a key part in its victory.

“We work by five minute blocks, that’s our game plan,” he said. “Once one five-minute block is done, we make sure to work hard for the next five.

“It’s probably lucky that some of the best footy we played was at the end of each quarter, and we managed to get goals to take momentum into the next one.”

Kenny said while the midfield worked hard all day, it was the forwards and backs that got the Seahawks over the line.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we had the best back six in the comp this year,” he said. “We got the job done back there, and everyone was really focused on their job all day.

“The forward line was unreal as well. Ross Hummel stepped up his work rate this week, and he managed to get everyone else involved as well.”

Midfielder Sam Hodges was named as the best player on the ground after missing the preliminary final a week ago.

“He’s been a key player for us all year,” Kenny said. “He travels from Wagga every week, and he provides something a little bit different to our midfield.

“He’s a very experienced footballer as well, so having him there to keep some of the youngsters calm was great.”

Kenny said it was hard not to be emotional after the final siren.

”When we walked off, it was bringing tears to my eyes,” he said. “Not because we’d won the premiership, but just seeing everyone with their families after the game.

”The families are just as invested in this as the players, and they go through everything with us. To see how much it meant to them, it was a really emotional moment, and a pretty satisfying one as a coach.”

Seahawks fans were impressive both during and after the game, consistently drowning out Molonglo’s fans despite being two hours from home.

”We had a full supporters bus go up,” Kenny said. “There were more than 50 people on that bus, and then there were a bunch more that traveled by themselves.

”I had family come up from Wagga, and another bloke had family all the way from Bendigo.

”The fans were immense, and it was a pretty special moment when they sparked up in the last five minutes.”

Coach Kenny will go down as the first Seahawks coach to win the premiership since the club’s days in the Sapphire Coast AFL, but he said he’s not the best story from the day.

“Shaun Green was a junior footballer at the club, and he’s a life member,” Kenny said. “He’s lost four first-grade grand finals in his career, and he finally got his first premiership on Saturday.

“He’s put a lot of work into this club over the past 15 or 16 years, and he’s won both league and club best-and-fairests.

“I spoke to him after the match, and he said he’d give back all his best-and-fairest awards to do what we did on Saturday.”