South Hobart will head into the Australian Championships full of confidence after adding the post-season finals series to their McDonald's NPL Tasmania title.
Pete Edwards’ side avenged their semi-final loss to Devonport two weeks earlier by coming from behind to win a rain-soaked Grand Final 5-1.
Ex-Striker Adam Gorrie set up three goals in eight second-half minutes to ensure his home-town club finished the season as runners-up in league, cup and finals.
South captain and two-goal hero Musashi Kokubo accepted the trophy after being named player of the match and said: “We had a tough season but we always work together.”
Strikers’ skipper Connor Parke wished South luck in the Aus Champs, told his teammates to keep their heads up and added: “It wasn’t one of those years for us - a couple of finals, we got close and should be proud of all we’ve achieved.”
Having finished as the top two teams in the league and both overcome Lakoseljac Cup champions Kingborough during the four-week finals series, the arch-rivals produced a fourth memorable encounter of the season.
As he had a fortnight earlier, Devonport’s Jordan Payne opened the scoring but South took just 15 minutes to equalise through Jacob Lancaster and never looked back.
Gorrie set pieces laid on a quickfire brace for Kokubo either side of a tap-in for Rex Maddock after Gorrie’s long-range shot was tipped onto the bar by Taiga Harper.
Devonport’s misery was completed when top-scorer Josh Tollervey was shown a red card before South sub Freddie Hess completed the rout in stoppage time.
Clarence won the Under-21 Grand Final 3-1 against Glenorchy.
The final round of the McDonald's Women's Super League saw champions-in-waiting Devonport pass the 100-goal milestone in their 4-1 defeat of Kingborough.
Sitting on 99 league goals for the season, Strikers took just three minutes to hit triple figures through Grace Sims. An Asuka Doi free-kick, own goal and Jaz White’s 47th strike in all competitions completed their phenomenal scoring exploits before Lions’ own goal machine Hannah Walsh rifled home a stunning consolation.
Second-placed Glenorchy finished on a high with a 3-1 win at Launceston City.
Bronte Gadon and Jemima Brown put Knights in control but they needed a superb late Ebony Pitt free-kick to confirm victory after Hollie Jones hit back for City.
South Hobart finished third but were made to work for their 4-2 success at Riverside.
Sami Watkins, Matilda Heddle and Pishon Choi had them cruising but first goals of the season for Amy Littlechild and Elois Sorman brought Olympic back into contention before Choi’s second settled proceedings.
Launceston United came from behind to seal fifth place with a 5-1 defeat of Taroona.
Emily Funseth’s early penalty was wiped out by Nina Roy and Olive Sims before a Liz Fogarty brace and late Laura Fulton strike completed United’s comeback.