PENSHURST completed the premiership double, with the Bombers collecting the Mininera and District Football League (MDFL) reserves premiership to go with its senior victory on Saturday.

The Bombers’ reserves win against Glenthompson-Dunkeld saw both teams with chances to win, with inaccuracy from the Rams limited the damage in the first term, kicking 2.4 to 1.0 from the Bombers.

The Rams struggled to quell the Bombers’ scoring in the second term, as the red and black piled on five goals to go into half time 20 points ahead.

Glenthompson-Dunkeld tried to reel in the deficit in the second half, but went down, 6.9 (45) to 8.6 (54).

Alex Clemens kicked four goals for the Bombers to collect the medal as best on ground, while Anthony Stengle kicked two goals in support.

Jack Burton was the Rams’ leading goal kicker with two majors.

Bombers coach, Elliot Walkenhorst said it was going to be a big celebration.

“It feels amazing, it has been five long years and it is the first finals series for a lot of these blokes,” he said.

“I told them to enjoy the moment, soak up the atmosphere, revel in it and keep your emotions in check, along with our team values – respect, discipline, courage, trust and teamwork.

“We knew it was the same conditions in Hawkesdale, we just knew we had to weather the storm and fight hard, and whoever ran out the four quarters was going to finish on top.”

With the Bombers kicking with the wind in the final term, Walkenhorst knew the team needed to remain focused.

“Having the lead, we knew the job wasn’t done and they threw everything at us in the last term,” he said.

“It is amazing what a grand final does, grand finals are different and that nervous energy takes so much out of you, it is an emotional toll on the body and you have to be strong in the mind.

“We knew he had the advantage in the ruck (with Craig Jackson), it was just getting the mids busy and working off him.

“You don’t get in these positions if you don’t have the depth at your club, Glenthompson-Dunkeld had 40 or 50 run through their list and we had probably 60 or 70 through our list across the year.

“The 21 players today did it for the others and the Penshurst community.”

To be the coach of a premiership side also meant a lot to Walkenhorst, in the Bombers’ 150th year.

“It is special, I won’t lie, it is very special, but I am just a little part of this,” he said.

“It is the 70 players who come together, it is the volunteers, the waterboys, it is our volunteer umpires, footy department and netballers as well, but this is for the club.”

Rams playing-coach, Josh Morganti said the loss was tough after learning plenty earlier in finals.

“It is very tough to be honest, two weeks ago we had them in a close contest and we had a bit of belief we could get it done today, but we didn’t quite get there,” he said.

“The last month in finals, we have done a really good job, we’ve done a really good job when we’ve gone against the wind, we talk about sometimes you play slow to play fast, but unfortunately we couldn’t get it done today.

“I actually probably think it was the second quarter, I think we had a bit more of it against the wind and we blazed away a bit.

“I actually thought we could have got the ascendency, but unfortunately we didn’t and they started converting the other way.”