by Tara Murray, Star Weekly Sport
Romsey has been written off many times this season by many keen observers of the Riddell District Football League.
First time was in pre-season when they lost a number of players from last year’s premiership side.
It happened again when they were thrashed by Riddell in the middle of the year, and again after they lost to Diggers Rest in a semi-final two weeks ago.
But, on Sunday, the Redbacks proved the pundits wrong, securing a second successive premiership in their defeat of Diggers Rest, 15.19 (109)-14.15 (99) in front of a record crowd.
Redbacks’ coach Dean Helmers said he didn’t have the same feeling walking onto the ground as he did before last year’s game
“It was not our aim at the start of the year to win the premiership,” he admitted after the new triumph.
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Last Modified on 22/09/2015 08:40