AT the end of a long and arduous 2023 campaign, Coleraine stands at the pinnacle of the South West District Football League having claimed the premiership off the back of a 9.7 (61) to 4.9 (33) victory over Cavendish at Portland’s Hanlon Park on Saturday.

The first quarter functioned primarily as a feel-out opening 20 minutes, as each side tried to shake the grand final nerves.