Thirty-five years of pain and disappointment is over for Glencoe, which put the Mid South East Netball Association A Grade premiership in its trophy cabinet for the first time this century.

Of the 12 players in the Murphies squad, only Donna Jaeschke was alive the last time the club achieved the holy grail and she was just months old.

For Glencoe coach Sarah Edwards, she could sense the historical significance of her team’s achievement as the emotions came flooding out after the final whistle which marked the 40-27 win.

“It was absolutely amazing and I do not think it has sunk in,” she said.

“When we won and celebrated it was so exciting because we were so happy and there were lots of tears.

“Everyone was a full Glencoe person so the emotions were flowing across the whole community and they have been pushing us the whole time.

“There was also a lot of disbelief because I do not think anyone really thought it could happen.

“We saw Mandy Childs after the game and to know she was part of the last team to win was amazing and we won it for them.”

For most of the modern day squad’s living memory, Kalangadoo was always the team winning the grand finals having won 24 of the last 27.

Many may have believed the Magpies were unbeatable, but Glencoe was able to overcome the mental hurdle by playing some opportunistic netball.

Edwards said after a strong season which included a solid semi-final win over Kalangadoo, there was a strong belief the holy grail was possible compared to previous years.

“This year with the team we had we definitely thought we could (win),” she said.

“We had a pretty similar team from 2019 and the difference was the feeling we had the will to win.

“We brought Chantelle Cocks back into the team which boosted our strength and she did an amazing job at goal keeper.

“We have been together as a group for a while and we have a bit more experience which helped.

“We also trained super hard and everyone was really committed every week.

“Last time we wanted to, but this time we had the chance and took it, which makes us so happy.”

While the Murphies ended the day by lifting the trophy, it was far from certain early on.

Glencoe took six minutes to hit the scoreboard, but managed to stay in the game by making a late comeback.

Edwards said it took a while to adjust to the surroundings as the arm wrestle eventuated.

“We were five-zip down, so it took a while to adjust and we also had Adelaide umpires down,” she said.

“But the first half was close the whole way through and we were bracing ourselves for a fight at the half-time break.”

This pattern of play continued for most of the third term as fans also settled in for a nail-biting goal for goal showdown until the very end.

But then the heavens opened and changed everything.

“Obviously Kalangadoo is very experienced and know what grand finals are like, so we just held in there and then the rain came and that is when it changed,” Edwards said.

“It bucketed down, so we thought it was our time to go and took our opportunity.

“We did not worry about falling over or being saturated.

“We had the skills to be able to handle any conditions, so I think our will and want to win was so high we were not going to let rain stop us.”

Although captain Jaeschke was named as best on, Edwards said it was a full team effort.

“Donna stood up and all our goalies have been incredibly accurate all year,” she said.

“But we knew it was going to take a full team effort all the way down (to beat Kalangadoo) so we worked really hard to built that bond.

“We had faith in one another and it really showed.”

The entire Glencoe community has been celebrating the success since Saturday afternoon and at the centre of that has been Edwards and her family, who occupy four names on the team sheet.

She said it was just another reflection on what she believes makes the club so special and this spirit helped the Murphies break their drought.

“There were three of us playing and another on the bench which is probably unheard of.

“We are so happy we get to play and win a premiership together at this super family club and the emotions were felt across the whole community.

“It is something we will cherish forever.”