IN PICTURES: Delirium and despair as Mt Barker clinch Great Southern Football League Women’s flag over Albany

Mt Barker marked a sensational rise from the bottom of the Great Southern Football League Women’s ladder to the pinnacle of the game, trading their four wooden spoons for the all-glorious premiership cup. The Bulls had to dig deep in the dying moments before celebrating their gripping 1.4 (10) to 0.5 (5) triumph on their home deck of Sounness Park on Friday evening. The Sharks had their chance to snatch the victory from their opponent’s clutches but were forced to settle for another grand final defeat. Cowbells and car horns rang around the ground from the Bulls faithful but were met with a strong challenge from a boisterous Sharks collective. Sharks skipper Abbi Ballard gracefully acknowledged the Bulls’ triumph in the post-match huddle before the Bulls’ premiership party began. Bulls’ star recruit Georgia Kowald was named best-on-ground after a dominant match in the ruck before captain Sarah Eisenberg accepted the cup.